Smoking Brisket and Pork Butts in advance of a party

ceeejay57

Going to a party on a Saturday and will not be able to smoke these on Friday.  Planning on doing brisket on Wednesday and Butts on Thursday (earlier in the week if the weather will not cooperate).  What is the best method of keeping these until the party on Saturday?  The person who has done this before has pulled the pork and sliced the brisket at the party after heating them up whole.  I just read that pull the pork and slice the brisket as soon as they are ready (after some resting) then put them in a foil pan ready for re-heating with some of the juice on each.  What has worked for all?

tjv

brisket is the tricky one.  Once pulled from the cooker and rested, I'd pull the butt and bag, no sauce.  the brisket, I'd chop, bag and sauce lightly.  when reheating, add some coke or dr. pepper to the butt and offer it with or without bbq sauce   the brisket, warm and add sauce as needed to keep tender.

if you can food saver them, all the better.  then reheat in boiling water, less worry about times and such  when reheating as meat is vacuum sealed.  it will be better if vacuum sealed. 

t

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tjv said:

brisket is the tricky one.  Once pulled from the cooker and rested, I'd pull the butt and bag, no sauce.  the brisket, I'd chop, bag and sauce lightly.  when reheating, add some coke or dr. pepper to the butt and offer it with or without bbq sauce   the brisket, warm and add sauce as needed to keep tender.

if you can food saver them, all the better.  then reheat in boiling water, less worry about times and such  when reheating as meat is vacuum sealed.  it will be better if vacuum sealed. 

t

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