Smoked. Meat. Nirvana ... I wanted to try out Black's techniques at home, but rather than copy the Ugly Drum recipe, I decided to season the meat with a Chinese-inspired blend of spices and ...

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 ...

Now the two are focusing on their own “small batch” barbecue made in the steel drum wood-fired smokers that Black built in his garage, dubbed “Ugly Drum Smokers.” On the menu, served with ...

Today, we'll show you how turn a 55-gallon steel drum into a very rudimentary yet effective home-made smoker called an Ugly Drum Smoker, or UDS for short. Appeals to the do-it-yourselfer who wants ...

Ugly Drum, with its sweet, pit-smoked barbecue pastrami, is hard to miss. Pastrami fans may remember Ugly Drum's pop-up series at the now-defunct Spice Table, and at Mendocino Farms, a few years ago.