To foil or not to foil?

[ZBucket]

Do top teams foil their ribs in competetion or not?

 

[MilitantSquatter]

yes... many do.

some do not.

 

[Bbq Bubba]

Most do.

A lot don't.

 

[Vince RnQ]

We have...


...and we haven't.


Won both ways.

 

[big brother smoke]

Some did not.

Some will.

 

[Haltech]

FE's dont need foil!

Just saying...

 

[PimpSmoke]

Sometimes I do. Sometimes I don't.


Depends.:decision:

 

[PimpSmoke]

Oh, you said top teams.


My bad.

 

[bigdogphin]

I have ruined some good ribs with foil and I have saved some bad ribs with foil.

 

[Rookie'48]

Depends.:decision:

You foil your ribs in Depends???? Eeeeewwwwww!!! :behindsofa:

 

[pigmaker23]

dont let rod grey know that ..lol

FE's dont need foil!

Just saying...

 

[early mornin' smokin']

ive done it both ways, but if i do i rarely keep them in the foil for more than 30 minutes

 

[barbefunkoramaque]

Foil is a tool one can use like the Thermometer for internal temp or the Clock. It is a "fixer" of sorts. It manipulates time for you. In the case of ribs, however, nearly everyone attempts to return their ribs to the natural state before presentation.

 

[Balls Casten]

FE's dont need foil!

Just saying...

Kingfisher no, FEC yes.

Foil has made us more consistant. (Consistantly bad maybe but our scores have improved.) We have worked hard to perfect a process and take a lot of the guess work out of it. Foil helps us with that.

 

[Haltech]

Kingfisher no, FEC yes.

Foil has made us more consistant. (Consistantly bad maybe but our scores have improved.) We have worked hard to perfect a process and take a lot of the guess work out of it. Foil helps us with that.

I guess its just hit or miss with the type of ribs youre doing. I mostly do babybacks and have found, foiling them on the FE is pointless, where as on my Pro Q its almost a necessity for at least one hour. Im going to start working with spares and see what happens.

 

[clk219th]

Definitely comes in handy when needed.

 

[Lake Dogs]

Bring foil. If you need it; you have it. If you dont need it, use it to wrap up the drunk
who stumbles into your camp site at 3am... That, and duct tape.

 

[Smokin Turkey]

FE's dont need foil!

Just saying...

never foiled my ribs when I used to do them in the oven or crockpot either..

 

[Lake Dogs]

Funny, just (literally, 10 minutes ago) had a guy talking about how he made the
best BBQ in his life this weekend, using a pork loin in the crock pot cooking it with
a fruity salsa. As stewed pork goes, I'm certain it was wonderful.

 

[JD McGee]

Not sure what the heavy hitters do...but we don't...