2 Questions

[Chris Nickelson]

wrapping in bags as well as old towels can definatly help hold temp a long time. As said by others it also relaxes the meat and allows juices to reenter.
good luck with cook.

 

[Papa Tom]

Lots of good answers on coolering. Here's the gloves that I use. $10 a pair with free shipping.

http://www.texasbbqrub.com/tools.htm

I use these same gloves as Ron. Resonable price sanatized work good.

 

[WineMaster]

Thank you all for your help.

Cheers Dan

 

[Mooner]

I get the gloves at Menards.

You can also get the heavy duty rubber gloves at any farm supply store. Ask for chemical or anhydrous handling gloves.

EBAY under bbq gloves

 

[WineMaster]

All I have to say is Wow. Took the Butts off the pit at 7:00am sprayed with apple juice and coolered them till 12:00 they were perfect. Around 4:30, we took more of them out of the cooler and they were still too hot to touch.
That works nice. As for the gloves, I ordered some from Texas but also bought the blue ones from Lowes.
Great weekend of BBQ
Racing
& Telling Lies

 

[Papa Hogg]

Great weekend of BBQ
Racing
& Telling Lies

Pit Masters don't lie, exagerate the truth a little bit every now & then, embellish here & there, but lie...Never

 

[Big Dog Barbecue]

very hot when he pulled them for lunch starting around 11am. Some were pulled around 4 for supper and they were still very warm.

But if they weren't held above 145F it becomes a food safety issue. But if only for an hour or two below 145F should not be a problem.

 

[KC_Bobby]

I've held butts once in a cooler for about 7 hours and they were still over 165 internal when I went to pull them. Double wrap in foil, then I put in a cheap collapsible cooler, then in the Igloo with a blanket on top and stuffed around the cheap cooler. I can fit 4 butts in the collapsible cooler and this makes for easy clean up. Hose it out outside, then bring it in to wash out and let it sit in hot soapy water for a few hours before rinsing and then turning it inside out to dry.

 

[ApronGuy]

If any of your wives buy that Ronco Rotisserie, it comes with a nice pair of bbq gloves. it's what I use to pull the butts. The Ronco rotisserie is gathering dust in the garage.

 

[big brother smoke]

Or you can get a carlisle or cambro insulated container. Also here is my other method.

Nice cheap bag that you do not mind messing up. I find it best to sit them in alumninum pans wrapped. Alleviates alot of cleaning headaches from grease.