foiling

Foil is a tool that can be used to overcome problems that YOU may be having, not that everyone may have.

Foil is handy when:

• Your color has developed too quickly and you want to stop the darkening. Sometimes full wrapping is not required here, maybe a boat or a tent is all that is needed.
• You are having trouble getting a finished product is not too smoky for your tastes.
• You are having trouble getting a finished product as moist as you like.
• You need to speed up the cook to meet a planned sit-down time.
• In the case of ribs, you want to produce a product that is fall-off-the-bone tender.
• In the case of pastrami, you might prefer braising the corned beef in foil following smoking.

yeah what thirdeye said. sometimes I foil, most times I don't. But resting in the cooler works great everytime.

cause i saw it on the tv

Foiling is a technique that allows you to achieve results that are much harder to come by using traditional methods. I personally view foil as a tool, and it has its time and its place. After cooking for a while, it is very hard for me to imagine cooking butts or brisket without finishing in foil and a cooler. However, I can achieve better bark without foil, but the taste of the meat is much better and jucier with. But to each his or her own.

roaster said:

why do people get the food to a certain temp then foil. Then put it back in the smoker till the finishing temp

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Only because I was told too the first time I smoked a brisket. It turned out great so I dont want to change.

nmayeux said:

it is very hard for me to imagine cooking butts or brisket without finishing in foil and a cooler.

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But I have never foiled butts. I may give that a try next time.:idea: