water pan

[Epsmith19]

Anyone use a water pan on longer cooks w/ leaner cuts?

 

[Buckeye smoker]

Anyone use a water pan on longer cooks w/ leaner cuts?

@Epsmith19 ...so this is just my personal opinion. I was used to a stick/chip smoker with water pan... And I got very used to the taste and moisture in that style of cooking. After switching to the RT 700, I've found it's a whole new style of cooking. Alot of cooks seem dry on the outside (by looks) but are actually very moist on the Inside. When experimenting early on, I did try a water pan and it worked. However, it definitely extended the stall time on the pork butt I was smoking. (Took alot longer than usual) I thought that maybe it was the meat itself, but after researching the vast interwebs it appeared others had the same result. After that I really haven't used one and actually have learned alot about using the RecTec. I probably won't personally use one again, but to each his own and others may have had totally different results. Just my experience with the convection style over my old setup.

 

[Kim]

Anyone use a water pan on longer cooks w/ leaner cuts?

I don't think that you need it. It's my understanding that the purpose of a water pan is as a heat sink but of course it does add some steam. I used one frequently on the BGE before I got a Digi Q

 

[TXGunLover]

RecTec's own faq says pellets have plenty of water content.

 

[Stile 88]

I don't think that you need it. It's my understanding that the purpose of a water pan is as a heat sink but of course it does add some steam. I used one frequently on the BGE before I got a Digi Q

Why would u need a water pan in a bge i had one for many many years and i never used a water pan its its a ceramic cooker all my food came out so moist every time

Unless you were cooking with a bad seal on the bge i never had dry food and needed to add any moisture to bge


With my bfg i have used a waterpan but most of the time i dont find the need to do so