Jack Denver wrote:
> Frohe wasn't talking about BBQ specifically

Yes, I was talkin about BBQ specifically.

> OK, I'll rephrase my response - if there's no such thing as moist
> heat, why do many BBQ smokers come with water pans?

Never said there's no such thang as moist heat; that's not the issue. But
to think you have to have moist heat to Q is an urban myth and one you need
get shed of.

Those smokers come with pans because most folks couldn't control a fire if
they're life depended on it. The end result bein a huge fire in the cooker
that could do damage to life and property. So, they put a water pan in
there to act as a shield for the meat and to catch the drippin to prevent
flare-ups.

Go to any old Q joint stuck out in the sticks somewhere and you won't find
no water pan in their pits. It's just wood, heat & meat.
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-frohe
Life is too short to be in a hurry