Texas Crutch

leanza · 01-28-2008, 08:44 PM

My dear Brother Bentley introduced me to a new cooking term, "Tx Crutch". Never heard of it before today so, I Google'd it and was educated. I would like to know the Brethern's feeling on the subject. How about a poll?

Westexbbq · 01-28-2008, 08:48 PM

I have been known to use the crutch from time to time.

BBQ Grail · 01-28-2008, 08:54 PM

You say crutch!

I say technique!

MilitantSquatter · 01-28-2008, 09:00 PM

check out this thread on the Texas Crutch for answers.

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...t=texas+crutch

Bentley · 01-28-2008, 09:03 PM

I don't leave home without it!

Spell my name right Beach! :)

leanza · 01-28-2008, 09:07 PM

Wait...Wait, wait. Bentley, I thought for it too truely be the Tx Crutch, you need a liquid to braise whach ever you got going on inside that foil???
What's a true crutch here?

txschutte · 01-28-2008, 09:30 PM

Gotta have it. Use it like mad on the ribs and butts. Shiny side to food. That side has the coating on it. Shiny side out when making martian anti-mind reading hats, too.

Azinine · 01-28-2008, 09:34 PM

I voted yes, but it depends on what I have a hankering for. I usually crutch because I want super moist and tender meat (gay woodpile mod), but I sometimes go sans crutch if I'm in the mood for a nice, tasty bark.

Meat Burner · 01-28-2008, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trp1fox

You say crutch!

I say technique!

What he said! Sometimes your technique varies....yes, no, maybe, lookin to make the best we can. I do sometimes and not others.

bbqbull · 01-28-2008, 10:20 PM

Depends on my situation. Are we eating the food where I cooked it or am I going to have to transport it 25 miles.

I do it both ways, not saying whats rite or wrong!

The guy in the red shirt would probably kick my arse but there are more than one way to accomplish a mission.

Paul is a good friend of mine.................Hope he doesnt see this post from me.

Bentley · 01-28-2008, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azinine

but I sometimes go sans crutch if I'm in the mood for a nice, tasty bark.

The ole crutch does mess with the bark, only thing I dont like about it!

Jaberwabee · 01-29-2008, 12:49 AM

This crutch bullsh1t is just that "BULLSH!T" . Foil is a tool, just like pelletts, lump charcoal, a rub, a mob, a glaze, and a cooler. It has its advantages and disadvantages....You won't win a contest because of it, or lose without it. If you want to use it, use it.

Sawdustguy · 01-29-2008, 03:55 AM

We find it next to impossible to cook a contest without it.

swamprb · 01-29-2008, 03:58 AM

I took the PK class last year and cooked the brisket on my UDS. It was done way before everyone else. I didn't know about coolering at the time, and was really nervous about it drying out. Knowing his disdain for said aluminum product, I asked a few experienced cooks what to do, a couple Thermopens confirmed its degree of doneness, I asked PK what I should do? He asked if my thermometer was calibrated, and it was, so he had me double wrap it in Foodservice wrap, foil and place it in my small cooler until turn in. I took 4th Place for brisket. His approach was to cook without it. Depends what cooker I'm using if I Texas crutch it or not.

Sawdustguy · 01-29-2008, 04:14 AM

My wife took Paul Kirks cooking class and he used foil also. Don't let him kid you.

View Poll Results: Do You Use the Texas Crutch?
Yes, I use the crutch with great success!	110	88.00%
No, I'm not crutching when I'm cooking!	15	12.00%
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01-28-2008, 08:44 PM	#1
leanza Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-26-07 Location: Southern California	Texas Crutch My dear Brother Bentley introduced me to a new cooking term, "Tx Crutch". Never heard of it before today so, I Google'd it and was educated. I would like to know the Brethern's feeling on the subject. How about a poll? __________________ Tom Last edited by leanza; 01-28-2008 at 10:25 PM..

01-28-2008, 08:48 PM	#2
Westexbbq somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 09-02-05 Location: Rockin' Lake Ronfarkoma, Hinterlands of BBQ .	I have been known to use the crutch from time to time. __________________ Illuminated, circa 1967. KCBS CBJ-Texas Transplant. Texas Smokemaster offset, Well-cured NB Silver Smoker, Santa Fe grill (retired). glory bee gasser. Texas International Pop Festival, Labor Day 1969. IMBAS Certified. Just roll me up and smoke me when I die. Always remember, no matter where ya go, there you are. I wanna tell you 'bout Texas radio and the big beat. Someday, I hope to visit Penelope. Hondo Crouch, Famous Late Mayor of Lunkenbach, Texas who advocated a 'dillo diet: "You can eat nothing but armadillos for a month, but you will have to run down and catch all the armadillos you eat and it can really take the weight off!"

01-28-2008, 08:54 PM	#3
BBQ Grail somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Rocklin, CA	You say crutch! I say technique! __________________ Larry Soon to be a Texafornian. For a limited time I will be issuing Moink Ball Certificates. I'm working on a special COVID 19 Verson. Email me for details.

