I pretty much always wrap my brisket and pork roast in heavy duty aluminum foil, both at around 160 degrees. I then cook them for several more hours until they reach about 195. I then will let them rest for at least an hour (after opening foil for some time to stop cooking) - my question is, should I dump out the juices (which is usually more than a cup at that point) before letting them rest? And if so, should I do something with the juices, like saving and then heating it later and serving with the meat? If so, do I strain out the fat in the juice? Please let me know what y'all think!
Wrapping brisket and pork roast and using the juice
- Thread starter Daniel C
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WilliamD
TVWBB Fan
Daniel, just my personal opinion, but I would not dump the juices while resting. The resting phase is to let the meat re-distribute the juices; it helps keep meat more moist and improves the texture & tenderness of meat. I would only pour the juices out if you are trying maintain "a bark" on a particular meat. You can keep the juice from a brisket and use it to make an "Aus Jus" with it. I would just place the juice in a cup, and when it cools, just use a spoon to scape off the top layer of fat.
Robert McGee
TVWBB Gold Member
I always save the juices from pulled pork, use a fat separator, and use it with the pork when we serve it. We freeze left overs after vacuum sealing including the juices. When we reheat we add the juices.
Keep on smokin',
Dale53
Keep on smokin',
Dale53
timothy
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
I always save the juices from pulled pork, use a fat separator, and use it with the pork when we serve it. We freeze left overs after vacuum sealing including the juices. When we reheat we add the juices.
Keep on smokin',
Dale53
Me too. I use the de-fatted liquid love as a finishing sauce, mix it in while pulling.
Tim
BFletcher
TVWBB Platinum Member
I learned this nifty trick earlier this year from you guys on this site and it works like a charm for us when wanting a quick, yet decent meal
Bill Elwell
TVWBB Pro
I strain the juices at pulling time. I put it in the freezer for the fat to coagulate and pull it off before reheating and straining. I add in some BBQ sauce and more rub and pour it over the pulled in a foil pan. After eating, I weight out 1# bags and vacuum seal it before putting them in the freezer. Re-heating is a simple boil in the bag...which retains all the juices.