On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:29:32 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On 9/16/2014 8:17 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:51:24 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
> >
> >> He's sort of right.
> >>
> >> Wrapping or foiling a brisket with some slurry to finish is not braising
> >> as the smoke has already done it's job on an open cut of beef.
> >
> > The youtube I watched didn't splash much on at all, it wasn't even
> > close to a braise... more like humidifying.
> >>
> >> Foiling allows the natural brisket juices to keep it moist and provides
> >> a base sauce for re-hydrating it before serving.
> >
> > I figured the slurry would help do that plus add some flavor. What I
> > saw wasn't fancy. They sprinkled a little unmodified apple juice over
> > their rib rack before wrapping it in foil.
>
> >
> >
>
> Welcome to the religious wars. You have the foilers, the anti foilers,
> orthodox foilers. It is black and white and gray all over depending on
> what side of the aisle you are on.

Aha, so that's what it's all about! I'm obviously not in any
religious BBQing loop and completely clueless.
>
> With a packer cut brisket you have a fair amount of fat to protect it
> and I never use foil. Tried it, did not like the end result. With a
> flat, I'd consider using some foil part of the time so as no to dry it
> out. Too long a time in foil you get a steamed sort of taste/texture.

I'll probably end up with a flat, so I'll use foil the last hour. Do
you use any liquid with beef? What's your view about cooking it the
day before and reheating? I don't normally like leftovers, but that's
a long cooking time and I'm not so sure I'll finish it at a reasonable
hour.
>
> A fellow at work was telling me head the the best ribs ever when on
> vacation. The last hour they were wrapped in foil with honey and butter.
>
> With ribs, try making two racks. Wrap one, leave the other naked, then
> make up your own mind.

My set up is very small. I might be able to get two racks in there if
I cut one of them in half. One rack goes on diagonally, not
horizontally.


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