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Boston Butt Drip Pan content Ideas
jjessup532
Posts: 13
Fellow Green Eggers, I'm in a bit of a quandary and seek the sage smokey wisdom of my fellow egg heads. I've cooked more than my share of butts and shoulders. I've tried a few cooks without any drip pan, enjoying the sear on the conveggtor as the grease falls, and a few with the drip pan with an assortment of contents. I've noticed that without a drip pan with liquid the butt seems a bit dry. I'm just taking a poll among the others on this board as to what you do, drip pan, or no drip pan and if you do go the drip pan route....what do you fill it with to avoid drying your meat?
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I always use a drip pan but have never added any liquid in it. My butts get pulled when they probe like "buttah". They have all been moist so far.
XL BGE
MD -
Drip pan - usually apple cider vinegar and water.Memphis, TN
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dsrguns said:I always use a drip pan but have never added any liquid in it. My butts get pulled when they probe like "buttah". They have all been moist so far.
XL BGE
MD -
drip pan, no liquid in it, ever.
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Drip pan on nuts. Liquid? Forgatabboutit!
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No liquid.
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I always do a drip pan. Sometimes I add water and sometimes I skip it. I've never noticed a difference in the final product, though the puff of hot air when you first open the egg is noticeably more humid with the water.
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A more interesting question is how likely are you to get two similar enough butts to do a comparison cook? I've never had a dry butt and never use liquid just a raised catch pan.
Large BGE in Moore, OK -
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No Drip PanXLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q2000, Old Weber Kettle, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.
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Another vote for air-gapped empty catch/drip pan.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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Drip pan, no liquid.Large, Medium, MiniMax, & 22, and 36" Blackstone
Grand Rapids MI -
Drip pan on copper plumbers elbows. No liquid in it. Except for the drippins.It's a 302 thing . . .
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