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FTC - what type of towel?
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nick50
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Another newbie question, I'm afraid. Just foiled up my brisket at 160, and getting ready for the (eventual) FTC part of the process. What type of towels do you use - wasn't sure whether it is the bathroom towel type or a couple of thinner "tea towels" (the kind you use to dry dishes with)?
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I use beach towels. The more insulation the better~ John - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
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Really? Bathroom towel, kitchen towel, hand towel, beach towel whatever you got handy. Blanket, quilt, fiberglass batting, extra furry puppy, it don't really matter what you use (ok, maybe not fiberglass batting). Just have fun and enjoy the meal. I don't FTC at all, just let it sit for a while, pull it and eat it.
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I use a bathroom type towel and dampen it and nuke it for a minute or less I think. Steaming hot towel.
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Thanks guys - think I'll use more of a thick towel then. Thanks for your help
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I use a bath towel warmed in the dryer.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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bgebrent said:I use a bath towel warmed in the dryer.South Jersey Pine Barrens. XL BGE , Assassin 24, Weber Kettle, CharBroil gasser, AMNPS
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@nick50 my method is F(TB)TC where (TB) is a clean, unscented kitchen trash bag. The foil will likely leak and the TB prevents a messy towel and/or cooler.Richmond and Mathews County, VA. Large BGE, Weber gas, little Weber charcoal. Vintage ManGrates. Little reddish portable kamado that shall remain nameless here. Very Extremely Stable Genius.
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A clean towel that you never plan on using for anything but BBQ. I have a few that the foil tore and got a little juicy goodness soak into.
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I think many folks are confused about the role of the towel in this. In a decent cooler it's not there to better insulate the meat. It's there to protect your cooler from the heat."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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I've heard some people prefer tube socks. Just something I heard.
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I use a thicker beach towel. Just make sure it's not one your wife will get pissed at you because there is brisket juice all over it.Large and Small BGECentral, IL
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I use garage grade towels and pre-warm in the dryer if it's gonna be a protracted ( > 3-4 hrs) FTC. The key is to fill the void space.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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lousubcap said:I use garage grade towels and pre-warm in the dryer if it's gonna be a protracted ( > 3-4 hrs) FTC. The key is to fill the void space."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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Once you have warmed the stagnant air. BTW- I use either an el cheapo Igloo cooler or the SRF shipping coolers for FTC. Nothing fancy here.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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lousubcap said:Once you have warmed the stagnant air. BTW- I use either an el cheapo Igloo cooler or the SRF shipping coolers for FTC. Nothing fancy here."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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I use any towel that my wife doesn't b!tch at me for using.
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JohnInCarolina said:lousubcap said:I use garage grade towels and pre-warm in the dryer if it's gonna be a protracted ( > 3-4 hrs) FTC. The key is to fill the void space.
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Just make sure the towels have bold stripes. This can aid having a pronounced smoke ring. Jk
All your doing is insulating. Anything work. I use a smaller cooler so I don't have to use too manu towels. A 20 works perfectly.
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You can do a whole host of things that will maybe extend your hold a few minutes more beyond the hours the cooler will provide without any additional steps. It's kind of silly, but knock yourself out. Then there are steps that are actually counterproductive. The beauty is that the science of heat transfer doesn't care what you believe."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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JohnInCarolina said:You can do a whole host of things that will maybe extend your hold a few minutes more beyond the hours the cooler will provide without any additional steps. It's kind of silly, but knock yourself out. Then there are steps that are actually counterproductive. The beauty is that the science of heat transfer doesn't care what you believe.
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Above true-but starting with a warmer ambient temperature (regardless of how you get there) means more energy available to slow the cool-down rate assuming (hate that word) the heat transfer coefficients are constant. The degree of hold-time extension could be calculated but the number of variables is way beyond my ability to sort out.
Enjoy the brisket.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
I only use pink Egyptian/Turkish cotton blend. 70/30 if I remember correctly. I've tried others, but this yields just the right bark texture.They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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@Ozzie_Isaac - where's the engineering behind that statement??Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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lousubcap said:Above true-but starting with a warmer ambient temperature (regardless of how you get there) means more energy available to slow the cool-down rate assuming (hate that word) the heat transfer coefficients are constant. The degree of hold-time extension could be calculated but the number of variables is way beyond my ability to sort out.
Enjoy the brisket.
I doubt there's a huge difference either way to be honest. But like I wrote above, knock yourself out."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
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The pink is so I don't mix it up with my other blends.
Egyptian cotton has a slightly narrower structure than turkish cotton so it allows the the cotton to form to my brisket. The stiffer/coarser turkish cotton provides just the right rigidity so the cotton does not clump and crush (which 100% egyptian will do with a little moisture and heat). I find to much turkish cotton actually damages the bark and to much egyptian steams it like a pastrami.They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin -
Ozzie_Isaac said:@lousubcap
The pink is so I don't mix it up with my other blends.
Egyptian cotton has a slightly narrower structure than turkish cotton so it allows the the cotton to form to my brisket. The stiffer/coarser turkish cotton provides just the right rigidity so the cotton does not clump and crush (which 100% egyptian will do with a little moisture and heat). I find to much turkish cotton actually damages the bark and to much egyptian steams it like a pastrami. -
pgprescottsaid:Ozzie_Isaac said:@lousubcap
The pink is so I don't mix it up with my other blends.
Egyptian cotton has a slightly narrower structure than turkish cotton so it allows the the cotton to form to my brisket. The stiffer/coarser turkish cotton provides just the right rigidity so the cotton does not clump and crush (which 100% egyptian will do with a little moisture and heat). I find to much turkish cotton actually damages the bark and to much egyptian steams it like a pastrami.They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin -
Ozzie_Isaac said:pgprescottsaid:Ozzie_Isaac said:@lousubcap
The pink is so I don't mix it up with my other blends.
Egyptian cotton has a slightly narrower structure than turkish cotton so it allows the the cotton to form to my brisket. The stiffer/coarser turkish cotton provides just the right rigidity so the cotton does not clump and crush (which 100% egyptian will do with a little moisture and heat). I find to much turkish cotton actually damages the bark and to much egyptian steams it like a pastrami. -
Step one to making good BBQ is to stop overthinking things.
When your to a point debating the type of towel used for FTC, your probably way overthinking other parts of the cook.
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