It appears that there are 2 camps of wrappers ... paper and tinfoil. I've always been a tinfoil kinda guy when I wrap (Texas Crutch) my ribs, brisket or pork butt. Has anyone tested the difference between paper vs tinfoil? I like the idea of using paper instead of tinfoil.
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I prefer to use paper since it is waaaaaaaaaaaay cheaper. But since most of the briskets I cook are reheated, I have to use foil anyways. Either way, I wrap late enough so that there isn't much difference b/n the two, as for as I can tell.Last edited by Jerod Broussard; September 20, 2016, 05:20 PM.
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I got a ginormous roll of tinfoil at Costco that was damned cheap. I'll have to check prices of paper on amazon. I like the idea of using paper as it seems more recyclable, as well as being biodegradable.
I'd think that tinfoil is a much better insulator of heat, and probably holds heat in better than paper. It's also not porous, so the liquids won't leak. But having never used paper, I'm only speculating.
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When I used pink butcher paper The first and only time to wrap a brisket in the stall it seemed to let out too much moisture compared to tinfoil for the way I cook, I like my results with tinfoil. I am sure if I used the butcher paper more I would be better at using it.
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This is a preference issue, of course. I've become a devote of paper wrap, and I only wrap Brisket. I've never wrapped a rack of ribs, nor a butt. Most of the time, my briskets would get crunch on the Jambo if I don't wrap, causing the thinner parts to be wasted. If I cooked them at 225 in the WSM, they might make the whole cook without wrapping.
Butcher paper WILL hold the liquids that the brisket generates. I've never tried adding liquids to it and asking the paper to hold that. I bought the cheap paper cutting and holding rack from webstrauntstore and a 24 inch roll. Both work great. As a side note, butcher paper makes an outstanding table cover for your cutting table!
If time is short, and I need to advance things more quickly, foil wrap and adding a little brazing liquid is defiantly the way to go. I would like to do a side-by-side of the 3, foil, paper and naked. Fortunately for us, Aaron Franklin has done so already, https://youtu.be/lnRRDSYgdmw.
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They were great! Can't wait to cook some more.
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PaulstheRibList how many feet in a roll? I can get 500"feet of 18 inch heavy duty foil at Sam's club for $20.
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@LA_Pork_Butt, it's 700 feet for $18
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Here is a link to a video that Franklin did comparing the three techniques, naked, foil, butcher paper. Very instructive. After seeing this, I only use unlined butcher paper. Hope this helps you.
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CandySueQ, are you saying a paper wrapped brisket takes an hour longer than an unwrapped brisket? Or are you saying that paper takes an hour longer than wrapping in foil? I know it does not accelerate a cook like foil does, but I haven't compared time, per se, from unwrapped and paper.
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I used it the other day while holding beef ribs in a Faux Cambro but that was post-cook. So far, I have not found a need to wrap ribs or butts during the cook.
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I like to crutch my pork ribs, so that I can add a few different layers of flavor to them, while they're cooking, usually doing the 3-2-1 method or some variation thereof. I wonder if paper will make a difference compared to tinfoil.
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TallTrees - here's the AR link for the 24" paper. It's also available in 18", but I think most prefer the 24":
Butcher paper.
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Wow, that's some expensive paper compared to tinfoil ... I think. I can't remember how much I paid for my gigantic roll of heavy duty tinfoil at Costco, but I don't think it was $39.
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I've got a huge roll of the white paper that I use to make clean up easier on the counters. Does anyone use that for wrapping or will the bleach or something in it kill me? ;-)
I usually foil everything and I've been a happy with that but I'm always willing to experiment.
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I'm not sure. When I bought it, I wanted something my kid could draw on and something to catch drippings on the counter for clean up (not cooking with). I didn't really think that something called "butcher paper" may not be suitable for food. Probably need to look into that. Thanks.
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That's funny, Jerod! lol
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I have limited experience wrapping with any thing but Al Foil! A while back I was at the UPS Store and I noticed their small rolls of brown wrapping paper! I bought one and have used it once on a chuck over wrapped with Foil and into a faux cambro (cooler)! I was pleased with the results!
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Hey Danjohnston949 - was that paper FDA approved for food use? If not, no telling what chemicals are in it. Probably not a big problem, but why take a chance if it's not FDA approved?
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