So I recently acquired a 2011 WSM 18.5 from a family member that hadn't been used for a while so the cooking grates were pretty rusty so I replaced them. Other mods/replacements were the dome thermometer, planning on drilling a hole for the probe gasket, and a Brinmann charcoal pan.
My ultimate goal is ease of clean up and such and that brings me to the water pan and mods. Ive read a ton about using foil on the pan or using it on the cover or using a terracotta saucer or even a pot on top of or inside the water pan.
I've seen posts on this site about foiling the pan and such but I can't seem to find any when people talk about just foiling the top etc. Is this a flat foil or is this like you foile the top but dip it down like a bowl with a gap? If using a terracotta saucer is it deep enough for the fat and garbage and you just foil it and put it on top of the water pan?
Sorry I'm just confused.
My ultimate goal is ease of clean up and such and that brings me to the water pan and mods. Ive read a ton about using foil on the pan or using it on the cover or using a terracotta saucer or even a pot on top of or inside the water pan.
I've seen posts on this site about foiling the pan and such but I can't seem to find any when people talk about just foiling the top etc. Is this a flat foil or is this like you foile the top but dip it down like a bowl with a gap? If using a terracotta saucer is it deep enough for the fat and garbage and you just foil it and put it on top of the water pan?
Sorry I'm just confused.