I've done some searches but couldnt find what i was looking for. I'd like to foil my butt as I've found it tends to finish quicker and my experience has been a butt that is more tender and juicy. I'm sure that may not be the rule, but having done it once or twice, it worked well. However, i can't remember at what temp to foil for the best results. I'm at 159 now and 7 hours on a 7.5lb butt. I was thinking 170 is the target temp for foiling, pls advise. thank you
Foiling butt at what temp?
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Ok, thx Kevin. I just foiled at 8.5 hrs and 169 internal with dinner planned for 8-8:30. I may attempt to remove it from the foil to tighten the bark back up if time permits. One of the other guys is essentially doing a high heat butt using a std weber 22 grill. One hr unfoiled, 2 hrs foiled and one final hour unfoiled. He said it was the best he's made, which surprised me but he's no expert either. I'll have a chance to compare both this evening.
well, to my surprise, I have to admit, his was very good. I do think mine was a little more moist and slightly more tender, but honestly, I spent 11 hours smoking mine and his was done in 4 hours using indirect on the weber kettle. For as long as mine took, I'd sure like to have seen a bigger difference but I didn't.