You DON'T NEED water pan in a Kamado Joe is the rule ...BUT, these "rules" have held us back before. To find out if a water pan in your Kamado Joe is a good idea or a bad idea I loaded up my Kamado Joe Big Joe with a water pan and put it head to head against my other Big Joe without to see which was best on some St. Louis pork ribs

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00:00 Do you need a water pan in a Kamado style grill?
01:33 Water or no water? Game plan
02:44 Grill setup for a water pan
04:45 Homemade rib dry rub and prep
08:45 Vent settings & water setup
11:48 How to keep smoke rolling mid cook
12:50 Results and taste test

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