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    UDS pizza mod?

    thinking about this as a mod... 1. add a weber pizza kettle or onlyfire ring under my weber lid 2. suspend a trimmed down portion of a weber kettle bottom from my grill grate rack, as my fire source. Pull it out for smoking.. drop it in for ZA. The tall chamber should give amazing air flow...
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    onlyfire vs webere kettle

    anyone use both and have a good review/comparison. Thought about building my own from a drum but not sure I want the hassle.
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    1/2 a beef questions

    Buying half a beef this spring. Wondering as a smoker..how do I have my cuts done to not screw op some good smoking cuts? Ill request the tri tip if my butcher in the midwest knows what it even is. Save the Brisket. Ribs.. I kow nothing of beef ribs. Chuck roasts for barabaco, the cheeks as...
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    barbacoa...great addition to the line up

    Smoked, braised in foil, pulled and served. When you don't feel like spending the whole day on butt or brisket. Nice addition to the line up..
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    odds and ends spare ribs

    So... At the strore tonight. Cardboard box . 10 lbs of spare ribs was the label... 1.50 a pound.... 15 bucks, Ill bite.. Open the box at home. short racks and skinny sections of rib . Odds and ends. Anyone have any experience with this kind of box-o-ribs? Im guessing cook time will be...
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    rib rack needed to hang?????

    I am a UDS guy. I would like to try hanging ribs. Im wondering..do I really need a special rack to hang ribs? Cant I just hang them on the weber grate?? If weight /bend is an issue, couldnt I just lay rebar across the grate at a 90 degree to the grate?
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    Whole hog..broken down?

    So my buddy and I have been toying with drum smoker on a trailer. We have a trailer and the drum. The goal is to be able buy a big and smoke it. ......Much discussion on build style, etc. I currently have 2 UDS smokers with weber lids. I also have clean barrels and some components to build...
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    rusty barrel

    I just picked up a used uds to go with my new build. 16 pork butts anyone????? So I dont know what he used for paint..... but its GONE and we have a really nice smoker here with a "fine rust patina effect" to it. .... Should I wire wheel it, or have it blasted to paint it up all pretty like?
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    fire box burn time?

    So I just about have my smoker done. I had ordered a charcoal basket- but when it came it was 12x12x8. i did a mod to get a full 12x12x12 basket in addition to adding the 3 inch legs. So with a square basket I can JUST get in.... a 17.6 lb bag of lump coal. . Im running a weber lid and and a...
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    Frontier Lump coal?

    My Home Deot had bags for 3.83 clearance price. i cleaned em out..... Good buy, or good riddance?
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    re-finish the weber lid?

    So I picked up a pretty nice green weber kettle for my lid an rim. Ive added the top of the kettle to the top of my barrel by shimming it slightly with washers and "tuning the lid" to its new home. I feel like the lip of the weber will now have serious rust issues from the enamel cracking...
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    Questions/advice? 275 tank

    So my neighbor and I have been doing propane cabinet, electric, and UDs smoking for years. Last fall we stumbled on a 275 tank, on a trailer. winter project. It WAS a diesel tknk for farm field use. We have the skills to cut safely. Before we do.............................................. 1...
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    How many grates

    So picked up some barrels today. Never used. CLEAN. two threaded holes in the lid. The kettle grill lid I wanted to use is too small. How many grates can a guy put in a" original lid" UDS? I mean- with enough room for pork butts....and cook evenly. Im looking to replace my 4 rack propane...
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    building selling UDS.?

    Starting my own build. I have a source for clean unused barrels, no liners, locking lids. 5 bucks. Wondering if there is money to be made building and selling these. I retire next year. I have time on my hands a space to work. Need a part time job and working from home would be great. Just not...
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    UDS questions

    Newby here, longtime smoker guy.. Confined to home while wife is Cov-poz . So- lot of time on my hands! Researching my next project- the UDS build! Couple Questions- 1. anyone using a metal milk carte as a coal basket? Does it hold up over time? 2. Lets say I have a food grade barrel...and...
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