Foiling, sealed or not?

[gmebey]

I'm smoking a butt for today and just foiled it. As I poked the temperature probe through the foil....... I got to thinking...is this right or not.

So the question is does it hurt poking one small hole in the foil for a temperature probe?

 

[dirt guy]

It doesn't matter if you've still got it on the smoker, taking heat. I'd make sure the hole is on the top or near it to keep the juices inside.

If you're taking it off the heat, you're not really gaining anything by putting the temp probe back in it. Unless, you're doing it for experimental purposes.

 

[bbqhead]

one small hole won't hurt the cooking process. I sometimes have 2 or 3 holes as I check different places for temps.

 

[rbranstner]

Yea what these guys said. You should be fine with the hole.