Grills and Smokers

I once did a 29 hour smoke on my UDS on one bag of kingsford blue without adding anything to the coal basket. No lie. Only thing I added was more meat. 

It cost me 100bucks to build though I could have done it much cheaper. 

Coal basket on left. Drum in center. This was way back when I was living in a crappy little house in saint paul with a bunch of room mates. 

Call me a snob, but I like having a sturdy, solid grill/smoker. The UDS-style is awesome, especially for portability. I wanted to go wood-pellet for this one. I'll eventually build a UDS, but today is not that day. :-)

@"Max" said: Call me a snob, but I like having a sturdy, solid grill/smoker. The UDS-style is awesome, especially for portability. I wanted to go wood-pellet for this one. I'll eventually build a UDS, but today is not that day. :-)

Oh I hear you. I was finishing up the purchase of a primo XL two weekends ago but I got pissed at the salesman taking too much time and I walked out. 

This is awesome :D

@"Ralphie" said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R66umlzucUQ

once i get a little free time I am going to build an actual smoke house.  It wont be a huge commercial unit, but it will be able to handle temps up to about 300 and will hold quite a bit of meat,  I am speculating 15 briskets,  or 30 pork butts or chickens, but the real reason I am building it is I have gotten into making sausage,  the brats and breakfast links have been amazing,  but now I want to get into the smoked stuff like pepper sticks, ring bologna, polish, summer, and what ever else I can muster up the time to do.  

it will fully insulated and be gas powered to start with, but it will have some flexibility built into it to add an external fire box later if I want to make it wood fired.  

I am thinking about internal dimensions of 36" wide x 30" deep x 7' tall with a peaked roof above that.  It will have 5 racks approx 8" apart so it will hold some Q.  I will also be using a minnesota made product for my cooler smoker production.  They are called AmazeN products that make nice pellet powered smoke.

Whatever Jimmy and Mike used last year for the BBQ worked great,  MAN that was some incredible Food!!!

@"Mike Olson" said:

@"Max" said: Call me a snob, but I like having a sturdy, solid grill/smoker. The UDS-style is awesome, especially for portability. I wanted to go wood-pellet for this one. I'll eventually build a UDS, but today is not that day. :-)

Oh I hear you. I was finishing up the purchase of a primo XL two weekends ago but I got pissed at the salesman taking too much time and I walked out. 

@"Viking Bob" said: Whatever Jimmy and Mike used last year for the BBQ worked great,  MAN that was some incredible Food!!!

we used 3 drum smokers.

Are we doing a TC thing this year again?

@"Max" said:

@"Mike Olson" said:

@"Max" said: Call me a snob, but I like having a sturdy, solid grill/smoker. The UDS-style is awesome, especially for portability. I wanted to go wood-pellet for this one. I'll eventually build a UDS, but today is not that day. :-)

Oh I hear you. I was finishing up the purchase of a primo XL two weekends ago but I got pissed at the salesman taking too much time and I walked out. 

Where were you looking? I had the same experience at Warners Stellian when I bought my Primo XL.

@"Max" said: Are we doing a TC thing this year again?

hoping to,  I know Papa and Zerker already have camping spots.  SkolVike was looking into it.  I started to look at hotels and then life got in the way so I havent booked anything yet,  but they were filling up fast so I will make it if I can.   Tom and Mike for sure, but other than that I am not sure who else will be there.  I have heard that BadgerVike will be attending.

@"Mike Olson" said:

@"Max" said:

@"Mike Olson" said:

@"Max" said: Call me a snob, but I like having a sturdy, solid grill/smoker. The UDS-style is awesome, especially for portability. I wanted to go wood-pellet for this one. I'll eventually build a UDS, but today is not that day. :-)

Oh I hear you. I was finishing up the purchase of a primo XL two weekends ago but I got pissed at the salesman taking too much time and I walked out. 

Where were you looking? I had the same experience at Warners Stellian when I bought my Primo XL.

HAHAHAHAHAHA  Yep you nailed it. Warners Stellian. 

I just built my own.  It's a reverse flow wood burner made out of a 500 gallon propane tank for the cooking chamber and a 120 gallon tank for the firebox.

@"BsuZagVike" said: I just built my own.  It's a reverse flow wood burner made out of a 500 gallon propane tank for the cooking chamber and a 120 gallon tank for the firebox.

nice work!  i have plans for my own portable unit down the road... it will start with a horse trailer,  or possibly a toy hauler/camper.   

Mike and Jimmy... what plans did y'all use for your UDS? I am looking to build one after the madness of Moondance Jam and Training camp, and have seen about 80 plans... just curious which ones you followed.

@"Al (The Lochstar) Heurung" said: Mike and Jimmy... what plans did y'all use for your UDS? I am looking to build one after the madness of Moondance Jam and Training camp, and have seen about 80 plans... just curious which ones you followed.

my own.  a drum is a drum is a drum.  only so much you can do with one.  there is the worlds biggest internet thread on bbq brethren for you to read if you really want to learn the zen of the uds.

start with this one and I will see if I can find the big one.  http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43943

EDIT:  here is the big one,  851 pages and nearly 13,000 comments.    http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23436
 
 let me know when you get through it if you have any questions.  :p

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"Al (The Lochstar) Heurung" said: Mike and Jimmy... what plans did y'all use for your UDS? I am looking to build one after the madness of Moondance Jam and Training camp, and have seen about 80 plans... just curious which ones you followed.

my own.  a drum is a drum is a drum.  only so much you can do with one.  there is the worlds biggest internet thread on bbq brethren for you to read if you really want to learn the zen of the uds.

start with this one and I will see if I can find the big one.  http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43943

EDIT:  here is the big one,  851 pages and nearly 13,000 comments.    http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23436
 
 let me know when you get through it if you have any questions.  :p

@"Max" said:

@"Mike Olson" said:

@"Max" said:

@"Mike Olson" said:

@"Max" said: Call me a snob, but I like having a sturdy, solid grill/smoker. The UDS-style is awesome, especially for portability. I wanted to go wood-pellet for this one. I'll eventually build a UDS, but today is not that day. :-)

Oh I hear you. I was finishing up the purchase of a primo XL two weekends ago but I got pissed at the salesman taking too much time and I walked out. 

Where were you looking? I had the same experience at Warners Stellian when I bought my Primo XL.

HAHAHAHAHAHA  Yep you nailed it. Warners Stellian. 

No joke. It took me two hours to buy it. I literally walked in, said "I want to purchase the Primo XL with these accessories"; it was over an hour and forty-five minutes later that I was able to take my pregnant wife to a late lunch. Are you in the cities? Have you been to Quetopia? That place is great.