I did a test with two pork butts...
(1) They were the same size...8 lbs each.
(2) Both had the same rub.
(3) One was wrapped and one wasn't.
(4) Both were cook on the same cooker...Kamado Joe Big Joe
(5) Fuel was Fogo lump
I started the unwrap butt at 8:30 pm Sunday night and the one that's going to be wrap at 12:30 am. I used the Flame Boss 300 to monitor the pit and meat temp which did an excellent job of keeping the pit temp at 225.
The unwrap PB took 20.5 hrs to cook and the PB that got wrapped 16.5 hrs. I fail to mention that both of them were partially frozen. The wrapped PB got wrapped when the IT reach 170.
Both were done at the same time with the IT temp at 199 then got wrapped in towels and put in the cambro for two hrs.
We had some guess over for my wife's birthday dinner and I had each person to take a sample of each PB. I never told anyone which PB was wrapped. Here's the results. Out of 8 people 5 like the wrapped PB, 2 like the unwrapped better and 1 like both. The 5 that like the wrap PB said the unwrap had a stronger smoke flavor and was dryer.
In the picture below the unwrap PB is on the left.
(1) They were the same size...8 lbs each.
(2) Both had the same rub.
(3) One was wrapped and one wasn't.
(4) Both were cook on the same cooker...Kamado Joe Big Joe
(5) Fuel was Fogo lump
I started the unwrap butt at 8:30 pm Sunday night and the one that's going to be wrap at 12:30 am. I used the Flame Boss 300 to monitor the pit and meat temp which did an excellent job of keeping the pit temp at 225.
The unwrap PB took 20.5 hrs to cook and the PB that got wrapped 16.5 hrs. I fail to mention that both of them were partially frozen. The wrapped PB got wrapped when the IT reach 170.
Both were done at the same time with the IT temp at 199 then got wrapped in towels and put in the cambro for two hrs.
We had some guess over for my wife's birthday dinner and I had each person to take a sample of each PB. I never told anyone which PB was wrapped. Here's the results. Out of 8 people 5 like the wrapped PB, 2 like the unwrapped better and 1 like both. The 5 that like the wrap PB said the unwrap had a stronger smoke flavor and was dryer.
In the picture below the unwrap PB is on the left.
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