Drum is built and smoking!

Patrick_CT

New member
My neighbor and I decided to build these together and after finally finding a guy that had food grade barrels for sale we ordered out kits.
We could not find a place to sandblast it near us so we decided to drill all the holes on drum and have a couple bonfires.
WE have to admit the drilling was a little more work than we thought, but after a few beers it went much smoother.
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All drilled out:
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Added a bunch of wood (and the packing paper came in handy
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Added a little of our inner Redneck to stoke the fire;
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Paint pealing right off and the inside is flaking off:
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After a couple hours we put the lids on to let them also feel the burn.
Next afternoon:
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We both pressure washed inside and out really well. The inside was very clean after this. I used a sanding pad to go through the entire inside and washed it again.
While I was at work my wife spray painted the barrel, it was a really nice surprise!!
I enlisted my 4year old to help assemble:
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And most importantly he went inside to reach all the bottom --He dd awesome and even yelled at me for moving the screw too much on the outside.. haha.
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And done!
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All in all it went together really well. We were both excited about how everything lined up and how well the bottle opener functioned!
 

Patrick_CT

New member
I seasoned the drum with Crisco and a paint brush to get it all covered well.

First cook was baby backs. I normally always foil but I decided to let them be with nothing other that some glue (CYM and BP LL w/pepper, habanero garlic dust and a some chipotle flakes.
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Started the chimney (love this thing)
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Drum holding about 250 and added the rids:
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Added some tomatoes, onions and bell pepper to be added to the rice later:
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About 4.5 hours or so the ribs had a nice bend to them without falling apart. Temp stayed about 240 the whole time.
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Sorry for the crappy picture, but they came out really good. Completely different flavor than from the MAK.
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We are going to like this thing!!!!
 

sparky

New member
really nice build pat. i like the black matte on your drum. it looks good. great 1st cook buddy. your ribs look great. welcome to the fold my friend.
 

Kevinish

Moderator
Looks great! Nice build! Drums come in different thicknesses and if you get a thick one they can hard to drill. But the thick ones can hold temp a little better too!
 

Paul B

New member
I seasoned the drum with Crisco and a paint brush to get it all covered well.

First cook was baby backs. I normally always foil but I decided to let them be with nothing other that some glue (CYM and BP LL w/pepper, habanero garlic dust and a some chipotle flakes.
IMG_0981.jpg

Started the chimney (love this thing)
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Drum holding about 250 and added the rids:
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Added some tomatoes, onions and bell pepper to be added to the rice later:
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About 4.5 hours or so the ribs had a nice bend to them without falling apart. Temp stayed about 240 the whole time.
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Sorry for the crappy picture, but they came out really good. Completely different flavor than from the MAK.
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We are going to like this thing!!!!

Weber chims are great.....BUT once you learn of the dreaded weed burner your weber will take a back seat. Harbor frieght carries them and when they go on sale they are a steal.

Paul B
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