Wrapping and rendering

[taffenhoffsbbq]

Hey guys, I’ve been cooking up briskets again and I’m starting to experiment. I’m wondering if wrapping a brisket affects fat rendering? There are a few bbq YouTubers that say you should wrap after the stall because of proper fat render, but is that true? Does wrapping prevent the fat from rendering or does it just affect the bark?

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

fat rendering is a function of temp, wrapping before the stall lets more fat render after the wrap creating more juices and maybe steam to prevent or at least soften bark formation... but I'm no scientist.

[Jerod Broussard]

It gets rendered eventually, it's just hard to collect without wrapping.