ceed wrote:

> In the end the big question is: Will the meat be less dry with a full
> water pan than without it?

No. A careless pit-tender will have a cooking chamber full of dry meat with
or without a water-pan if proper pit tending is ignored.

> If yes, it doesn't matter if a water pan
> adds moisture or not, it has the desired effect which is to reduce
> the drying of the meat during smoking.

I will get identical results with or without a water pan: it ain't the
tool, it's the user which will screw up the meat.

--
Dave
Dave's Pit-Smoked Bar-B-Que
http://davebbq.com/