Poll do you foil your ribs & butts???

[smokingriley]

When I first started smoking ribs I did't foil. Now I have been using the 3-2-1 method for spares 2-2-1 for baby backs. So foil for 2 hours. I don't foil the butts.

 

[rdknb]

I foil m ribs, but not the butt. I like the juices on the ribs, but oh so love the bark on the butt. But that is just me and how I do it now, all subject to change.

Warren

 

[meowey]

Ditto!!!

Take care, have fun, and do good!

Regards,

Meowey

 

[warthog]

I have become addicted to foiling.

 

[eaglewing]

I'm the SAME as 'Fire it up' but I voted foil both...

I just can't imagine not foiling and toweling a BUTT because of the resulting benefits it has.

 

[eaglewing]

That's what I would suggest, pull at 195, foil and towel in a cooler for an hr.

I'll bet they're not mushy

 

[mballi3011]

I foil both but I cut down the foiling time on my ribs.

 

[graybeard]

I think it really depends on the type of smoker your using and the fuel you choose.

beard

 

[athabaskar]

I mostly don't, but have, and probably will again. I like to mix things up sometimes.

 

[wmarkw]

I'm a non foiler on ribs and I love it. I tried the 3-2-1 a few years ago and results were good. Just got lazy when it was time to foil and said screw it. The texture of the rib is much better I think.

As for the butts it's not that I prefer to foil but it seems like all my cooks start late morning and by late afternoon/early evening I want to clean up everything before dark so I will then foil the butt and transfer to the oven to finish it off. But it is on my to do list to take a butt start to finish w/ no foil.

 

[jd08]

So how long do you cook ribs without foiling?

I use the 3-1-1 and so far have loved the results.

 

[dirt guy]

I don't foil the ribs until they are ready to come off and "rest". They either go into a warming box on the smoker, or into an ice chest. If it's a big feed, we will pan and cover rather than wrap individual racks. Those are the ones that generally go into the warming box of the smoker.

 

[iresq]

I foil my families ribs as they prefer fall off the bone and not foil my rack because I prefer the pull.

Extreme noobie who has not smoked a butt yet.

 

[placebo]

I foil both. Havn't tried non foiled ribs yet but I plan to soon just to see the difference.

 

[chisoxjim]

all depends.

in my WSM BB's typically take about 4-4.5 hours, spares about an hour more.

 

[schmoke]

Always foil my ribs. I'll have to try foiling my butts next time.

 

[lu1847]

I foil my butts after they are pulled from the smoker and then wrap them in a towel and place em in a cooler. I like my ribs 3-2-1 2-2-1 method.

 

[captsly]

What he said, pull the butt at about 195 wrap it and into the cooler!!

 

[caveman]

I have only done two brisket's, one butt & 4 racks of baby backs. So far, I have foiled everything & it was the best meat I have ever put heat to. I am scared to try it any other way. This weekend will be two spares & another butt.
Plus, it gives me a chance to play with the shiny stuff.

 

[gruelurks]

I've been foiling them in the past, but tonight I did a 6 hour smoke with no foil, while misting them with apple juice, cider vinegar, and olive oil mixed together every hour or so. I think they came out pretty good, but they won't get eaten until tomorrow afternoon. :-(