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  1. hogwaller

    Building a custom smoker but have questions on flue

    I will have an intake damper and dampers on the flues but with the water pan and the lower flues I should be able to maintain the heat inside at a more constant level. Thermal transfer through the steel of the barrels will be the majority of the loss of heat. The air temp below the bottom grate...
  2. hogwaller

    Building a custom smoker but have questions on flue

    Thanks for the input. My thought process is hoping not to have to use dampers on either end that way the fire burns cleaner and less creosote and the smoke crosses the meat then out so to not create the bitterness and keep the heat inside to do the cooking. I'm also trying to eliminate rotation...
  3. hogwaller

    Help! I need to understand the mechanics for a tender and moist meat in a UDS.

    A water pan will help you retain the moisture throughout the cooking process and help with smoke penetration especially at that level. Foil can help some but the steam created inside tends to wash off some of your rub coating if you use a rub. I would take it one step at a time and always use...
  4. hogwaller

    Building a custom smoker but have questions on flue

    I am building a prototype using a 55 gal barrel as the cooking chamber and a 30 gal as a fire box. They are both horizontal on a stand. The 55 gal has been cut for a quarter cut lid with 2 level grates. I took another 55 gal barrel and cut top and bottom 3" up and across the centerline then took...
  5. hogwaller

    Just a quick hello to all

    I am Hogwaller from Bella Vista, AR. I have been an advocate of smoking for about 25 years. I am very experimental and have smoked (or attempted to smoke) just about everything I could find. I'm looking forward to sharing successes and failures with everyone and trade ideas. I'm known around the...
  6. hogwaller

    Building a custom smoker but have questions on flue

    Hi all, I have been smoking in store bought smokers for about 25 years and as many of you I have had to make modifications to just about all of them in one capacity or another. I have recently decided to design and build my own smoker. I know it's not rocket science but there is a question on...
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