Wrap guy/girl ?

Whodat985 · 11-24-2020, 02:03 PM

Do you wrap your Boston butts are brisket etc. I’ve always wrapped never crossed my mind not to. But you guys that been in this for a while. Does it make a difference are not. I’m pretty sure next cook I will try full cook unwrapped. Have you tried both ways ? Can you tell with the final result of your cook ?

jzadski · 11-24-2020, 02:08 PM

I wrap for time's sake. I used to not wrap big cuts but, ever since I did I have never looked back. Both ways produced good product. To me it's a personal preference I suppose.

halfcocked · 11-24-2020, 02:40 PM

I wrap both. The wrap gives me an opportunity to create and save juice to be used on the cut brisket or in the pulled pork.

thirdeye · 11-24-2020, 02:42 PM

Butts.... it's 75% wrap, 25% unwrapped. On the unwrapped ones I use a fan controller and cook all night at 245°, so they take about 15 or 16 hours.

Hawklaw · 11-24-2020, 02:49 PM

To my mind this comes down a lot on what are you cooking with. If you are using something that is on the lower effort/fuel side like a cabinet/drum/kamado, just let time run its course and do its thing. However, if you are burning splits or pellets, than the level of effort and/or fuel consumption may point towards hurrying things along with a little wrap. I have historically wrapped . . . but I have also mostly cooked on a super inefficient, inconsistent cooker and not doing so could add a lot of time, fuel, and effort.

Waterboy · 11-24-2020, 04:51 PM

I always wrapped on my drum, almost never wrap on my pellet grill. I prefer the bark when I don’t wrap. It takes longer when you don’t wrap but on the pellet grill that’s not a big deal.

Whumpa · 11-24-2020, 05:41 PM

I wrap both butts and brisket. I too like to save and use the juices. Also I prefer for the bark to be on the softer side.

EEBTTF · 11-24-2020, 06:30 PM

I go back and forth on this and it depends on what I am cooking on. When I cook for large groups - I wrap 100% of the time (Butts & Ribs) just to save time. At home I never wrap ribs or butts. I go back and forth on briskets. When I do wrap briskets, I like to use butcher paper vs foil - I think the bark holds better in the paper. I am cooking 2-15lb SRF Wagyu briskets for Thanksgiving and I am going back and forth on what to do. I am cooking them on an insulated, gravity feed - so temp control and fire management are not an issue. I may wrap one and leave one nude!

WilliamKY · 11-24-2020, 06:45 PM

I don't wrap butts or ribs but I do put brisket in a covered foil pan around 160.

Garyclaw · 11-24-2020, 07:15 PM

Like what was said before, if time was a factor, I'll wrap. I usually don't.

NCGrimbo · 11-25-2020, 08:51 AM

I always wrap ribs and brisket and never wrap butts. I'm going to do a ham tomorrow and it will get wrapped.

Nuco59 · 11-25-2020, 09:09 AM

Wrap Briskets. Pan and foil Butts. Wrap baby backs if they are on the thicker sides. May or may not wrap Spares- depends on the mood.

fwdiii · 11-25-2020, 09:23 AM

I used to wrap but no longer....much better bark!!!

halfcocked · 11-25-2020, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by fwdiii

I used to wrap but no longer....much better bark!!!

I prefer the bite to the bark.

Shadowdog500 · 11-25-2020, 10:35 AM

I never wrap or inject. I still do low and slow because it’s what I know, and I’m not usually in a hurry.

11-24-2020, 02:03 PM	#1
Whodat985 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-14-20 Location: Thibodaux Louisiana Name/Nickname : Whodat985	Wrap guy/girl ? Do you wrap your Boston butts are brisket etc. I’ve always wrapped never crossed my mind not to. But you guys that been in this for a while. Does it make a difference are not. I’m pretty sure next cook I will try full cook unwrapped. Have you tried both ways ? Can you tell with the final result of your cook ?

11-24-2020, 02:08 PM	#2
jzadski is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-06-14 Location: Lapeer, MI Name/Nickname : Joe	I wrap for time's sake. I used to not wrap big cuts but, ever since I did I have never looked back. Both ways produced good product. To me it's a personal preference I suppose. __________________ 14" CBS, 18" & 22" WSM, Weber Kettle, Ducane Gasser, Rec Tec-680, MB-560, Blackstone 36"

11-24-2020, 02:42 PM	#4
thirdeye somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-14-06 Location: At home on the range in Wyoming	Butts.... it's 75% wrap, 25% unwrapped. On the unwrapped ones I use a fan controller and cook all night at 245°, so they take about 15 or 16 hours. __________________ ~thirdeye~ I Play With Fire and Smoke *KCBS - CBJ & CTC* Big Green Eggs, Big Drum Smokers, Big Chiefs, Weber Smokey Joe "Custom Tall Boy" Oil Patch Horizontal Visit my Cookin' Site by clicking HERE Barbecue is not rocket surgery

