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Hi
Has anyone used these Barbies BBQ fuel from Bridgebrook energy for low and slow smoking?
http://www.cylex-uk.co.uk/reviews/viewc ... d=19686230

I did see a few posts from a couple of years back but wondered if it's the same product?

Covering the food won't make any difference as you need to regulate the heat from the charcoal which is done by limiting available oxygen.
In all honesty I think you'd be better off going down to homemade and getting yourself a cheap kettle for £40 rather than messing about trying to make a lid!

Not much help but I went for 4 1/2 inch intakes as I already had a couple of ball valves floating about. So I have 2 I can block off completely and 2 controlled by ball valves.
I used a metric step drill and just kept checking after each step until I got a snug fit.

Why don't you drop them an email and ask?

I've just finished building my first UDS and went down the washing machine drum route too, there's plenty available on eBay for around £20 or you can find a free broken washing machine locally and set to hacking it up. Hopefully I'll get my first cook done this weekend!