Yesterday I did ribs with sand in the water pan (covered with foil).

It went great - as some of you had mentioned I definitely needed less
fuel which was nice. Though it seemed to me I had to pay a bit more
attention to the fire to keep things from getting too hot.

I think that I'm better off with something in the pan to help stabilize
the temperatu it was pretty rainy/cold & windy during much of the day
and that's only going to get worse as we progress into winter.

In any case, the ribs were a hit. And I have to ask: do you get some
kinda prize if a vegetarian breaks down and has some of them? I was
astounded to see that happen last night!

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Bill