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Made a little Buckboard Bacon today! Started at 10 am and just took it out. Used pork butts, soaked them in Pop's brine for 7 days, then two more days in brown sugar, maple syrup, fresh garlic,and course grind black pepper. Thanks Pop's for making it easy for us! This is the second smoke in the...

How is everyone? I hope you all had a great summer. Work has kept me away for the season and I have finally had some time to get smoking! I'm going to turn my electric UDS into a charcoal UDS. I built a freezer smoker and will use it for keilbasa, jerky and ring bologna. Keeping the UDS for...

Well it's been a long season for me this year with my landscaping company and I haven't had time to smoke or be here sharing. Seasons almost over and I can get back to work smoking. Last week I built a freezer smoker and cristened it this past Sunday. I made  seven pounds of beef jerky for the...

My auberins just died and I have 8 lbs of jerky meat soaking in the fridge. Can I put it in the freezer until I get the controller issue fixed?  Yes it has pink cure #1 in it already. It's going to be at least a week to get controller fixed. Does anyone know of a great plug and play PID unit...

My wife and I were talking about injecting pinapple juice into the ham before we double smoke it on Sunday! Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks, Jeff

I never thought I would make this many posts on SMF! I have learned so much already. My UDS is about half worn out and I've gained another ten pounds. My wife is still excited when she smells the smoker, my kids, not so much. To bad for them! Ha Ha! To all the Newbies, keep reading! My Gram...

There have been a lot of requests in the past few days for recipes or instructions for bacon, sticks,sausage and many other things. Many of the OTBS members have posted instructional wikis and recipes here for everyone to read and use. I have used many of them myself and have been very...

Here is a thread to post photos of your UDS or just see Photos for you new build! Join the UDS group to see more photos and find like minded UDS members.Here is the link for the thread.http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/118927/looking-for-photos-in-uds-group Here is the link for UDS...

OK,I need a bigger smoker to do keilbasa and jerky. The UDS is great for 25 lbs but at the rate I'm going I am going to do an average of 50 lbs at a time. Just in the planning stages now. I have an extra Cabelas 1500 watt element and would like to use that. I'm not sure how big of a cabinet it...

Hey all you UDS fans and owners! I'm looking for photos in the UDS group to show the UDS newbies how easy it is to build and modify. Join the group and post a hello so everyone knows your are new to the group! Thanks Jeff http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/groups/show/16/u-d-s-ugly-drum-smoker

I had BBB in Pop's wet cure for 14 days. When I opened it today the wet cure had turned to jello. I rinsed off the meat real well. It does not have any smell to it. Is it safe? Should this happen on a long cure? Thanks, Jeff

I just received a # 35 size Enterprise sausage stuffer. I'm looking to purchase stainless steel tubes. All three sizes. Chop rite only has aluminum on the website. If anyone knows let me know. Thanks, Jeff

What a great find this was! My dad had a #32 when he started his grocery stores 35 years ago. He is giving me grief about an insert for it.He had a plastic insert for inside the hopper. It was form molded to fit perfect. I have checked Google to buy the insert and can't find one anywhere. Does...

Hello everyone. I'm looking for a recipe for pickling Keilbasa. I found a few in the forums and tried one. It was good but I figure if I take a couple of them and mix the ingredients, I could come up with the perfect recipe. I won't be canning them unless thay are in the fridge. I don't have a...

UDS looks good! I'm sure we'll get some more photos posted soon. If you get a chance post some of those fine dishes I know that UDS is putting out! Thanks, Jeff

My wife and I will be starting the garden in a few weeks and she wanted a composter. The only thing I had to buy were a set of hinges,a pipe, and two closers. Everyting else was here at the house. I still have to paint it, but I'll get to that this week! I ordered my Goliath Heirloom tomatoes on...

If anyone has any photos of their UDS, post them in the group. I would like to make a place for newbies to see the finished barrell. It might help answer a few questions they might have or give them a better design. Maybe they might even teach us something! Thanks, Jeff

Just wanted to take a minute to Thank everyone for the help and knowledge I have received since becoming a member. Your kindness means a lot. I know if I ever have any questions, they will be promply answered. I have learned so much in the last year and am fully aware that learning takes a...

The got lucky today and bought Boston butts for $1.59 lb. So why not make some bacon. I have never made bacon before. I am using Pop's all purpose wet cure. I used the lower amount of salt to try and keep it low sodium. The pink cure and one third cup of regular salt to one gallon of water...

I have to say it, I know it sounds wrong, but I love my mother in law!  My wife's grandmother passed away last summer.(She will be greatly missed!) When my mother in law was cleaning out her house she found her chef's knives that she had used for a lot of years. She said they needed to go to me...