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  1. stubborn

    How hot do they get

    The leg sockets rusted out on mine.  After about, let's see, got it before we got married, 10yrs there, 4 there, 16 here, curbed it about 7 years ago... I think it was about 20 years old when I tossed it.  Never really took care of it, set outside all the time.  The lid had gone from black to...
  2. stubborn

    smoking polish sausage???

    I'm tired of the same old B's. (butt, brisket, boloney) and want to try something different. Any reason I couldn't throw some polish sausage or brats on the drum for a few hours? I figure to cut them in chunks after smoking and reheat a day or two later at work. Any hints or warnings you...
  3. stubborn

    Closed top Barrel

    use an angle grinder and grind around the outside of the lip just until you can see the seam where the lid fits over the drum. Then use a chisel to pop the lid off. Works great, and you end up with a tight-fitting lid. After building one UDS out of an open-head drum, and two out of closed...
  4. stubborn

    What is the "Perfect" barrel for a UDS?

    Billbo-- Proof, please? ANYTHING to back it up? Until then, I call this red liner hysteria a modern equivalent of an old wives' tale. Badfrog, I'm in the minority here, but I'd use it. If red-hot don't do it, smoking ain't gonna do it. Coat that sucker with some grease and season it.
  5. stubborn

    What is the "Perfect" barrel for a UDS?

    I've used both for UDSs, and prefer the closed head. Here's some good info on removing the top. You may have to sign into the forum, but it's full of good info. Mods--if this isn't allowed, oops! Sorry. Use an angle grinder to grind the edge off the top, then a chisel to pop the lid free...
  6. stubborn

    Ok, got my drum last night...any last minute pointers?

    I s'pose the "belts-and-suspenders" comment could be construed as being a bit over the top. Nothing personal. Call it pent-up disgust with our society's safety-conscious ways getting in the way of progress. If our forefathers had been so hung up on safety, maps of the world would still...
  7. stubborn

    Ok, got my drum last night...any last minute pointers?

    Thanks for the link, Dave. IF I read this right (after flunking college chem once and dropping it before I flunked it the second time), the main products produced are carbon monoxide (not too good for breathing, but ingesting?), carbon dioxide (have a Coke, anyone?), and water. Some concern of...
  8. stubborn

    A Tale of Two Briskets.....sorta

    May I ask probably a dumb question? When you "foil" your brisket, are you actually wrapping it in foil, or putting it in a pan and foiling over the top of it? I've only done 5 or 6, and haven't been impressed with any of them. I'm reading through posts here trying to get some insight from the...
  9. stubborn

    Ok, got my drum last night...any last minute pointers?

    No belittling meant. I believe I may also ask--Do YOU know for a fact at what temp phenolic resins or other plastics off gas at? Can YOU provide definitive, documented and verifiable sources that state that cooking and ingesting food cooked in a drum coated with phenolic resin WILL cause long...
  10. stubborn

    Ok, got my drum last night...any last minute pointers?

    I guess I'm stumped on all the hoop-de-do over the liners. Do a burnout, scrape/grind/wire wheel the loose stuff off, then season it. Once you get a good coating of grease baked on, the liner is a non-issue. If it didn't come off during a pallet burn, how the heck is it going to be a...
  11. stubborn

    Budget Charcoal Smoker for a competition?

    bbqfans--are you saying you use only wood in your UDS, or did I read that wrong?
  12. stubborn

    What's Your Favorite Stuffing?

    Do you bring them fresh off the smoker, or reheat them? What's the best way warm them up? I take some Q in to feed the crew at work once a month, and just heat stuff up in crock pots. Doesn't seem like that would work all that great with these.
  13. stubborn

    why is brisket chopped and pork pulled?

    And why is it chopped so fine? I just pull it when I make it, and it seems to disappear with no problem. Does chopping it make it go further? Or allow you to use more of the fat, since it's all minced so finely the fat just ads moisture? I've never been much of a Q eater. Haven't figured...
  14. stubborn

    mesquite in a UDS?

    I think I'll try a small chunk of mesquite mixed in with some apple on my next brisket in the drum. Haven't had a mistake I couldn't eat yet... Will let you know how it comes out.
  15. stubborn

    mesquite in a UDS?

    Anybody here have any experience with using mesquite in a UDS? I see everybody using apple, hickory, pecan and whatnot, but don't remember any mention of mesquite. I've found one know-it-all on another site talking about how mesquite is too strong to allow to smolder in a drum. Other than...
  16. stubborn

    CHAR-GRILLER DUO questions

    There are two covers--one is very thing vinyl and frequently lasts less then a year; the other is much thicker material and fades badly, but stays together. Either one should cover the SFB and the side burner. These units leak like sieves. Take a look at sealing where the lid covers the...
  17. stubborn

    dogs and charcoal

    She does that too. And she used to "clean" the cat's litter box before the cat moved out. I guess we've failed as doggy parents... Thankfully she doesn't deposit the meal back on the carpet later. I try to keep the charcoal cleaned up so she cant' get enough to make her sick. So far it has...
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    dogs and charcoal

    This is sorta off topic, but since I seem so many pics with canines in them, it seems fitting... Our dog loves to clean up any broken pieces of charcoal she fines on the patio. Not ones that have been in the drum and might have meat drippings on them, but fresh-out-of-the-bag briquettes. Is...
  19. stubborn

    UDS overnights when cold

    This will be my first fall/winter with a UDS (or smoking, period). I usually use mine for overnighters 'cause it lets me sleep. I'm not sure what to expect when starting the smoke in the evening at 50 degrees or so and having the temp droop into the 30's overnight. Does a UDS maintain the...
  20. stubborn

    stacked drum smoker?

    Those are stacked horizontally. I'm thinking of vertical. Straight up. Allow me to stack three or four levels of butts or briskets, or combo of whatever.
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