11-24-2020, 06:30 PM	#8
EEBTTF Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 10-16-20 Location: Georgia Name/Nickname : John	I go back and forth on this and it depends on what I am cooking on. When I cook for large groups - I wrap 100% of the time (Butts & Ribs) just to save time. At home I never wrap ribs or butts. I go back and forth on briskets. When I do wrap briskets, I like to use butcher paper vs foil - I think the bark holds better in the paper. I am cooking 2-15lb SRF Wagyu briskets for Thanksgiving and I am going back and forth on what to do. I am cooking them on an insulated, gravity feed - so temp control and fire management are not an issue. I may wrap one and leave one nude! __________________ Deep South GC28 Assassin 28 Multiple Stump's Smokers BGE Xl BGE L Last edited by EEBTTF; 11-24-2020 at 06:52 PM..

11-24-2020, 06:45 PM	#9
WilliamKY is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-18-18 Location: Louisville,KY Name/Nickname : William	I don't wrap butts or ribs but I do put brisket in a covered foil pan around 160. __________________ Shirley Fabrication 24 x 48. Weber 26. Old Smokey Electric. Go Cards!

11-24-2020, 02:40 PM	#3
halfcocked is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-09-19 Location: Miami, Florida Name/Nickname : George	I wrap both. The wrap gives me an opportunity to create and save juice to be used on the cut brisket or in the pulled pork.

11-24-2020, 02:49 PM	#5
Hawklaw Got Wood. Join Date: 10-11-20 Location: KANSAS CITY Name/Nickname : T	To my mind this comes down a lot on what are you cooking with. If you are using something that is on the lower effort/fuel side like a cabinet/drum/kamado, just let time run its course and do its thing. However, if you are burning splits or pellets, than the level of effort and/or fuel consumption may point towards hurrying things along with a little wrap. I have historically wrapped . . . but I have also mostly cooked on a super inefficient, inconsistent cooker and not doing so could add a lot of time, fuel, and effort.

11-24-2020, 04:51 PM	#6
Waterboy Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 03-01-19 Location: Modesto, CA Name/Nickname : Dave	I always wrapped on my drum, almost never wrap on my pellet grill. I prefer the bark when I don’t wrap. It takes longer when you don’t wrap but on the pellet grill that’s not a big deal.

11-24-2020, 05:41 PM	#7
Whumpa Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-29-20 Location: Kent Washington Name/Nickname : Charles	I wrap both butts and brisket. I too like to save and use the juices. Also I prefer for the bark to be on the softer side.

11-24-2020, 07:15 PM	#10
Garyclaw Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-05-09 Location: NE OH-IO	Like what was said before, if time was a factor, I'll wrap. I usually don't. __________________ Gary ____________________________________ Big BarBChef built in to the Outdoor Kitchen, 2 Weber kettles, 1 UDS, Little Chief Electric, 2 Propane Fish Cookers/Turkey Fryers, a swinging grate over my Fire pit, Big Pig Cooker, SJS, Big Easy Oil Less. Blackstone Pizza Oven "Nice talkin' to ya"

11-25-2020, 08:51 AM	#11
NCGrimbo is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-08-05 Location: Clayton, NC	I always wrap ribs and brisket and never wrap butts. I'm going to do a ham tomorrow and it will get wrapped. __________________ "At what point did we forget that the Space Shuttle was, essentially, a program that strapped human beings to an explosion and tried to stab through the sky with fire and math? How jaded do we have to be to lose collective interest in that?" - Robert Brockway ----------------------------------------------------------- Weber 26.5" Yoder YS640 -NCGrimbo

11-25-2020, 09:09 AM	#12
Nuco59 is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 08-18-13 Location: Texas	Wrap Briskets. Pan and foil Butts. Wrap baby backs if they are on the thicker sides. May or may not wrap Spares- depends on the mood. __________________ I started out with nothing and I got most of it left.

11-25-2020, 09:23 AM	#13
fwdiii is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-07-15 Location: NJ, exit 9 Name/Nickname : Fred	I used to wrap but no longer....much better bark!!!

11-25-2020, 10:35 AM	#15
Shadowdog500 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-18-12 Location: Down the Shore!!!	I never wrap or inject. I still do low and slow because it’s what I know, and I’m not usually in a hurry. __________________ WSM 18 & 22, Performer 22, Genesis 330, Smokey Joe, Q100, Daniel Boone