I have been reading that if you want to run the smoker overnight it is best to get a baking pan to use for the water pan so it doesn't dry up and cause a fire. I have also read that this will help to narrow the swings in temp when you open and close the smoker door.
I would like to know the types and dimensions of the pans people are using. I have the 4 rack digital coming in this week and would like to have the new pan waiting for my UPS shipment.
Thanks in advance.
r u in the states?
Hi, just use a dispoable 9x13 alu pan work good for that job.
Yes I am in the states?
Cant beat the throw away aluminum 2x9x13 pans. I get em at the local dollar store 2 for a buck ;D
Like toker said, but...
you don't want it to touch the shield on the element.
Walmart brand is a 13 x9 x2
They call it a cake or desert pan ... usually a two pack with a plastic cover.
like the folks above say the cheap disposables are the way to go... I bend the back lip up to avoid the element... good advice, at least not as scarry :-[
Fill with hot water at the start and it really helps with boot up time and the swings.
So it sounds like the 13x9 aluminum pans are the way to go. Do people just start right off the bat with this? I am not sure why not?
Oh you don't have to.
Just a thought from many smokes.
yep, I do still dump pucks at 4 hours and refill with fresh hot water. Careful it is hot when you pull it out and not as stable of a pan as the little ones.
Quote from: West Coast Kansan on February 21, 2010, 09:59:09 PM
yep, I do still dump pucks at 4 hours and refill with fresh hot water. Careful it is hot when you pull it out and not as stable of a pan as the little ones.
Pull the Bradley bottom pan with it.
or buy a pack of 30 for $6+ at Sams.
Quote from: Caneyscud on February 22, 2010, 06:50:03 AM
or buy a pack of 30 for $6+ at Sams.
I bought a pkg of those and they are too tall. They get wedged under the heat shield.
Sorry CRG, did not realize that with the half pans. But my Sams has had the shorter cake pans also - usually around where the knives are - not as big of a package - maybe a dozen.
Quote from: classicrockgriller on February 22, 2010, 07:37:03 AM
Quote from: Caneyscud on February 22, 2010, 06:50:03 AM
or buy a pack of 30 for $6+ at Sams.
I bought a pkg of those and they are too tall. They get wedged under the heat shield.
A leatherman and 15 seconds fixes that.
i use a 9x13 cake pan and reuse it. cost was 8 bucks.