Butcher paper vs foiling

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mrad

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Is one preferred over the other.  I am reading where some use butcher paper on ribs or briskets and others foil.  I have always foiled as it allows me to add some juice.

Would  like to hear what the difference is. 
 
The use of butcher paper over foil  is usually on briskets. It is supposed to give a slightly different texture on your bark of a brisket. I have used parchment paper and foil and i don't notice a big difference. Nowadays, since i went to stick burner, i don't even wrap I'm usually done 6-8 hours on my briskets and  ~4 hours on my ribs.  I only wrap after it comes off the heat for a rest/holding period.

some others will come along with their opinions for sure...

Happy Smoking,

phatbac (Aaron)
 
I have used both & like Aaron I rarely wrap any meat, except ribs & then not always.

Personally I like the foil better for wrapping brisket, because you can add liquid & not have it soak into the paper.

But there sure are a lot of guys that swear by the pink butcher paper for brisket, including Franklin!

Al
 
The only thing I wrap is ribs (sometimes) and brisket (always). I tried pink paper for the first time this past weekend and am now a CONVERTED BELIEVER! The bark was still there and was super tender. I recommended giving it a shot. 
 
 
I have been using foil on ribs, paper on brisket......but getting ready to go naked on my next smoke! lol
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What's the difference between peach butcher paper and peach steak paper? Can both be used to wrap brisket?
 
I tried white butcher paper. but unfortunately I bought the kind that has wax or plastic on one side. I don't think that was what was intended in the technique. 
 
I suppose you could, as long as you don't want to add any juice....
I always add juice to butts. Well not juice really but a couple of ounces of dark beer. I pan my butts at 165-170 when all the fat really starts to break down. When I hear all the sizzling and splatter going on in the smoker. Pan them and add 6 ounces or so of dark beer or sometimes I use a hard apple cider to the bottom of the pan. I put it back in the smoker with no foil as I want the bark to keep forming. Let it get to 205 or so and pull off the smoker. Now all the fat juices have combined with the beer. That butt is sitting in a lot of juicy goodness. Now I cover with foil and let sit in the cambro overnight. I pull it in the same pan it's setting in the next day. That pork butt reabsorbs every bit of juice in the bottom of that pan by the time I'm done pulling.
 
I have a roll of pink butcher paper (1500') in my garage.. only use it on brisket.. love the texture of the bark.. but for everything else.. foil. And save the au jui
 
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