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My first pork shoulder. 9lb of porky goodness.

ajfoxy wrote: ↑

July 16th, 2018, 1:55 am

More oil... Coat the thing in oil then fire it up. You'll get a nice black patina on it. I like your difuser... looks familiar...

I'm hoping for a more even spread of heat with the diffuser

It had a real good coating of cooking oil. Managed to get about 12 hrs burn from my basket with about 6lb of briquettes

So I seasoned my uds yesterday and autotune my pid controller. This is after seasoning. http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x81/diggerg/Mobile%20Uploads/20180714_125127.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x81/diggerg/Mobile%20Uploads/20180715_134747.jpg I found that as my temp probe is 300mm long ...

A decent grit blaster can remove 99% of galvanizing. I do it at work. Takes a bit longer than normal rust/ millscale but still gets too Sa3 standard

I cut round mine an inch down from rim then flared the flange on the lid to slip over the top of the drum

°C or °F

What sort of temp do I go to?

What's the best way to season a UDS?

Ok so following this up what internal temps do you shoot for with different cuts?

About the paint.The UDS boys are using high temp paints with good success. They have run at 300-350° and have reported NO problems.A lot of the guys even have STICKERS on the sides of theirs! The best part is, you're not stuck with black!There are MANY colors to choose from, even anodized colors! W...

I have a small vac Pac machine I use for sealing hops when I'm brewing beer. Does anyone use a vac Pac to seal their meat in a marinade before they bbq?

What was the Ah rating of the battery? I may swap my 240v pid for a 12v and go this direction.

Just built one for my uds. What settings do you have in terms of p,I and d? I have a 16cfm fan and a 300mm k type tc to measure temp in centre of drum

Thanks. What about ABT's? Temp/ time?

As a noob it would be great if you could post temps and times for these handsome looking items.

PAM? I'm from the UK and have never heard of it.

Managed to knock together my fire basket as well.

mp4 wrote: ↑

June 16th, 2018, 10:49 am

And here I'm an apple cider vinegar guy...I use it to cut my BBQ sauces when I'm using it to baste and marinade too. It adds a tangy flavor that I like.

My oldest son is a chef and always says vinegar will cut through the fatty taste.

Built my temp controller at work this morning. Ill post pics a soon as I can get them uploaded.