Gonna give an upright drum smoker......

Tater_68 · Last edited by Tater_68 on Apr 02 2008; edited 2 times in total

A try. I found a 55 gallon open top food grade drum with no liner from a local citrus company for $6.50 each or $5.50 if I buy four or more. Gonna go pick one up and get the other parts and give it a go, If it works as good for me as it has for ya'll I may end up trying to mount a couple on a small trailer with a little kettle grill for cooking burgers and dogs and the like. I'll post pics once I get rolling with it. I have a question, I know I have to oil the grates but what do I need to do to the drum before cooking in it? I saw on another post he talked about seasoning the drum. I know rookie question Very Happy

but I am still new to the smoking thing.

OkieJay · Posted: Apr 02 2008 Post subject:

Hey there buddy, you forget yer manners? Very Happy

When you score a sweet find like that, you are supposed to let the rest of us know where you are located. Drums like that are hard to find, ought to share your good luck with the rest of us.
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Tom C · Posted: Apr 02 2008 Post subject:

Great price for the drums! Good luck with the build. Cool

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Tater_68 · Posted: Apr 02 2008 Post subject:

I'll post the contact info for the place tomorrow its written down on my desk calendar at work. Its in Mission Texas (South Texas) Smile

OkieJay · Posted: Apr 02 2008 Post subject:

dabaslab · BBQ Pro Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 515

After you get it built clean the inside really good and then spray the entire inside down with cooking spray. Fill your charcoal ring with charcoal and dump a lit chimney full on top. Leave all of you vents open and let it burn until the charcoal is gone. Should be good to go after that.

Good luck and have fun.
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Tater_68 · Posted: Apr 02 2008 Post subject:

Thanks dabaslab for the info. Oh an for all who asked about the drums when I called the guy he asked if I wanted to buy them by the hundreds so I guess they have a few. Shocked

Jet_deck · Posted: Apr 02 2008 Post subject:

Hey Smokin' Howz about strapping four of those drums on your trunk and bring them to Corpus for me? Very Happy

I just paid $30 each for two of them and the price went up this past Monday. The going rate here is $70 for removable lids and less (like mine) for the get a grinder and take the lids off yourself drums.

bob-a-que · Newbie Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 25 Location: Chit-Town

if you can get as many as you want for so cheap why dont you go bigger

jrb03 · BBQ Fan Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 186 Location: Tx

Jet_deck · Posted: Apr 04 2008 Post subject:

Drums full of cheap mexican mesquite lump charcoal is what i really need.

Tater_68 · Posted: Apr 04 2008 Post subject:

Up to you in Kingsville jrb Smile

I'm wayyyyyy South I'll post the contact for those drums tonight for anyone who may be looking. If I had some better skills and a welder I think I would like to try that Two drum stack, I saw plans for one someone here had on his website but don't remember which one.

jrb03 · BBQ Fan Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 186 Location: Tx

Tater_68 · Posted: Apr 06 2008 Post subject:

The name of the company is Texas Citrus Exchange the contact is Ramerio or Eddie and the number is (956) 585-8321. When I called they said some of the drums have dents from the forklifts but they can be knocked out with a hammer and at $6.50 a pop for food grade, unlined, open lid drums, a little elbow grease won't hurt to bad Smile

Sorry about the Delay posting got busy at work this week.