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  1. jlafrenz

    UDS Temp will not drop

    Thanks Banjo. I plan on sealing it up tomorrow and then trying my first pork butt on Sunday. If I need to open the lid for any reason, I will be sure to have an extra set of hands around to help and make things quick.
  2. jlafrenz

    UDS Temp will not drop

    All that makes sense. I was just amazed that the fire burned for so long at a steady temp after I had closed all the intakes. Even when I run them wide open to make wings, I can shut them all and it will drop like a rock and be cool in under an hour. I will head to the store to pick up some high...
  3. jlafrenz

    UDS Temp will not drop

    I thought this might be the case, but wasn't sure. I have previously smoked wings and had the lid off to flip them without issue. I already have the temps up around the 300 mark though so I may just not have noticed it. I actually just went to check the smoker and it is still at 225 and...
  4. jlafrenz

    UDS Temp will not drop

    I was smoking a pork loin today for fathers day. Everything was going great until I put in the meat thermometer. Shortly after I did this, the temps started to increase rapidly. I closed all the vents and this didn't really help. I pulled the lid and let some of the heat out, but the smoker is...
  5. jlafrenz

    SMOKING A PORK LOIN

    I am thinking of doing a similar sized loin and am also trying to get a rough estimate of time for guests. Does cutting it in half change the cook time? Or do whole loins all generally take about the same amount of time?
  6. jlafrenz

    Hickory Smoke Salt or Not?

    I always write down my creations, both good and bad. This way I can duplicate it or alter parts if need be.  
  7. jlafrenz

    Hickory Smoke Salt or Not?

    The original blend didn't have salt, but I think I will add some and leave out the other. If it isn't to my liking, I can always go back to the original recipe. Thanks guys.
  8. jlafrenz

    Hickory Smoke Salt or Not?

    A while back I came up with a rub for pork. The recipe includes hickory smoke salt and mesquite seasoning. I really like the rub, but when I came up with it, I didn't have a smoker, only a crock pot. The hickory and mesquite helped give it some smoke flavor. Now that I have a smoker I am...
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    First Smoked Wings Attempt

    Decided to try smoked wings tonight, my second time ever smoking. I think they turned out well. They were probably a little over done per smoking standards, but I like a nice crispy wing. I brushed a mixture of butter and apple juice over the wings before sprinkling on Lawry's and Mrs. Dash. Not...
  12. jlafrenz

    Fattie Not Cooking Well

    UDS. I also realize that the potatoes I used were the frozen hash brown cubes. I don't really give them a chance to thaw out and this probably worked against me for the first couple hours of the smoke. Cooking potatoes in the oven vs. cooking them on the smoker are 2 very different things.
  13. jlafrenz

    Fattie Not Cooking Well

    I had a feeling someone might say that. It just had me worried that I was doing something wrong for my first smoke. Patience seems to be a key ingredient for BBQ.
  14. jlafrenz

    Fattie Not Cooking Well

    I am attempting my first fattie and having a little trouble with it. When I checked on it at around the 3 hour mark I noticed that the hamburger was still pink next to the bacon. I increased the heat a little and left if for another hour, but still have pink hamburger against the bacon...
  15. jlafrenz

    Thermo Placement in Relation to Intakes?

    I have read through various forms and it seems there is a lot of information about the mounting height of the thermo on a UDS, but not where on the barrel in relation to the intakes. The unit I am building has 3 intakes. Should the thermo be above an intake? Should this be a closed or open one...
  16. jlafrenz

    How to Identify Wood?

    I think that would be most helpful for a lot of us rookies. Thanks in advance.
  17. jlafrenz

    How to Identify Wood?

    I know we have a guide somewhere. I guess I could find a live tree with leaves on it to identify and then use the bark to verify the down timber.
  18. jlafrenz

    How to Identify Wood?

    I am located in Missouri. Our land is right on the border of Howard and Chariton County.
  19. jlafrenz

    How to Identify Wood?

    I am hoping some you the veterans on this forum can help me identify various woods. We have some land with 45 acres of timber on it that probably contains some good smoking woods. The previous owner logged it so there is TONS of downed logs and limbs. Since they are already down, identifying...
  20. jlafrenz

    I feel pretty dumb asking - How do you light your charcoal for the UDS

    I am still in the process of building my UDS, but would be interested to see if one way provides a more even heat or fast/slower burn times. I plan on seasoning my barrel next weekend and trying to decide which method to try out to get my thermometers calibrated.
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