01-28-2008, 09:00 PM	#4
MilitantSquatter Moderator Join Date: 09-17-05 Location: Mooresville, NC	check out this thread on the Texas Crutch for answers. http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...t=texas+crutch __________________ XL BGE (#2) & Performer Platinum Former owner: Jambo Backyard, Klose BYC, Lonestar Vertical offset w/ Insulated Firebox, Medium Spicewine, Pitts & Spitts, XL BGE (#1) & (2) Medium BGE's, 22" WSM & (2) 18" WSM's, 18" & 22" Weber Kettles Last edited by MilitantSquatter; 01-31-2008 at 09:15 PM..

01-28-2008, 09:03 PM	#5
Bentley Babbling Farker Join Date: 03-14-07 Location: Culpeper, Virginia	I don't leave home without it! Spell my name right Beach! :) __________________ Certified Master Judge #5382 What is best in life? "To crush your BBQ opponents, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women."

01-28-2008, 09:07 PM	#6
leanza Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-26-07 Location: Southern California	Wait...Wait, wait. Bentley, I thought for it too truely be the Tx Crutch, you need a liquid to braise whach ever you got going on inside that foil??? What's a true crutch here? __________________ Tom Last edited by leanza; 01-28-2008 at 10:20 PM..

01-28-2008, 09:30 PM	#7
txschutte Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-02-07 Location: Cozad, Nebraska	Gotta have it. Use it like mad on the ribs and butts. Shiny side to food. That side has the coating on it. Shiny side out when making martian anti-mind reading hats, too. __________________ "Bring it on, you bananna thong wearing killer of brisket!"-Chambers If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it. Your beard is so stupid, it took two hours to watch 60 Minutes.

01-28-2008, 09:34 PM	#8
Azinine Take a breath! Join Date: 02-16-07 Location: Atlanta, GA	I voted yes, but it depends on what I have a hankering for. I usually crutch because I want super moist and tender meat (gay woodpile mod), but I sometimes go sans crutch if I'm in the mood for a nice, tasty bark. __________________ Jared "Yeah, but bacon tastes gooood. Pork chops taste gooood" -Pulp Fiction Weber Smokey Mountain Weber 22.5" One Touch Silver Charbroil Silver Smoker w/ mods (never used anymore)

01-28-2008, 10:20 PM	#10
bbqbull Watching over us. Join Date: 12-27-05 Location: Mid Michigan	Depends on my situation. Are we eating the food where I cooked it or am I going to have to transport it 25 miles. I do it both ways, not saying whats rite or wrong! The guy in the red shirt would probably kick my arse but there are more than one way to accomplish a mission. Paul is a good friend of mine.................Hope he doesnt see this post from me. __________________ "You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." "I wish my mind could forget what my eyes have seen. :shocked:" "Heavily medicated for your protection. :doh:" Klose Mobile Pit Klose Owners Reccomended Pit Cookshack Smokette Gasser Little Chief Smoker Large BGE Gifted to me my Pit Barrel Smoker :mrgreen::clap:[URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/"][/URL]

01-29-2008, 12:49 AM	#12
Jaberwabee is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-21-06 Location: Wichita, KS	This crutch bullsh1t is just that "BULLSH!T" . Foil is a tool, just like pelletts, lump charcoal, a rub, a mob, a glaze, and a cooler. It has its advantages and disadvantages....You won't win a contest because of it, or lose without it. If you want to use it, use it. __________________ Oct 2011 Update. (it changes) 2 WSM's 1 of each (18.5, 22.5) 2 UDS's Gone, (Brother in Law took them....FARKER) 1 Rib Machine Chargriller Pro Hella Mod (Retired) 2 Bubba Keg (One HOT MOTHER, One LOW N SLOW) 1 22" Performer Yoder YS-640 is the next cooking device.

01-29-2008, 03:55 AM	#13
Sawdustguy Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-14-05 Location: Vernon, Connecticut	We find it next to impossible to cook a contest without it. __________________ Guy (Pitmaster) BBQ Team: Lawn Guyland Smokers Stupidity for Dummies …because sometimes, you just can’t dumb it down enough…

01-29-2008, 03:58 AM	#14
swamprb somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-27-06 Location: Bothell WA	I took the PK class last year and cooked the brisket on my UDS. It was done way before everyone else. I didn't know about coolering at the time, and was really nervous about it drying out. Knowing his disdain for said aluminum product, I asked a few experienced cooks what to do, a couple Thermopens confirmed its degree of doneness, I asked PK what I should do? He asked if my thermometer was calibrated, and it was, so he had me double wrap it in Foodservice wrap, foil and place it in my small cooler until turn in. I took 4th Place for brisket. His approach was to cook without it. Depends what cooker I'm using if I Texas crutch it or not. __________________ Brian - Left Hand Smoke BBQ PNWBA 2010 Team of the Year BGE's/WSM's/Pellet Pro WSM/BWS Gater/BDS Clones/Cookshack 008/Weber Performer w EZ-Que/Cajun Bandit/Rib-O-Lator Test Pilot/La Caja China/BBQ Guru/Weber 1000 RK Drum Coffee Roaster Follow Left Hand Smoke on Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/pages/Left-H...462391?sk=wall KCBS CBJ/PNWBA CBJ www.pnwba.com

01-29-2008, 04:14 AM	#15
Sawdustguy Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-14-05 Location: Vernon, Connecticut	My wife took Paul Kirks cooking class and he used foil also. Don't let him kid you. __________________ Guy (Pitmaster) BBQ Team: Lawn Guyland Smokers Stupidity for Dummies …because sometimes, you just can’t dumb it down enough…

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