So, I never wrap unless I must to get the cook done on time. I believe the bark and smoke profiles are much better when the meat is cooked nekkid from beginning to end. paper or foil is a good tool to get past the stall when you have to finish the cook at a certain time.
Here’s an example of pork butt that was wrapped vs pork butt that was nekkid the whole way …. Both cooked on my WSM 22 … same cooker, roughly same temp, 2 hour difference in cook time.
9 hour cook, 250F grate temp, wrapped about 6 hour mark
No wrap at all, 11 hours cook at 250F
Here’s an example of pork butt that was wrapped vs pork butt that was nekkid the whole way …. Both cooked on my WSM 22 … same cooker, roughly same temp, 2 hour difference in cook time.
9 hour cook, 250F grate temp, wrapped about 6 hour mark
No wrap at all, 11 hours cook at 250F
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