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Looking at the WSM or building a UDS. Advantages or Disadvantages of each. Don't know which is better. Thanks Bros. for you input.
Looking at the WSM or building a UDS. Advantages or Disadvantages of each. Don't know which is better. Thanks Bros. for you input.
Looking at the WSM or building a UDS. Advantages or Disadvantages of each. Don't know which is better. Thanks Bros. for you input.
a drum does not have a water pan, has a larger capacity and gives the food a distinct flavor from the fats dripping on the coals.
Could you acheive this by leaving the water pan out of the WSM?
Has anyone ever tried adding a water pan to the UDS?
Could you acheive this by leaving the water pan out of the WSM?
WSM:
cons: The 18" diameter kinda sucks sometimes... It costs $200.
Could you acheive this by leaving the water pan out of the WSM?
CT, the short answer is no. You can do some things without the water pan in WMS, but they involve higher temp, short cooks. The operating theory behind the BDS/UDS requires a larger separation between the fire and the cooking racks than you can acheive in the WMS. You need 24 inches[to me that is the minimum, more is ideal] in order to cook directly over the coal bed and still do low-and-slow.
We cook our competition brisket in a WSM without the water pan. We have tried a packer trimmed brisket and a flat and both came out good. It works the same as a trash can.
Wayne, what temps do you run at when cooking brisket that way?