18" or 24" Pink butchers paper

[Ryan P.K.]

I am smoking a brisket next weekend for my daughters birthday. I want to try using butcher paper. What width do you guys recommend?

 

[JRAiona]

Definitely the 24.

 

[Chris Allingham]

Yes, the 24" makes wrapping just a bit easier: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00ZYDRI8K/tvwb-20

 

[Enrico Brandizzi]

For me the 24" is muche better. Otherwise you have to overlap 2 foils and You can do it like Aaron Franklin does, but plus a lot of efforts!

 

[ChuckO]

Thanks for that link Chris. I just bought a roll

 

[Van DeWald]

I went through the same dilemma a few months ago. I settled on 24", and it works well.

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

I use the 24 inch as well.

 

[Bob Ivey]

Yes, the 24" makes wrapping just a bit easier: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00ZYDRI8K/tvwb-20

Just ordered this from your link. Thanks Chris. Haven't done paper yet but I think the 24" makes more sense.

 

[Gene_N]

Yes, the 24" makes wrapping just a bit easier: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00ZYDRI8K/tvwb-20

Yup. I bought a 24" roll with the stand last year. I have not used it to BBQ yet but I do use it to line trays, used it in place of parchment paper to bake, wrap sandwiches/wraps and my kids use a small pieces for class assignments.

Chris, have you made a video showing how to wrap a whole packer?

 

[Chris Allingham]

Chris, have you made a video showing how to wrap a whole packer?

No, I have not. But Aaron Franklin has. You can watch it here...brisket wrapping is at 1 minute 52 seconds.

But you'll notice he's overlapped two long pieces of 18" paper side by side. He puts the brisket on one end and brings the bottom edge of the paper over the length of the brisket, then brings the paper up over on each end of the brisket, then rolls the brisket forward to complete the wrap. Kind of like how you wrap a burrito.

You may be able to do use a single long sheet of 24" paper and wrap as Aaron shows, or you may try using a 24" x 24" square of paper, placing the brisket in the center on the diagonal, then wrapping as Aaron shows. Just do what works, I don't think there's any magic here.