What Type of Foil Do You Use?

Ladeback69

I am looking to buy a large roll of heavy duty foil on Amazon from Durable Packaging Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil Roll, 18" Width x 500' Length for $36.99. Has anyone used this and is it any good. It's 2/3 the cost of Reynolds Wrap at $99.99 for the same stuff. This sounds like a good deal to me.

Eggcelsior

Costco, Homie!

Reynolds HD 18x500 for around 25 bucks. Otherwise, yes. Your's is a good deal if no Costco to be had.

henapple

Sam's Club

JRWhitee

I am with @Eggcelsior I use Kirlkand from Costco.

GrannyX4

Costco.

RRP

henapple said:

Sam's Club

+1

BTW @Ladeback69 the best thing I ever did with my heavy roll was to find a convenient spot in my garage where it would be safe plus easy to get at and stay put. If I had to dig it out to use it now THAT would be a PITA!

NPHuskerFL

Sams Club or Restaurant Depot

Lockdownx99

I get mine from sams club. Super heavy duty.

Ladeback69

I found this on Sam's website. I think I will go with this when I pick up a brisket to cook. Thanks for the advice. http://www.samsclub.com/sams/bakers-chefs-heavy-duty-foodservice-foil-500-ft/196387.ip?navAction=

bettysnephew

The only problem I have had with the stuff from Sam's club is that the spousal unit will grab it out of the drawer to wrap or cover just about anything going in the fridge even though there is a roll of standard weight right next to it.  Then when I truly need HDAF the roll is empty.  I helped this by relocating it to my grill equipment cabinet.

Eggcelsior

bettysnephew said:

The only problem I have had with the stuff from Sam's club is that the spousal unit will grab it out of the drawer to wrap or cover just about anything going in the fridge even though there is a roll of standard weight right next to it.  Then when I truly need HDAF the roll is empty.  I helped this by relocating it to my grill equipment cabinet.

I fix this by only having HDAF at home.

Ladeback69

bettysnephew said:

The only problem I have had with the stuff from Sam's club is that the spousal unit will grab it out of the drawer to wrap or cover just about anything going in the fridge even though there is a roll of standard weight right next to it.  Then when I truly need HDAF the roll is empty.  I helped this by relocating it to my grill equipment cabinet.

I would be doing the same thing if i get it.  My current HD foil is in a water proof tub by my Egg now along with paper towels.  I am slowly building up my grilling supplies.  Now my wife works for Grainger and bought me a box of XXL gloves for to use for food prep and cleaning.  Now my 5 year old son would love to play with that and I had to hide it from him.

Doc_Eggerton

Gimongous restaurant rolls I buy at Sam's

Botch

FOIL!  

 

henapple

The question is...tin foil or aluminum foil? Saw someone post commenting on tin foil. Regional thing?

DMW

henapple said:

The question is...tin foil or aluminum foil? Saw someone post commenting on tin foil. Regional thing?

I always use tin foil for my hats.

JRWhitee

We called it tin foil but I am from the midwest.

cazzy

I've bought numerous double and quad reynolds packs from Costco. How I managed to always overlook the Kirkland food service roll is beyond me. Never again.

henapple

@Cazzy. ..you liked the butcher paper roll, didn't you?

cazzy

henapple said:

@Cazzy. ..you liked the butcher paper roll, didn't you?

I loved the dispenser! Where did you get it?

henapple

Homemade baby...you know I'm poor. One guy said I have "a cute little home".

cazzy

henapple said:

Homemade baby...you know I'm poor. One guy said I have "a cute little home".

HAHA.  That chit is still funny to me.  I thought your cute little home was pretty big.  I bet his house is freaking massive.

Eggpharmer

Speaking of butcher paper, @cazzy‌ or @henapple‌ , where you buy yours?

caliking

Costco fan here. Keep one roll out by the eggs and one roll in the pantry. SWMBO doesn't seem to use much foil, and if she does, the HDAF roll is somewhat unwieldy vs. the standard weight foil.

henapple

@Eggpharmer‌ ...Sam's Club. I use the paper when prepping to keep from cleaning everything. Works out great in the mancave.

@cazzy. ..my trailer is bigger than it looks.

SteveWPBFL

Costco.

Question: What can we say about shiny side dull side when to use each and why?

Eggpharmer

Thanks @henapple‌ - I'm wanting some to wrap in while cooking my next brisket or short ribs

Botch

SteveWPBFL said:

Costco. Question: What can we say about shiny side dull side when to use each and why?

 

I can't (with any certainty) speak to use, but I know why there are two different sides.  Aluminum foil is so thin manufacturers cannot adjust their steel rollers to roll a single sheet out, so they double up sheets and run them through the final rollers as a pair.

I'm guessing the shiny side is formed to the outside, against the steel rollers, but I've never found/read confirmation of that.  

"Use" ideas:  I have no doubt the "shiny" side reflects radiation heat energy better, which may have a use on the grill itself.  Covering food to let it rest?  I don't think the food gives off any "radiation", only convection, and I doubt the foil surface makes a difference there, likewise conduction.  The foil will be watertight either way.  

I don't worry about it anymore.   

Canugghead

I stock up when they go on sale at Costco.

for small job ...

for big job ...

Griffin

The shiny kind. I never knew people put this much thought into foil. I just grab whatevers on sale at the whatever store I'm at when I need it.

DMW

Here's what I use:

It's available on Amazon, but I get it from a local restaurant supply store.

http://www.amazon.com/Choice-Food-Service-Heavy-Duty-Aluminum/dp/B005K8NK22