Dave Turner wrote:
> Morning folks,
> Been following the group discussions trying to get a free education, and
> since none of you are able to read my mind I guess I have to ask.
>
> On the use of sand as opposed to water in the smoker, what effect does
> that have on temperature control? Would the unit tend to run hotter with
> sand, or do I not understand the principal involved? I thought that
> since water will usually hover at 212 degrees it acted as a stabilizing
> force whereas sand can go much higher in temperature. I'm going to do a
> rack today, and I am really interested in this because of the ungodly
> mess that is left in the water pan to be cleaned up.
>
> Please forgive me for starting a new thread on a discussion that started
> recently, but I haven't figured out how to stop Thunderbird from
> deleting read messages. Maybe I could get some help there too? Man, am I
> getting off topic, or what!
>
> Thanks in advance for the guidance about sand.
>
> Dave

I did sand as a necessity on a desert camp-out once. Since then I have
stopped using water all together. Even in our ultra-low humidity Sand
seems to keep the cook juicy and tender.