exhaust

I recently became curious about Aaron Franklin’s smokestack design while re-reading Franklin’s book, Franklin Barbecue. As an aside, his book definitely belongs in my Pantheon of all-time great books on smoking & grilling which for me includes: Chris Lilly - Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ Book Stephen...

Ok, I'm driving myself crazy deciding on exhaust for my up and coming UDS. I have a flat lid with no 2 inch bung hole. It's just flat. Choice 1 - drill 8 1/2" holes evenly spaced around the flat lid. KISS (pros - don't have to buy anything else, supposed lack of 'cold spots'; cons - I have to...