> When I use the water pan in my WSM, one of its functions is to catch
> all that fat, and prevent it from burning on the coals.

It don't hurt a thing for the fat to drip down on the fire and burn up.

> I want to
> try using sand instead of wtter, but then what do I do to keep the
> fat off the coals (and presumably also out of the sand)? I imagine
> putting foil over the sand to keep the fat out of the sand, but then
> won't it just flow off the foil and onto the coals?

'Xactly. The fat's gotta go somewhere so why not on into the fire.

> How do I prevent that? Or do I need to?

Don't need to. Better yet, toss the pan altogether and concentrate on makin
Q.
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-frohe
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