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I am in the foil your butt group but cannot do it properly without leaks in the smoker or holding cooler. They are also hard to handle once the butts starts falling apart at finish temp. Foil trays are OK but get weak with a 9lb butt in them. Someone wondered if Oven bags would work in the smoker so I thought I would find out. Bags are good to 400 degrees so if you have a stickburner that might surpass that, read no further.
My Choice of Bag (cause that's what I had in the cupboard)
Once butts reached 160 degrees, I bagged 2, foiled one and the 4th went in a foil tray. The temp probe can be inserted in the bag and sealed, or can be poked thru the TOP of the bag to minimize leaks.
Once the butts reached temp I pulled from smoker and placed in cooler till dinnertime. The trayed butt had to be held delicately to keep from dropping it or loosing juice in the transfer. they are also hard to position in the cooler at times. The foiled one had to be handled even more delicately even though I double wrapped, it was like moving jello in foil. The bags transferred the easiest....try doing this with a foil wrapped butt!!! (don't try this at home as you should always support your butt)
I found the bags worked best for coolering as they could just be put in there on top of a towel with a towel on top. They tucked nicely beside each other. To remove just grab a sealed end and lift it out. No runs, drips, or errors! The bags are plenty sturdy enough to handle the weight and I had no punctures from the protruding bone.
I found no difference in taste or texture with the 3 methods I tested. For those in the no-foil group, the bags can still be used after the smoke to hold in the cooler instead of foil.
The bags are under $1 apiece... so cheap enough to use, which I will be doing on all my future smokes!
Barry.
My Choice of Bag (cause that's what I had in the cupboard)
Once butts reached 160 degrees, I bagged 2, foiled one and the 4th went in a foil tray. The temp probe can be inserted in the bag and sealed, or can be poked thru the TOP of the bag to minimize leaks.
Once the butts reached temp I pulled from smoker and placed in cooler till dinnertime. The trayed butt had to be held delicately to keep from dropping it or loosing juice in the transfer. they are also hard to position in the cooler at times. The foiled one had to be handled even more delicately even though I double wrapped, it was like moving jello in foil. The bags transferred the easiest....try doing this with a foil wrapped butt!!! (don't try this at home as you should always support your butt)
I found the bags worked best for coolering as they could just be put in there on top of a towel with a towel on top. They tucked nicely beside each other. To remove just grab a sealed end and lift it out. No runs, drips, or errors! The bags are plenty sturdy enough to handle the weight and I had no punctures from the protruding bone.
I found no difference in taste or texture with the 3 methods I tested. For those in the no-foil group, the bags can still be used after the smoke to hold in the cooler instead of foil.
The bags are under $1 apiece... so cheap enough to use, which I will be doing on all my future smokes!
Barry.
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