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Butcher String ???

FarmerTom
FarmerTom Posts: 685
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My wife bought me this handy string container and a roll of butcher string.  I've been wanting to try some different cooks that require binding the meat.  Is this the correct twine to split open a pork loin, dress it up some inside and then tie it back and put on the Egg?  Somehow I thought it would be more substantial than this rather plain looking cotton twine.

Tommy 

Middle of Nowhere, Northern Kentucky
   1 M, 1 XL, a BlackStone,1 old Webber, a Border Collie, a German Shepherd and 3 of her pups, and 2 Yorkies

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    That's the stuff. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    Yes sir, that's the stuff. You can buy it larger or smaller in diameter to fit your particular needs. But what you have is the real deal. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    Yep, that's the right stuff, just plain cotton twine.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Bingo
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    YukonRon said:
    Bingo
    Was his name 0 ;)

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    edited December 2015
    Tommy, if you REALLY want to use the twine, try deboning a chicken and tying it back together à la Jacques Pepin... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfY0lrdXar8

    The twine is shown throughout, but you get a real demo at about 8:50.

    Love this video, but somehow I never seem to get around to trying it. One of these days...

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    For clarity, the two most common sizes are 16 & 24 strand. The 16 will cover most all of your tying needs for subprimals and down. However for real large primals and carcass, the 24 strand shines here. For finesse work, look for bakery twine. I'm not sure of the actual size, but it's smaller than the 16 strand butcher twine. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Oh brother @Carolina Q, you just reminded me of potatoes Jaques Pepin, thank you!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • FarmerTom
    FarmerTom Posts: 685
    Thanks folks.  I have some pork loins in the freezer.  I have seen several of you post cooks where you split them open, loaded them with various goodies, tied them back and onto the Egg.  Now I just have to search for a good simple recipe.  I've never been much of a cook, but my Egg is starting to get me interested.  

    Tommy 

    Middle of Nowhere, Northern Kentucky
       1 M, 1 XL, a BlackStone,1 old Webber, a Border Collie, a German Shepherd and 3 of her pups, and 2 Yorkies

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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    Here's one you can take a look at and riff on.
    http://dizzypigbbq.com/portfolio/mediterraneanish-stuffed-pork-tenderloin/

    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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