Smoking in aluminum pans

[Philip Lock]

Hello ! I have had my WSM about 10 years and love it!! What I don't love is the cleanup. I dislike cleaning the grates the most. When watching BBQ Pitmasters I noticed that many of the pros put their meats in aluminum pans. This would eliminate the grate clean up. Has anyone tried this on the WSM? I cook mostly chickens and brisket.

 

[timothy]

I do it for butts and chuck roasts. You can set a small raised cooking/cooling rack in there to keep the meat from braising in it's own juices if you prefer, I rarely bother with that.

Tim

 

[Dwain Pannell]

I do for high heat brisket.

 

[John Solak]

I use pans too but not at the beginning of the cook, usually after the meat hits 160 internal.

 

[Tom Golden]

Takes me a minute or two with a hot water hose to clean the grates. I can't see how a pan would not mess up the smoking part.

 

[timothy]

I can't see how a pan would not mess up the smoking part.[/QUOTE

You will never know until you try it.

Tim

 

[Bob Correll]

I can't see how a pan would not mess up the smoking part.[/QUOTE

You will never know until you try it.

Tim

Good answer Tim.