New UDS - build :) for a friend

 

This time I had a friend from work wanting to give away a spesial gift. What else than the Ultimate smoker :)

started of with a drum ( as last time) new and never used before.... Much better looking than my first.


Used Duxola paint remover... two rounds. thats working great.

Stripped and ready for drilling:

Drilled and ready for paint:

Then the fun part :) assembley.

And the result, smoking :) 

Easy as can get :) thank you for Engeneering this UDS kit Big Poppa. not that expensive to import to norway either. Same with denmark and Sweden to.

I might order some more just let me know and I'll order with more pepole. ( need atleast five drumset)

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My UDS Adventure - extras.

As I have learned to use the UDS I found that by adding some small extra part it made the whole experience much better and you CAN make everything on this drum!!

At first I found out that a Ash tray were a Nice thing to have when I should clean out the drum. So I got hold of a pizza tray that was 17". Drilled three holes and fastened three 1.5" nuts and bolts so I got "leggs" on the ash tray

Then I got an "old" kettle rack and use as a heat deflctor on the upper charcoal base. I drilles holes in one that I use as deflector, and one Whole that I use as a heat shield where I can use a wather pan.

With these modifications I really loves my Engeneered UDS. :)

I also discovered that if you need a new grate the 22,5" from weber fits Perfect. and the stainless steel is to prefere if you use the drum a bit :)

to cover whn not in use the kettle cover for the weber or  any other 22.5" grill will do. I use the cheep weber that you can get for aproximatly 10-15 $

The sidde  table that you can get for the weber 22.5" kettle also fits nice

Hope this was usefull and thansk you for watching.

Building my UDS Smoker - part 3

Well after a long wait my engineered UDS (that's not that ugly) are done and ready for smoke. Tnx to Big Poppa smokers Kristen and my lovely cousin Jennifer.

 Friday my package arrived. But that evening I had dinner at my brother.

Saturday evening, went in my shed and started drilling the holes, templates were easy to understand and all went on 45 minutes.  Drilled a small hole first and then the tool that came in the package.

painted the last layer of paint at 02:15 that night.

Sunday,before everyone else were up I almost ran to assemble the drum, and everything vent smood in about 30 minutes.

Just love the details with this drum:

Thermometer, bottle opener and the shield does everything and makes it a  beauty.
forgot the air vent in the bottom and one in the lid.

Fired up my 22.5 and Big D. and made some good smoked Norwegian "ribbe" and ribs on Big D

 Lots of space for the rib's and the baced beans.

After 11 hours there were a lot of coals left.

And the temperature were surprisingly stable on 225 - 200*F

Building my UDS Smoker - part 2

Finaly Sunday and my drum project was about to kick of, so I thought.. It was no clouds in the sky. met the termometer was showing: 20F :(

Not very optimistic, i started to wash of the drum, and applied the new stuff that I got yesterday.
after one round and 30 min the drum loocked like this.

:) and after one more treatment the drum was washed of with methylated. And painted one layer with heat resistant paint. 

 

Now the drum is ready to get the measure and markings for the holes :) now I'm a lot happier and optimistic than last week.

Building my UDS Smoker - part 1

 Then I'm off. the start of my adventure that hopefully will turn out like this:

This drum has never been used for anything before and are not treated inside. So I don't have to burn it of inside.

This is the drum - I'll have to strip of the paint so i can coat with heat resistant paint. :)

Good start, and my youngest daughter gets on this with a good moral.

 But after 1/2 away around the drum on the upper part the batteries had to be charged :(


To be continued :) ...