Water pan replacement in 2022
- Thread starter Steve Tiilikainen
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I've never used a water pan in mine.
But recently I was browsing in a store and noticed a deep cast iron pot..... About 16 in in diameter.and 4-5" deep. . And I couldn't help but think but if I took an angle grinder and cut those handles off the sides of it.... Not only would it add Mass... But it would probably be a pretty good heat diffuser and it could still hold water if you wanted to put water in it
But recently I was browsing in a store and noticed a deep cast iron pot..... About 16 in in diameter.and 4-5" deep. . And I couldn't help but think but if I took an angle grinder and cut those handles off the sides of it.... Not only would it add Mass... But it would probably be a pretty good heat diffuser and it could still hold water if you wanted to put water in it
JSMcdowell
TVWBB All-Star
13qt Winco bowl for the 18", but it is a little deep and can affect amount of charcoal.
For 22" I think Vollrath 20qt is what we use. Running 3x 22" 6 days a week and those bowls have held up for 2.5 years.
Larry D.
TVWBB Gold Member
I bought the Winco bowl to replace the Brinkmann pan that has been the base for my Piedmont Pan for many years (but now has many rusted pinholes). It arrived today, and was too big to fit into the WSM. The diameter was a little over 16 inches and it would not have fit even if I cut notches in the rim. Maybe Winco has changed suppliers. The information on Amazon lists the diameter correctly, but I didn't check anything but the part number. So be aware that the bowl that worked in the past may not work today.
Jim C in Denver
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Getting the Winco bowls off of Amazon is hit or miss.
I've order three times being careful to specific the correct size.
Two that came were a different bigger size, one was correct.
I've order three times being careful to specific the correct size.
Two that came were a different bigger size, one was correct.