first butcher paper butts

[ironmanerik]

butts injected with apple juice and rubbed with s,p,gp,cayenne





on at 9:15 going to wrap with bp at 160*

 

[peeps]

Interested to see the final result.

 

[jonboy]

Nice start.
Why don't you wrap one and leave the other one alone?
Then you could tell the difference ( taste and texture wise) between the two...:wink:
Time differences are hard to compare, 2 butts side by side can finish hours apart...go figure...:wink:
jon

 

[dajogejr]

Interested to see the final result.

Ditto.
Always looking to try something new for butts and briskey

 

[nucornhusker]

I will be watching this cook.

 

[ironmanerik]

Nice start.
Why don't you wrap one and leave the other one alone?
Then you could tell the difference ( taste and texture wise) between the two...:wink:
Time differences are hard to compare, 2 butts side by side can finish hours apart...go figure...:wink:
jon

I'll do it!!

 

[Thermal Mass]

I will be watching this cook.

Me too, I brought the snacks. op2: :mrgreen:

 

[sliding_billy]

I'mm getting hungry. Gonna need some of Thermal's snacks./

 

[ironmanerik]

4 hours in 145* IT, 275* has been my target temp

 

[ironmanerik]

this is the butcher paper I am using





Wrapped over a pan to catch any drippings for after pulling, the other one is unwrapped. Thanks Jonboy for the one of each idea, and Diesel Dave for the drip pan.

 

[Diesel Dave]

Glad to help, you'll love mixing that in after pulling. Adds a mess of flavor.

 

[BBQDaddio]

op2: Much Anticipation.

 

[gotbags-10]

I know the suspence is killing me!

 

[medic53]

Done yet?

 

[Wneill20]

Waiting ! Show me the goods

 

[ironmanerik]

the unwrapped one





the wrapped one





Unwrapped on the left. They had the same taste and texture, the wrapped one took 1 1/2 hours longer. I thought the wrapped one would be done first, and the unwrapped one would be much darker, wrong on both. By using the roaster rack I did discover one thing the grease went through the paper but the awesome juice stayed in the paper somehow, got about a 1/4 cup of thick black deliciousness.

 

[Gasket]

Dang! Them butts look tasty! I wrap my butts in paper also, but I do it only to preserve color.

 

[mikeleonard81]

Thanks for the side by side!! I would have thought the wrapped 1 would have been done at least the same time the other would have been. I know it's not uncommon for 2 butts to have different cook times but I thought it would have sped it up. I wonder how long it would have taken w/o paper then?

 

[Damn True]

Did the bark on the wrapped one suffer at all?

 

[chambersuac]

Interesting. Not what I expected. Thanks.