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Do you use a water pan in your pellet pit?

Always
- 0 (0%)
Sometimes (Please elaborate)
- 7 (14.3%)
Never
- 42 (85.7%)

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Water Pan In Your Pit
« on: July 03, 2020, 10:34:24 PM »
I'm just curious.
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2020, 11:01:42 PM »
SmokeFire. Though I have tried it on the CampChef too. For brisket there, butcher paper seems more effective.
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2020, 11:48:53 PM »
Nice thing about pellets is they are 10-12% moisture, so they tend to add a little moisture as they burn!  I always think that is why after 20 years of cooking with pellets.  It never fails to hear someone eat chicken off a pellet unit and say it is the moistest/best chicken they have ever had from a BBQ.
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2020, 04:09:54 AM »
I voted No on my pellet smokers.  I have used them when I had a stick burner.
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2020, 08:26:29 AM »
Used it all of the time on propane smoker/grill, but not on pellet grill.  No need for it with a convection fan IMO.  Although, some pellet smokers (at least the vertical Pit Boss units) recommend using them.
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2020, 09:34:36 AM »
We don’t ever use a water pan. I will say that when we got the pit boss vertical they told me to use it to control the swings. So we did but it made zero difference.
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2020, 10:11:44 AM »

 Tried it years ago and found no benefit. Just something more to deal with and took up space. Then there was more to clean up. So NO.
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2020, 11:55:48 AM »
Have used it with some slow lows, but with temp set above 212* seems like it would be a drag on keeping the temp set higher since the steam comes off at 212*.  Yes I know you can super heat steam, but it takes energy to do so. --i.e. more pellets.  Not sure that it prevented drying anyhow. I prefer basting when nec.  (briskets and butts etc).
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2020, 12:11:10 PM »
Super heated steam needs pressure does it not?
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2020, 12:44:57 PM »
Quote from: HomerJ on July 04, 2020, 11:36:07 AM
The few times I've used one it seemed to keep things from drying out too much.  Probably just placebo though!

Same here.
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2020, 01:00:18 PM »
Quote from: Bentley on July 04, 2020, 12:11:10 PM
Super heated steam needs pressure does it not?
Yes. Forgot about that. So with higher temp in a not sealed space, it would evaporate?  In any event, I think it would take more energy to maintain the set temp.
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2020, 01:25:33 PM »
I was under the impression that the water pan acted as a heatsink, as you say!
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2020, 09:52:14 AM »
I've only tried a few times, don't know if it added anything or not to the cook :bbq:
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2020, 03:02:54 PM »
I will use a water bath on any cook longer than 6 hours. Mainly on pork shoulder and brisket.
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Re: Water Pan In Your Pit
« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2020, 03:19:54 PM »
I voted no, however, my Smokey Mountain vertical gas smoker has a built in water pan. I use it mainly for smoking salmon and I do use the water pan.
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