My water bowl is rusted and when trying to clean it pits and holes were revealed so I came looking for replacement information as well. I dont have confidence that I would receive the replacement from the manufacturer in time to smoke my turkey breast for Thanksgiving (one week from today). After reading this thread, Ive got two questions.
1: The manual (i think) says to not operate the smoker without the water bowl. Is it advisable to go against their instructions?
2: The aluminum baking pans from walmart, are they heavy duty enough to withstand the direct heat from the propane burner? Meaning, do I put it in the same position as the original or do I need to position it differently (i assume I need to at least put it on rack)? Oh, and are they a direct replacement, do they just fit right in there?
Okay, three questions..
3: Is the sand being mentioned just everyday "play sand" like is sold at HD or Lowes?
Thanks for any help!