Another UDS question - Page 2

grill 'em all · 04-24-2014, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CarlWayne

Honestly, you don't need either one of them. Definitely no water pan but you can use a diffuser if you feel it's necessary. Try it with and without and see what you like best. I like the juices from whatever I'm smoking to hit the charcoal and STEAM!

CarlWayne sums it up..

I built mine w/diffuser & water pan capability..Used em both once or twice..
Don't know what became of the diffuser but our dog drinks water from the ol water pan!

Keep em simple!!

Post pics of your progress

KC Transplant · 04-24-2014, 11:11 PM

I just use a terra cotta saucer for pots. It works fine. Without it my bark got a little too hard on long cooks. It got broken right down the middle one day (I left it on a shelf where the dogs could reach it and they loved those drippings on it.) I play around with separating the two halves making the gap in the center bigger or smaller depending on how firm I want the bark. Plus some of the drippings can hit the coals. They're cheap too. I've seen people use a pizza stone, but I'm cheap. It'll cost under $10.

04-24-2014, 11:11 PM	#17
KC Transplant Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 10-14-13 Location: Grand Junction, CO	I just use a terra cotta saucer for pots. It works fine. Without it my bark got a little too hard on long cooks. It got broken right down the middle one day (I left it on a shelf where the dogs could reach it and they loved those drippings on it.) I play around with separating the two halves making the gap in the center bigger or smaller depending on how firm I want the bark. Plus some of the drippings can hit the coals. They're cheap too. I've seen people use a pizza stone, but I'm cheap. It'll cost under $10.