Key Points That Make Smoker Drums So Amazing.
Want that authentic barbecue taste without having to spend an arm and a leg? Why go to an expensive barbecue joint when you can make delicious quality cue at home anytime you want with your own smoker drum? Something to get you excited about below:
1. Ready to start cooking/smoking in just 15-30 minutes! Just light off a small amount of coals first.
2. Easily manipulate temps up & down as needed. For example, the recovery time after opening the lid for a bit is like 2 to 3 minutes. You won’t have to worry about losing all your heat by opening up the lid to baste your meat, then having to wait for 10 to 15 minutes for it to come back up to temp! Also, these short 2-3 minute temperature swings won’t have a negative impact on your cook. Wild long lasting temperature swings during a cook are notoriously known for producing dry overdone results. Not with smoker barrels once you learn their easy maneuverability.
3. You can go 20+ hours of low & slow smoking with just 1 load of fuel. That’s more than enough for any single cook. These things are so efficient at cooking either low & slow or hot & fast. They’re excellent for smoking brisket, butt, and whole turkeys, and you still won’t burn through a full load of fuel. The coal basket will hold about 15 pounds of lump charcoal, and about 18 pounds of briquettes. So, whatever leftover that didn’t burn can be used again on the next cook!
4. No problem with heat retention at all. Holds desired set temps steadily all throughout your cooks very very well. Pretty much set & forget with a bbq barrel.
5. Reinfuses meat with added delicious flavor from the juices falling onto your coals/wood as they steam back upwards throughout the duration of your cook. Can’t get that added flavor with a propane grill, let alone that delicious smoky flavor. This is the amazing feature that sets it apart from other cookers, and has consistently won competitions, contests, and cookoffs on the barbecue circuit.
6. Easily cut significant time off your cooks. The olden days of the 3-2-1 method are dead. Who wants to be cooking ribs for 5 or 6 hours? Hotter & faster is where its at with a smoker drum. For example, be done with pork ribs from start to finish in 3 hours or less! That’s right…from the time you put them on the smoker until the time you unwrap them from their foil. Tender, juicy, and delicious every time, with just enough snap and perfect bite through! Fall off the bone is good, but is considered to be overdone. However, if you prefer them that way just cook them longer. Brisket can be done in 7 to 9 hours before rest period as opposed to 12+. Could even be 5 or 6 hours depending on how hot you decide to cook, as well as other factors driven by experience.
7. Lightweight, sturdy, and mobile. Aren’t prone to cracking or breaking like the ceramic kind of BBQ cookers. Take them with you and set them up anywhere. At home, an offsite party, bbq at the park, camping, competition cook-off ?, etc. All you need is a small amount of fuel and you’re in business!
8. Large family gatherings? No problem! When using hooks you can do more than just 2 or 3 racks of ribs at a time, same with chicken. This is what I like about uds’s, and this is what I mean when I say they give you the ability to cook a decent amount. You can fill an entire grate with meat, such as chicken leg quarters, parts, or wings. You can even have 2 grates loaded with meat going at the same time! Maybe even 3!! There is plenty of cooking space inside for the backyard cook. I set you up with a system that allows you to move and position the racks higher or lower as you see fit.
9. Versatility. A true all-in-one cooking machine. Use it as a smoker/slow cooker, use it as an open flame grill for hotter faster cooks. Heck, you can even patch in a rotisserie and cook that way! A standard Weber grill grate fits perfectly. A key difference, however, is you can load up a grate (or 2) and not have to risk burning or charring your meat. Why? Because, the food is much further away from the fire. Even though you’re cooking over direct heat the meat is not close enough to the fire for it to make contact and burn. And, there are no open flames to make contact with. Meat cooks beautifully with minimal babysitting most of the time. How about hanging meats with hooks? Read more (takes them directly to drum pricing and info page)
10. Easy ash clean out and grease cleaning maintenance. Clean up is a breeze with barrel cookers. Just degrease and rinse out. Or you can opt for the drain plug feature where you won’t have to tilt the drum on its side to drain. Ez-pz!
