UDS Build Plans, Parts List, and Ideas - THE BBQ BRETHREN FORUMS Here is my UDS parts list with all cost Understand that I use all stainless bolts, nuts, etc and include costs for everything If you can get the stuff for free, cool, if not this is what it costs around here Have fun! Fire Basket Cost ¾ #9 expanded metal 8”W X 60”L $17 Charcoal grate from Weber 22-1 2” grill $10 Feet 3 3 8 X 4” Stainless bolts $10 6 3 8 stainless nuts and washers
UDS Air Intake Design: General Consensus? - bbq-brethren. com 4 x 3 4" intakes -- 3 caps and 1 valve? How many inches from bottom of drum? And how tall should the charcoal basket legs be? Reason I ask here, is I am going crazy trying to read that HUGE UDS thread! So many ideas in that thread, it impedes me from moving forward on finalizing a design
Pit Barrel UDS | THE BBQ BRETHREN FORUMS A UDS is commonly built but can be bought (Hunsaker or Gateway) which normally has adjustable intakes and exhaust through various build options Sometime a ball valve, slide vents, pipe caps or other methods
UDS Heat Shield Experiment - THE BBQ BRETHREN FORUMS I had the day to play around, so I thought I would see if a heat shield would help even out the temps in my barrel First I calibrated the temp gauge that is mounted in the side of the drum and checked the probes too Probe #1 -- 211* Probe #2 -- 211* Probe #3 -- 213* Temp gauge dialed in at
Low temperatures in new UDS build - THE BBQ BRETHREN FORUMS Hi all, I've just finished my first UDS build, and fired it up after a seasoning burn I found that the temperatures achieved were well below what I was expecting To get to a 350f grill temperature, I had to have all 4 of my 3 4" nipples wide open The lid is the standard one from a Weber
Easiest UDS Charcoal basket. Ideas? | THE BBQ BRETHREN FORUMS I'm going to visit my brother out of state and will be gifting him a UDS as a housewarming gift With the exception of the basket, a uds is easy to make Can be built in 15 minutes I don't plan to take any tools with me except a power drill I'm looking for ideas for a charcoal basket that
Baby Back Ribs on an UDS - THE BBQ BRETHREN FORUMS As far as racks I don't use one cause I only cook a couple racks at a time When I do baby back ribs I shoot for 225-250* and I do a 2-1- 5 for baby backs 2 hrs on the smoker, 1 hr wrapped in foil and finish it back on grate for 30 minutes with sauce This is taken from the 3-2-1 technique but I always felt personally that this was to long for baby backs
Hanging Meat in a UDS | THE BBQ BRETHREN FORUMS The PBC is all the rage these days, and there's nothing wrong with that, but I wanted to share an alternative that I've been using for years I've been hanging meat for a while, so when I saw this, I jumped on the opportunity It's the hanging attachement for the Smoke EZ
UDS Exhaust - Help - THE BBQ BRETHREN FORUMS Question and Request: Built (building) first UDS: second on the way when this one complete Just cooked pork butt and it came out great, but had to mess with intake quite a bit There are 3 3 4" intakes; 2 with caps one with ball valve The exhaust is a 1 1 2 metal stack Got it going with