On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:23:40 GMT, "Christine Allison"
> wrote:
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>Water is a bi-product of combustion so any smoker which burns fuel is going
>to have water vapor present in the air stream.
>

You are a little confused. Water is a bi-product of
combustion of hydrocarbon fuels, such as natural gas,
propane, wood, gasoline, etc. The combustion formula
for natural gas is:

2 CH4 + 4 O2 = 2 CO2 + 4 H2O

Charcoal, which is the fuel usually used in the WSM, is
composed of almost pure carbon. The combustion formula
now is:

C + O2 = CO2

No hydrogen around from the hydrocarbons? - no water.

>In a water smoker the water pan contributes additional water vapor.
>

Unless you use sand, as has been pointed out.


Greg