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  1. J

    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.
  3. J

    1/2 a beef questions

    good info
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    1/2 a beef questions

    I believe the butcher is doing the kill. My buddy is a pro dog trainer with acres where he raises hay for his field trial horses and grain for his bird hunt grounds. So he raises a few beef each year as a side benefit. Im part owner so I have dibs if I want one. Weve done hogs and those I...
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    1/2 a beef questions

    Great Posts guys. Never heard of bavette before
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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...
  7. J

    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..
  8. J

    odds and ends spare ribs

    They turned out fine. They were different widths and lengths so thy finished differently. One was extra long so I had some burnt chunks on the end of that one from hanging. The short scraps went in the crockpot on high for a mid day snack. I wouldnt make this for guests. But for Hanging out...
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    Kroger Sprial Ham Sale

    Why Spiral ham? Ive never understood.
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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...
  11. J

    rib rack needed to hang?????

    bu butt.. how many can a guy coil??? 4?
  12. J

    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...
  14. J

    UDS questions

    So I got er done a while back. Ive done simple stuff in it....A chicken, ribs and a reverse sear beef tenderloin. A long smoke on a pork butt is up next! The lid is rom a green weber, the rim (about 3 inches worth) of the bowl was cut off and set into the barrel. I use bolts to secure the...
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    UDS questions

  16. J

    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?

    Thats interesting. I thought most guys were loving lump in these units. I was able clean out my local big box store this winter, at 3 bucks a bag for lump...so I have ALOT of lump. Alot. Like 110 gallons... so yeah... lump it is!
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    fire box burn time?

    Brick? New term for me?
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    fire box burn time?

    UDS smoker. i thought I posted to the UDs forum??
  20. J

    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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