"Dan Krueger" > wrote in message
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> Anyone use *wet* sand? Isn't there any benefit from the steam?



No. None.

Get this, learn it well, the water in the water pan in a bullet smoker acts
as thermal mass.

Thermal mass. Like the cooling fins on a motorcycle engine of days gone by.

Like the reason beer in bottles stays cold longer than beer in cans.

Like why a 5 pound hunk of meat takes longer to thaw than a 1 pound hunk.

It's a mass of water (or sand) that takes a great long time to get to
temperature. (are you getting it yet?) It takes an equally long time to
lose the temperature in the event of a cheesy fire or excessively windy
conditions.


BBQ is all about fire control. If you can't control a fire, you can't BBQ.

If you need some sort of contraption to assist you, you're not BBQ'ing.

If you don't get it yet, I can't be of much further assistance.

TFM®