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    I got the dreaded Tar thing going on.

    Yes of course, but my question was more along the lines of with 2 inches of Rock Wool separating the heat source and the tar is it worth all the effort to remove it all. I can't see any heat reaching the tar? The range in a house has less insolation and usually is almost kissing the side of the...
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    I got the dreaded Tar thing going on.

    Hey Gang. I'm starting a fridge/freezer build. What I got myself into is a nice 1950's upright freezer, I gutted and dismantled the beast. The liner is clean,the fiberglass has been junked. The outer cabinet has some tar in the corners and the walls, bottom and top. there will be 2 inches of...
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    I need a little insight with my UDS

    Red I'm a patient man. lol For the most part I like cooking at 225F just in case I get a spike in temp. That way my fudge factor is really 225F to 250F and not creeping to 280+F. I do this for the fun and the challenge, and especially the payoff. There are only two true pleasures in life, and...
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    Canada Wood Source

    https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/ams/guide-for-woods-used-to-smoke-food.8578/
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    Canada Wood Source

    I'm in Edmonton and same same. Wood chunk is tough to find and because of the Pine Beetle you can't bring in wood from BC. I use Crab Apple or Chokecherry, and from what Ive read Apple is Apple Cherry is Cherry. Everybody's mother has a Crab Apple tree. BBQ Country in Edmonton sells bags of wood...
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    I need a little insight with my UDS

    Thanks for the insight Zippy. I'll try the brickets I've heard there more stable, and I don't really get any huge temperature spikes. I also haven't used a heat defuser or water pan.
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    I need a little insight with my UDS

    Hi Dave. The lid is super tight. I was planning to form a gasket from high heat silicon and once I do that the lid wont fit as tight and I'll need clamps. For now I have to bang the lid on. I have used the barrel ring clamp, it doesn't make much difference.
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    I need a little insight with my UDS

    My lid it tight so no air can come in that way. I even went as far as to cut a slot in a fridge magnet to seal around the small hole for the probe wires. If I close all the vents and chimney the fire dies out like it should. I also get around 20hrs to a basket of lump at around 250F. But if i...
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    I need a little insight with my UDS

    I use lump. I know it can burn a little erratic but I like the taste/smell. Up here in Canada the Kingfords we get is in a blue bag. Out of the brand's I've tried Kingfords usually has the biggest hunks. When I built them I cleaned out the rubber gaskets and from what I can tell the friction fit...
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    I need a little insight with my UDS

    Hi guys. Last summer I built 2 UDS smokers, yeah I only need one but I was bored and it's just as easy to build 2 at once. Both are basically the same they both start with three 3/4" intakes around the backs and 2" chimneys. What differs them is one has both a 3/4 and 1" air intake stack with...
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    MYPIN TA4 PID manual, programming instructions and general PID/SSR info - by request

    Hi guys. I know this is an old thread, but unless I missed it in here. I want to build a 12volt PID hooked to a 12 volt fan for my UDS. The Mypin and the XTM612 both come in 12 volt. My question is do I need a SSR to switch the fan or do they have an adequate internal relay.
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    Hungarian kolbasz

    I know this is an old thread but I'm usually late to the party. This is a great resource for Hungarian sausage. http://grocceni.com/recipes/fatherssmokedsausage1.html Or this old thread. http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/109258/making-of-hungarian-style-csabai-with-q-views
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    Galvanized Metal inside Smoker?

    I don't know if anyone here has tried to weld galvanized steel it gives off a yellowish smoke and makes you pretty green around the gills. They don't manufacture BBQ's out of it for that reason. And yes both welding and grilling are a much higher heat. At smoking temps you might be OK but it's...
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    Planning my fridge Smoker... Input needed.

    Hi guys. Okay I got another couple of questions. In the bottom compartment where I plan on placing the cooking element. It sounds like firebrick would be a good idea. As much as firebrick is great source for recovery heat retention, it is also a huge heat sink. How much firebrick is to...
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