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Brisket, ribs and a little magic

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  1. Brad M

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    Im cooking for another fund raiser to be held on Aug 12. Today was the only day I had available to cook but it should hold in the freezer until the event. Anyway, my wife and her group are wanting to serve chopped beef sandwiches this time so 3 briskets are on and I've thrown on 3 slabs of ribs for us. Meat+heat&smoke+time=magic!
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    The payload!
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    I would like this post twice if I could!!
     
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    Briskets have been on for 5hrs and it's time to wrap them in a little butcher paper.
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    The ribs were ready for a little glaze. Made a glaze of 2 parts Head Country BBQ sauce and 1 part raspberry chipotle sauce.
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    Now I'm fighting the rain! Dang!
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    waxed or unwaxed butcher paper?
     
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    I'll do it for you... :D
     
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    Unwaxed, developes a better bark with that.
     
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    Ribs are done and in the house! I like a good pig-cicle!
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    I'm in the home stretch. The briskets are out of the paper. I'll let the bark firm up for about an hour and they'll be done.
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    Briskets are all chopped and ready for buns! Of course I had to taste a little, dang it was good!
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    Fantastic, Yum Yum
     
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    Can I ask what this does to brisket? Never wrapped anything in paper before!
     
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    Wrapping in foil is known as the "Texas crutch" and it sort of allows the meat to braise and get tender without drying out. Unwaxed butcher paper does the same thing to a certain extent but allows the meat to "breath" a little more and doesn't make the bark as mushy.
     
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    Thanks bud! A neighbor of my parents smoked a brisket for over 12 hours but no idea if he wrapped it. Either way it was delicious and I was still picking my teeth the next day!
     
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    save the pickins and vacuum seal them for another day...or just brush and floss
     
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    Well if I did that, I wouldn't be finding my midnight snacks...
     
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