I need a mop for a brisket/rib and a sticky??

[newbee]

I am getting my new Horizon smoker this week... I need a good mop ( for ribs/brisket) and what is a sticky. I did notice that after smoking a brisket u rap it a put in a cooler? Help.

 

[iso]

Congrats on your new smoker.

As for a mop or sauce.... that is a topic of considerable religious debate by even the most seasoned BBQ cooks. Me personally I serve the sauce on the side. Done properly the meat can stand on its own.

Edit:
Good thread: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=50979

I do use an apple cider spray in the final stages of cooking.

 

[mulepackin]

A good simple mop to start with is a mixture of apple juice and whiskey or rum. Many variations from there. The mop provides a source of moisture while smoking/cooking and helps to "set" the bark that is created with your rub. I use about a 2:1 ratio of juice to alcohol. Apply with a squirt bottle about every hour or so after the first hour. The sugars carmalize and bind with the sugars in the rub. You don't want to use a sauce at all at this stage of cooking, it will only burn. Many, myself included, never apply a sauce during the cooking stage and as noted serve it on the side almost as more of a condiment.

 

[iso]

I have always used apple juice/cider for the spray during the smoke. Never thought of using whiskey or rum. Routinely use both in various sauces. Interesting... I'll have to give that a try. Thanks for the idea.