timberjet
Master of the Pit
I think that would work just fine for a small basket like that.
I was thinking of using the lid from the Imusa pot - it's about 1/2" tall, I may give that a shot and if it's too shallow I'll hunt for something else.
I think that would work just fine for a small basket like that.
I was thinking of using the lid from the Imusa pot - it's about 1/2" tall, I may give that a shot and if it's too shallow I'll hunt for something else.
I think they make high temp clear for headers. Unless you want a dirt attracting sticky mess you don't want to oil the outside of your drum. You might have all the dogs in the neighborhood and other critters coming around to get a lick in.
I don't have new pics but I did 4 more light coats last night and will do the bottom again tonight, let it set for 24 hours and hopefully get it seasoned Thursday and maybe a cook too.
So this high heat flat is pretty flat, does anyone know if I can put a coat or 2 of the high heat semi gloss on for a bit of a sheen?
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Can I rub veggie oil on the outside to sheen and protect or would that be a bad idea?
Bah! I hadn't thought of that - we have coons around us and I can imagine them licking it on an all night smoke although maybe it would scare them off with a burned tongue though ;)
I think they make high temp clear for headers. Unless you want a dirt attracting sticky mess you don't want to oil the outside of your drum. You might have all the dogs in the neighborhood and other critters coming around to get a lick in.
A creosote flavor would be caused by too much of the wrong kind of smoke. Or green wood could cause this. I would have seasoned it at a higher temp for a couple of hours without any wood. Was your top vent all the way open. How about a picture of the UDS now so we can see what is going on.Well I got it all painted and had to wait for weather to clear but did a seasoning and smoke. I'll post pics soon when on a PC.
I used Kingsford briquettes with Apple and hickory wood. I seasoned for about an hour at 250-300 and then threw some ribs on. They tasted good but had a bit of a creosote flavor. Did I not season enough? I ask because I put some ribs on the mini wsm and they tasted amazing. Why the big difference?
Thanks! That was my thought, I don't need a massive UDS quite yet. Your build it what got me thinking about doing a middle sized one.Great looking build! I had a UDS and a mini wsm but like you wanted something bigger than the mini and smaller then the drum so i built mine out of a jumbo joe. I call it a Jimmy ...nice having a medium size smoker / grill.