"Tuning" plate for WSM?

[Paul Pearson]

I regularly cook on the bottom grate of my 18.5 and quickly learned that i cannot put anything outside of the waterpan on the bottom grate unless i want jerky. The top grate is less critical but there still seems to be a difference.

This got me to wondering if one could make a plate with holes to sit on the water pan that would even out the airflow and heat across the grates. I had also thought about making two plates to surround the waterpan that would have staggered openings to block direct heat but not block airflow.

Anyone else thought about /done anything like this?

 

[Bob Bass]

With water in the water pan, I can see where there would be much hotter air around the perimeter. Would not expect a great temperature difference when running w/o water.

 

[Paul Pearson]

I forgot to mention that I use the WSM for high heat chicken and turkey smokes, which is maybe where this would come more into play

 

[Robert-R]

This may be of value: http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?585...sket-in-the-22-quot-WSM-Hot-n-Fast-in-a-Flash!