aluminum foil question - big enough piece ?

glousteau · January 2010

silly question really, but I'm assuming everyone has a method, so I just a soon find out yours..

when wrapping a butt or brisket(mine is at 185 now, running late, but I'll wait for good meat), how do you make the foil big enough for going all the way around the meat? This was a 13 pound brisket, so what I just did was took 2 sheets of my heavy duty restaurant depot foil and made a seam by folding it over many times. I've had this leak on me in the past is why I'm asking.

I now have an approx two times the width of my normal sheet to wrap my brisket in.

just curious as to what you do?

thanks

Richard Fl · January 2010

Cut the pieces in half.

Brisket Shroom!

RRP · January 2010

years ago I was given one of those huge Reynold's heavy duty foil rolls 24" wide and 1,000 feet long. That stuff is well worth having and lasts a long time. I see that at competition cooks so I know they are still being sold.

Little Steven · January 2010

glousteau,

I do what you do but twice. Lay them at right angles. Invest that much time in a brisket and it's worth a few cents worth of foil.

Steve

Grandpas Grub · January 2010

Not being a wise arse, use a wide roll of HD Aluminum foil and don't run into that type of problem.

GG

Fidel · January 2010

I get those at Costco. I think they run about $25 but they last a year or more. It's the only foil we buy.

Just be sure to get the heavy duty and not the regular foil - that stuff tears like tissue paper.

aluminum foil question - big enough piece ?

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