Slow cooking with beer.

[Kirton]

One of the first web sites I visited when I became serious about BBQ was the BBQ PitBoys. When I watched them do low and slow cooking they would often pour a bottle or two of beer into the roasting pan. Strange I thought, to me beer was for drinking not cooking with! Then I got a Smokenator and they advised putting fluid other than water in their container, although to be fair they also stated that water was good also.
My query is, has anyone ever noticed any difference in flavour of the cooked item using anything other than water?

[Meathead]

Makes no significant difference, especially in comparison to rubs, smoke, and sauces. Read this http://amazingribs.com/tips_and_tech...water_pan.html

[Kirton]

Darn it Meathead I have read it in your book as well!! Obviously I am drinking too much of the good stuff. My home website of http://www.crediton-inn.co.uk shows you the beers I am drinking at the moment!

[MBMorgan]

I may, however, make cooking area smell better ... ...

[RonB]

I would think you would be better off letting the beer marinate the inside of your stomach.

[CurlingDog]

Unless you are reserving drippings for use later, it doesn't pay to use beer in the water pan, like meathead said.

[Nuke em]

I'm glad you said that Meathead. I've got a 5 gallon water pan. On both sides. Glad I don't have to fill it up.(I'll just drink it instead and say that's what is in thar).

[Huskee]

I think it sounds cool, and no one other than Meathead has proved it's pointless, so the practice continues. Might as well dip your tongs in beer too!