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I had a couple racks of St. Louis spares thawed out in the fridge so I decided it was time to try some new things with them I havent done before(one of them got a new rub, the other got a new Carolina Red mop recipe i found online). I got the UDS fired up with B&B briquettes, some hickory and...

I havent posted in over year but I decided it's time. This is my first full packet brisket, just over 15 pounds. CAB (certified Angus beef) choice grade. I've been smoking as much as possible for 3-4 years now and just now tackling this big milestone. I've done a lot of research and thought the...

I’ve been using my UDS for almost a year now. I’ve made a lot of changes to it since my first cook on it, and I feel very comfortable cooking anything on it. It’s been a good smoker, but I still feel like some of it’s quirks are from the charcoal basket. I’ve seen everything YouTube has to...

I was at the grocery still with the wife and she asked me what I wanted to take into work for my lunches next week. I thought about it. Pulled pork leftovers sound perfect, so we picked up a small butt. It was a little over 7 pounds. I hit it with some of my own bbq rub about 9 am Sunday. Then...

This was a cook from a couple weeks ago I forgot to post. I started out with about a 4 pound chuck roast. I couldn’t decide if I wanted burnt ends or slices so I did half and half. I hit it with my beef rub that has a little heat to it. I had my UDS setup with B&B charcoal briquettes and...

It’s been awhile since I had posted any cooks, but I’ve still been smoking as much as possible. I saw this recipe on YouTube, cooking with Ry. It looked delicious, so I thought I needed to try it out. I started with a little over a 5 pound pork loin, then trimmed down the thicker pieces of fat...

I just got off of working night shifts on Monday morning, had a few days scheduled off work, so I set some ribs out of the freezer to thaw while I got the some sleep. I set up my UDS with some royal oak briquettes and pecan and cherry wood for smoke. It started out about 250 degrees but it...

Last week my dad turned 61 and my niece turned 6 years old on the same day. Mom wanted to have a little get together so I offered to cook the meat. This was my first time cooking for more than a few people at a time so I was a little nervous, but I’m glad I did. I got a lot of praise for my Q...

We are getting ready to move back to my hometown and decided the less we have to transport to the new house the better. So, the more I empty out of the freezer, the better the move will go lol. I pulled out a rack of St. Louis spares and a 2 pack of tenderloins, not quite empty, but a little...

I’m still venturing out and trying new things to smoke. Ive been wanting to try a chuck roast for awhile. They look so good, like a mini brisket! I started out with a 3.9 LB choice grade chuck roast with some nice marbling. I just gave it a rinse, no trim, no binder, and a heavy dusting of my...

I look forward to getting on SMF every day to look at some serious good Q, ribs especially. I love cooking and eating ribs. I think I post almost everything I smoke. I think one more wont hurt. Here are some ribs I did the other night. It was 22 degrees out and the UDS never missed a lick. I had...

It had been a couple years since I smoked a butt without wrapping it for at least some part of the cook. I’ve always been happy enough with it, but I felt like it could be better. Now that I have my UDS dialed in I decided it was worth the time it takes to smoke a butt completely unwrapped. I...

I’ve been reading more into the differences between usda ratings on beef here lately and when I saw these choice grade bottom round steaks on sale for 3.35/pound, I thought it was a good deal and worth trying. I know these are normally a tougher cut but they had a lot of marbling and at a good...

I built my UDS so I would have a good reliable smoker that would hold temps pretty well in the winter. I got my chance to try this out lol. I went out and shook the snow of the lid, then loaded the basket up with B&B oak briquettes and some hickory and cherry chunks ( I finally tried cherry wood...

My wife and I recently celebrated out 7th anniversary since we started dating. Now that we have 4 kids under the age of five going out is a very distant memory. We decided to stay home and have a nice big dinner. I talked her into letting me get my first brisket. I got a 6.4 lb flat. I trimmed a...

I wanted to try something different with pork loin than my normal. I just kept it simple with a light dusting of my dry rub, some creole seasoning, and then some McCormack’s Italian seasoning and Weber steak seasoning. I wanted a savory blend of flavors, with a nice bark of course ground...

My UDS is close to being done. It’s close enough that i have cooked on it twice, and the Q did come out delicious. The main thing needing finished is the charcoal basket, but I’d like to get it operating a little better before I do the finishing touches. Currently I’m getting temps up to...

I finished building my UDS, until the next round of mods come, and got it seasoned just in time for this 12 pound turkey. I brined the turkey I overnight, split it for the spatchcock cook, injected it with butter, and dusted it with some rub. I cooked it about 250-275 with royal oak briquettes...

I’m having to push back my uds build for a week or 2, but I’m going to take advantage out the setback and round up some more parts and do a little more research. Everyone i see on here seems to try to burn all the exterior paint off as well as the inside of these barrels on the initial burn...

I have been cooking for a few years on my Charbroil COS, but it’s getting colder out and I have been wanting something better to handle the cold and wind. I’ve read a lot about how the UDS is very efficient and turns out some great bbq. Plus, they are pretty inexpensive to build. So I’m on...