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Hi everyone, Being a huge fan of BBQ and 'slow n low' all my pulled pork and briskets have been done in the Dutch Oven up til now and just used the bbq for grilling, so I've just built my first UDS this weekend to learn sloooooooow smoking will post some pics soon. My UDS had it's first cook yesterday, What an impressive success, She held temp perfectly from 10:00am for an easy 10 hours when we ate everything, so I closed off the main intake and shut the exhaust to smother her, She could easily have smoked all night long. I'd have got 24 hours no problem, I initially loaded her with 5kg lumpwood charcoal and 1 piece of hard wood for smoke minion method, had a look this morning now it's cold and its not even used half the fuel or burnt all the piece of wood, I had her smoking away at 225F-275F all day yesterday, My neighbours are all curious and asking what I've been up to, Smoking like this still isn't common here, everyone just grills on an open bbq grill so my facebook album of the build is getting a lot of comments and interest lol Cooked a bunch of sausages, A Fatty, Pork Rolls & lamb ribs. Definitely going to try bigger things next time, She peaked to 300F when I lifted the lid & basted/turned the food but only for 10 mins and she settles back down to temp by herself, I wouldn't change a thing at the moment, apart from fitting a bottle opener I opened a couple of intakes just to experiment and she soared to 375F easily so closed it down before my ribs got too crispy back to 250F. I'm more than happy with the build. Before I lit her I also shortened the 2" bung hole exhaust down to 4" above the flat lid with just 2" below, works perfectly.

BigG

Hi Big G nice to see u popped over
theres a few pics of my uds on here its basic at min i bought a weber 57lid off ebay brand new for £3.50
was bargin so i goin to do weber lid mod when i get time i want a old weber base so i can use lip dont
want to cut my barrel as want to use that lid too.. But anyways nice that u joined share your recipes and
uds mods with us . look farward to more chats with you.

Welcome to the forum!

Hi and welcome, can you post some pics of the uds if you haven't already. It would be great to see it.

Thanks mate, Here's the link to my album of my latest UDS build and smoking some slowwwww n lowwww grub! and yes I did chop the exhaust/chimney down by two thirds before the first cook took place

G

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BigG LOVE YA PICS 1 think where u get the metal to make ya basket?

Thanks for the compliment , I made the basket from an expanded steel sheet (not galvanised), available in every B&Q I can't weld so the whole build had to nuts n bolts lol

It looks awesome. Wish I had the skill to make one without loosing a finger!

Thanks G will have to take anonther look in B&Q could not find any wheni went in there last time .
whats u planning on doin next in the uds.iam thinking of a stuffed loin of pork wrapped in bacon for sunday.

OMG How sharp is that expanded steel !!! It's like razor blades round the edge so I've had to run a file round it, I cut all the slots in it to fold up the sides using an angle grinder and wearing very thick leather work gloves and eye protection. SAFETY FIRST! Don't mess about with these materials and put your eyes at risk. Their sheets of steel in all different grades can be found in the same aisle in B&Q as their nuts, bolts, screws and fixings, the sheets are all standing upright flat in a display unit, similar to how they store birthday cards in Clinton Cards if that makes sense.
I've got a shoulder of pork for this weekend, hope to do a tender n juicy pulled pork, I might put a couple of dancing/beer can chickens in too. I'm gonna practice on my UDS a couple more times and get the temps accurate before I go for the Beef Brisket