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  1. sinister

    water pan in smoker Q

    Ignore this post! For some reason it didn't post immediately and i have since sorted things out. Ham is done and looks great!
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    water pan in smoker

    I searched and found this info from S2K9K "It is used as a thermal mass to help maintain consistent temps. Same reason the water is in there except water won't go above 212* and as it evaporates the temps will fluctuate". I'll be switching to sand.
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    water pan in smoker

    Never heard of using sand. So it's used to stabilize temps also? 
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    water pan in smoker

    Merry Christmas everybody! Just felt like making a post so.... I smoked all summer on my uds without a water pan. I just added one today and am smoking a ham...that water pan really stabilized the temps! I'm kinda amazed it works as good as it does. Should have done it sooner   
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    Newbie in AZ

    I'm smoking on my UDS right now and recommend you build one to start with. Fun and affordable.
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    newbie in michigan

    Merry Christmas and hello from a newbie. I'm in Portage Mi and recently started smoking on an ugly drum smoker i built. It has 3 vents at the bottom and a 3 inch smokestack at the top. Right now i'm smoking a Christmas ham :)
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    water pan in smoker Q

    Merry Christmas everyone.  I've been lurking a bit and finally joined. Question is...does a water pan in the smoker lower temps drastically? I have an ugly drum smoker i built and it works great with only 1 of the 3 valves at the bottom open (220-280 degrees adjusting the ball valve). I just...
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