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Reply to "Smoking in an Aluminum Pan"

Welcome to the forum! And you're hiting on one of "those" topics they'll tell you in the forum that Smokin' has a definite opinion on.

Eeker

I could probably tell you which site it is too.

Cooking in Aluminum pans is fine for clean up, but it's not Q (just like foil isn't Q'in). Here's my reasoning. Instead of using crutches (foil pans, foil, etc) learn to cook the meat first and understand what's happening. Then adjust your techniques.

If you want to cook in a pan, that's fine. You want to use foil, that's fine too.

But if I'm teaching someone about Q'in, foils the last thing I teach Big Grin

But starting with a foil pan has some issues, from my experience.

It restricts the smoke flow to the meat.
It allows the meat to stew it isn't own fat/juices.

Not to say that the technique isn't of value in some limited applications, but I'd say only when you foil (if you like to do that)
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