"VegA" > wrote in message
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>>Hint. Meat will only absorb the chemicals that form the smoke ring up to
>>about 140 degrees. If it takes longer to get there, the ring will be
>>deeper.
>>

>>BOB
>>
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>
> Thanks for responding.
>
> I'm gonna be doing 2 butts this Sat. I will try them room temp and
> cold and see for my self. I didn't buy the sand in place of water
> thing till I tried it and I am now a sand guy forever!
>


Believe me, it works.

I still use water to help keep the temperature in the 212ish range.

BOB
who actually hates those fake chemically induced rings