Water Pan In Pellet Smoker

A water pan induces moisture directly into your smoker as an ally for the indirect dispersion of heat.

Water pan in pellet smoker. Run a water pan to eliminate that burnt taste and smell that is produced when the juices and sugars burn on th. It could be that my cooking surface area is somewhat limited in the pellet cooker as compared to other smokers and i haven t felt the need to use a water pan. Over time this fat can build. You can then skim the fat right off the top and discard it in the trash.

If you use a smoker like a weber smokey mountain which you can learn more about in our review your water pan will be directly below the meat and directly above the charcoal. On the other hand when i m cooking with the kbq i always use a water pan. The water can then be dumped down the drain or out in your yard somewhere. Pull the water pan out of the smoker and set it aside to cool.

The fat from the meat will start to harden and float to the top. Remember drip pans a collection unit for residual or run off grease from the cooking process. This will eliminate direct heat and flames from potentially burning the food as well as eliminate potential flare ups caused by dripping fat falling onto your charcoal. Do not dump the water down a drain until you have removed all of the excess fat.

During long cooks i tend to top off the pan if needed. A water pan water for moisturizing foods. Yet there are folks with lots more experience than myself who always use water and with tremendous success during their low heat smokes. Never use your water pan as a drip pan.

What does water pan do in a smoker. The cfm of a pellet smoker is higher than pretty much any other pit and when running at the common 225f it means that evaporative cooling takes effect. When using your pellet cooker on high heat. Done many things short and long cooks beef pork chicken turkey fish and lamb.

No your rec tec grill uses wood pellets with enough moisture content to prevent your food from drying out.