On 1/20/2010 2:54 AM, wrote:
> On Jan 19, 3:38 pm, > wrote:
>
>> There were several cookers on the site, are you referring to the
>> Cyclops? Yep it's a big'un and absolutely it and most side box cookers
>> are made for burning logs. Keeping the grill down low inside the cooking
>> chamber so the majority of the smoke and creosote bypass the meat.
>
> I was actually looking at the "Big Baby". The pit with the over and
> under 55 gallon drums. It has been around for a long time, but I have
> only seen a couple of pictures of it built.
>
> There are some really interesting pits here, although how practical
> some are might be point of debate.
>
> http://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/08/...st-bbq-grills/
>
> The boys over at
>
> http://www.smokingmeatforums.com
>
> are really fond of their UDS pits (Ugly Drum Smoker) and they turn out
> some hellacious looking meat on them. If you join you can search for
> lots of info there.
>
> They work like a giant WSM, but they hold 3X as much.
>
> Here's another version
>
> http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ht=redneck+uds
>
> That is popular as well. Note that the welding can easily be replaced
> by fittings that have nuts on both sides.
>
> If it were just more than me and and the missus with occasional
> company, I would build one of them. I have seen a lot of variations
> on this type of smoker, but there are plenty of successful plans
> available for free. Some have lifting handles, some roll around, some
> have access doors, some have multiple thermos, you name it.
>
> These are so popular there are guys on some of the sites that build
> them for money!
>
> Robert
>
They can call it whatever they wish (UDS) but 55 gallon drum cookers
been around aloong time, had em myself years and years ago and have one
sitting out back now.
piedmont