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Looking good Smokey! Quite jealous of your build, a lot fancier than mine. Now we will just need pictures of the smokey deliciousness that you get out of it.
I highly recommend stopping at Q39 in Kansas City, amazing BBQ. The owner has been doing BBQ competitions for 20+ years and finally opened a restaurant a year or two ago. I suggest getting reservations or showing up early as this place is always packed.... every day.
I used the lid from a Weber 22" charcoal grill. Fits nearly perfect on a 55 gallon drum. I bought one from Craigslist for $20. I used the charcoal grate from it too for my charcoal basket.
I mentioned "food safe" in my previous statement so that he wasn't using just any used barrel that could have held some sort of chemical previously. As long as he is buying brand new, and it sounds like he is, then this shouldn't be a problem and you can get them specifically without the liner. ...
I'm curious as to what is driving your cost up. Mind sending me a list of parts with prices? Maybe I can help. If you take a look profile I have a picture of my UDS and like I said before, I got mine built for around $140.
I wouldn't think you would need to then. However, from what I understand all barrels come with a rust inhibitor on the inside even if they state they don't have a liner. I would recommend asking about that first and also let the seller know what you are using it for. I burned the exterior paint...
It's a pretty easy plan and I think overall I ended up spending around $130 and that included my shipment for my barrel and the cost of the Weber grill from Craigslist, plus I can say I built it myself. As far as temperature goes, once you figure out how to handle the smoker and the temp you...
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