I smoke a lot of meats, and have always used aluminum foil to wrap meat (a.k.a., Texas crutch) for part of the cook. I decided to try butcher paper on ribs. It worked great. This butcher paper wrapped easily and stayed on. It does not crimp like foil wrap, but it hugged the ribs sufficiently. I was concerned that the juices would flow out of the paper and make a huge mess. No. The brown butcher paper actually absorbed some of the juices and BBQ sauce and clung to the meat, keeping it insulated and moist. Even though the paper became wet and greasy, nothing leaked through the paper and into my smoker. The ribs were some of the most juicy ribs I've done. Highly recommended for BBQ smoking.
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I used the brown butcher paper to wrap a beef brisket when it was about half way through smoking. It was a small brisket without a lot of fat on it, so we were afraid it might not be a fair test since there was a good possibility it would turn out dry. But the paper seemed to hold the moisture in a lot better than if we hadn't used the paper. The result was delicious. This is how we will be smoking briskets from now on. Used it in the smoker for a roast and it was the juiciest roast I’ve ever eaten! Now we use it for everything we smoke.
I love the size of the roll. It keeps my meat products fresh and when I look in my freezer and see all the pink packages, it makes me happy, happy, happy! This paper really works! Smoked brisket, pork but, and tri-tip. Better than foil to work with, plus, makes me feel like a real butcher. It worked just like I hoped after watching cooking shows for years I finally wrapped and finished some beef ribs wrapped in the butcher paper they were great.
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