Janet Wilder wrote:
> Duwop wrote:
>
>> If you're gonna freeze some of it, why not freeze it cooked? Cooked
>> butt thaws up real well.
>
> Truth time: It's heavy. If I have to lift the top of the cooker to like
> add charcoal, I'm not sure I can manage it with the 7.5 pounds of meat
> and the bowl of water.
>
> Good fortune! I found the extra long, flexible funnel thing that we used
> to put oil in our Freightliner RV hauler (which we no longer have). I'm
> cleaning it up and it will be perfect for adding water to the bowl
> through the little door. I know: add *hot* water.
>
>

Janet - I have not read past this time frame in this thread you
developed :-) And I am certainly the last person to be called expert in
the art of BBQ (smoking that is for those that want to argue, post it
here and I'll watch your feathers fly), but why are you using water in
the pan?

I have it on good "reading" authority, that it's better to fill the pan
with "play ground" quality sand (see note) which means it's sanitized
and without the impurities from the beach, to around 3/4 full.

Place heavy duty foil (or multiple payers of the regular stuff) over the
top to keep it clean and catch the cooking liquids and then using water
is not needed.

The three main benefits I see a

1) Easy clean-up (throw away the foil after each use).
2) More consistent temperatures so the BBQ is more predictable.
3) Since the sand would act like a heat sink, you can have higher temps
then you would without.

SW, TFM, Nunya, ect. (all you old school guys), please feel free to
correct me as I admit to being a noob in BBQ.

I've just read a lot. And what I've read makes logical sense. I will try
to apply it myself this year :-). I'm stuck grilling until then.

SW - I do not have the ecb "deluxe", so I will probably do the
modifications first. Just need the time. I have the tools and skill,
just need to apply it. Lots of "honey do" list items to attend to first :-)


Bob

Note: If you go to a store with a decent selection of outdoor items,
they will also carry sand that has been cleaned enough to not cause
issues fumin' up into your BBQ. I looked.