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Smokers, Grills, Pitts & More => Diamond Plate Smokers/Grills => Topic started by: Bill Bain on February 19, 2012, 07:14:20 pm

Title: Steamer filled with sand?
Post by: Bill Bain on February 19, 2012, 07:14:20 pm
Has anyone filled the steamer chamber with sand in order to make a quasi insulated firebox?
Title: Re: Steamer filled with sand?
Post by: BBQCZAR on February 24, 2012, 11:21:30 am
I wouldn't,that steamer option comes in very handy depending on what you are cooking.I don't use it often,but I would leave open for some uses,getting that sand back out of that would be a pain and would probably clog the pipe going into the chamber and wouild make it useless if you ever wanted to use it in the future .
Title: Re: Steamer filled with sand?
Post by: Bill Bain on February 24, 2012, 11:25:55 am
Not sure it really adds anything, perhaps some use it. 
Title: Re: Steamer filled with sand?
Post by: RudedoggAZ on February 24, 2012, 02:56:16 pm
I hear lava rocks are better than sand...
Title: Re: Steamer filled with sand?
Post by: Bill Bain on February 24, 2012, 03:01:32 pm
Funny. 
Title: Re: Steamer filled with sand?
Post by: RudedoggAZ on February 27, 2012, 11:53:41 am
Don't know what kind of cooker you have but for bullet smokers (in the water pan) I hear lava rocks are better than sand
Title: Re: Steamer filled with sand?
Post by: Bill Bain on February 27, 2012, 12:39:04 pm
I was talking about a Diamond Plate smoker with the steamer option.  If you don't use the steamer much I was wondering if you drop the steamer use and fill it with sand would that give you some insulation to the firebox that would be worth losing the steamer option?
Title: Re: Steamer filled with sand?
Post by: RudedoggAZ on February 27, 2012, 02:09:10 pm
I guess that's why you posted in the "diamond plate smokers" section and why I'm an idiot, haha... Sorry! didn't even see that
Title: Re: Steamer filled with sand?
Post by: Bill Bain on February 27, 2012, 02:11:39 pm
Nothing stupid about trying to be helpful.