Butcher's Twine/String

[evo 9 guy]

I am in a pinch. I need some butcher's twine for a smoke tonight, but there are no stores around me that have butcher's twine, but there is a home depot and they do have twine. Is there a drawback to using just standard twine since the temperatures are so low?

 

[beer-b-q]

I don't know that there is a difference other than maybe size...

 

[scarbelly]

I have used the white nylon from HD a couple of times. In a pinch I used some of my wife's white thread just had to wrap extra turns

 

[evo 9 guy]

Perfect. Thank you so much for the quick answers.

I love that about this site.

 

[plj]

I love the "cooking rubber bands," I think they're made out of silicone. You can probably find them in the grocery store.

 

[oneshot]

A butcher shop would probably give you some if you asked...

 

[evo 9 guy]

The sad part is the closest butcher is about 25 minutes away. :(

 

[tn_bbq]

I'd want to use the most natural material I could find. I'd be inclined to use cotton. I suspect HD would have some and I think that's what butcher's twine is anyway. Heck the dollar store probably has some, too.

 

[bbq engineer]

I have gotten hunks of it from the grocery store meat counter too. I asked where in the store it was, and they said they didn't carry it, but the butcher said hang on a minute, and I'll go get you some. He reeled off about 20 ft of it and handed it to me. That's the way it should be.

 

[meljobin]

Just get regular string from home depot like I told you to...

PS i work with him and just saying this because he has been worrying about this all day

 

[evo 9 guy]

Don't get me started...

 

[hemi]

I bought a BIG lot of white cotton shoe strings from an auction that
was selling hospital equipment. For nurse's shoes in sealed bags.
WORKS GREAT !! Just make sure U trim the plastic ends off before throwing in the bbq.. Hemi.

 

[meateater]

I just ask the butcher for some, actually just got some a few hours ago.

 

[zapper]

drug store like near the mailing supplies for tieing packages.

chalk box refill string

stores are funny in that they dont know what they have or where they keep it

 

[scubadoo97]

Yes that was my experience as well at Publix when I needed some twine. I have a big spool of cotton twine but was in the middle of a move and didn't have it available.