I have through the years followed all of the good suggestions regarding
water/drip pans for indirect cookers. Boiling the water then adding to
the pan, add sand then cover with foil, and recently to crumple foil
then cover with foil.

I came up with a new idea that I hadn't heard anyone speak of yet. I
went out today and bought two new pans, stacked them together, held
them tight with clamps, drilled 3 holes for no. 10 bolts, cut copper
tubing to 3/4" as spacers, and wing nuts to hold it all together to make
a double pan.

The bottom pan acts as a heat shield to the top pan, where you can add
boiling water or nothing at all! If you do add water to the top pan,
you drastically reduce evaporation.

You can see pics on my website, address below,

http://web.infoave.net/~amwil/discursion.htm#Drip%20Pan

You should be able to make one for yourself from the pictures and my
description above! The Piedmont Water Pan!

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Regards,

Piedmont

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