anybody rest their brisket OUTSIDE of insulated cooker?

boogiesnap · Jul 10, 2011

hi guys, anyone rest their foiled briskets, say just in a towel, and not in a cooler/cambro/carlisle, etc. for a couple hours and just moniter IT?

would it make a difference in the end?

The_Kapn · Jul 10, 2011

That's what I do if I don't intend to hold it for several hours.
Works fine.

TIM

boogiesnap · Jul 10, 2011

The_Kapn said:
That's what I do if I don't intend to hold it for several hours.
Works fine.

TIM

thank you, do you notice a difference? or not so much?

Brian in Maine · Jul 10, 2011

If I'm going to eat within an hour, or an hour and a half, I just let it rest in the foil, so it isn't steaming hot when I cut it.

aquablue22 · Jul 10, 2011

I always wrap in foil and let it rest in the oven on a pan for a couple of hours, the only reason I use the oven (no-heat) is cause it makes great storage! About the only thing I use the oven for that and butts.

sandiegobbq · Jul 10, 2011

Some people just put it in the microwave and let it rest.

chad · Jul 10, 2011

Thrift shop blankets. Used to keep the cook chamber warm on windy and cool nights and double or triple layered are used to keep the meats warm. This works well in warmer times of the year -- slows the cooling but doesn't stay to hot too long.

mbshop · Jul 10, 2011

i just wrap in foil and then a towel if its gonna be just an hour or so. otherwise it goes into some kind of container as has been mentioned. its purty much cooked already so it just needs some time to get the juices in place.

boogiesnap · Jul 10, 2011

thanks guys. does anybody see a difference in the end product between resting in a cooler for say 5-6 hours or just resting in a towel1-2 hours(or blankets, nice suggestion BTW)?

bigabyte · Jul 10, 2011

I've done it with foil and then a towel and it was fine. I just can't bring myself to wrap a brisket directly into a towel for some reason.

AMROCKS · Jul 10, 2011

Foil it, Towel it, Cooler it, Wait on it, Eat it!

boogiesnap · Jul 10, 2011

bigabyte said:
I've done it with foil and then a towel and it was fine. I just can't bring myself to wrap a brisket directly into a towel for some reason.

i knew that was coming at some point.:tsk:

anyway, it turned out well, just letting it rest WRAPPED IN FOIL and THEN in a towel for @ 2 hours. temp dropped significantly, so i'd be wary of any longer for serving guests. maybe 1.5 at most.

not really sure i could tell the difference though between coolered for 4-6 hours and toweled for 2.

except the coolered ones were hotter.

anyway, just something i thought i'd try.

anybody rest their brisket OUTSIDE of insulated cooker?

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