Newbie from upstate NY

[Big_Foot]

hello, I’ve been lurking for a while now. But I finally finished my own uds build and gave it a test burn yesterday!

Hoping to learn a lot here, nothing I like more than learning and eating lol

 

[Steve H]

Howdy Big Foot!

 

[bdskelly]

Welcome to the forum. We are happy you joined us! B

 

[wimpy69]

Hey welcome from se pa. Post up a pic of your build. Love upstate NY, as a kid, spent alot of time on Black Lake around Edwardsville. Beautiful.

 

[gmc2003]

Welcome to the site, I was born in Brooklyn and moved to Ithaca. Now reside in VT.

Chris

 

[Big_Foot]

once the weather improves ill post a pic, its the usual uds build : 3-3/4" inlets, 1 ball valve, 45 degree elbows on the inside to try and help create turbulence inside the drum, 2" exhaust, shelving brackets so i can adjust the height and number of racks.

looking forward to smoking a turkey next weekend.

 

[SmokinAl]

Welcome to the forum!
Glad you decided to join us!
Al

 

[Big_Foot]

Weather looks like it's going to cooperate so tonight when I get home I'll snap a few pics with my crappy phone

 

[Big_Foot]

Here are a few pics, one of my "old" off-set that technically worked but left a lot to be desired, and the new hotness I just finished

this thing got me hooked but was a complete nightmare to operate

That is whats left over after filling the basket (14x10) around 80% full and letting it cook for 13 hours with temps ranging from 220-320 while i figured out how to adjust air flow.

I think with a full load and better temp control i should be able to get 18 maybe 20 out of this drum but time will tell. I still have lots to learn lol

 

[LanceR]

Good morning and welcome from Stokes County, NC.

We retired from our farm outside Auburn, NY last year. Where in NYS are you?

 

[Big_Foot]

Rochester NY

 

[dalber]

Hello from the Albany area. I've been to Rochester many times. A great city.

 

[gary s]

Good morning and welcome to the forum from a beautiful sunny day here in East Texas, and the best site on the web. Lots of great people with tons of information on just about everything.

Gary