Today, we'll show you how turn a 55-gallon ... drum and fabricating a charcoal basket. Steel drums come in several styles: closed heads that are welded on both ends, or open head, which lift ...

Use a 55-gallon food-grade drum with an open head. (Some drums are treated with epoxy to prevent rust, but meat smoked in such a barrel is toxic.) You can buy a new drum at an industrial-supply ...

This no-weld plan shows you how to build a smoker out of a 55-gallon drum. Ugly Drum Smokers (or UDS for short) are just what they sound like: ugly. And made out of a 55-gallon drum. Turns out ...