Spray/Basting liquid

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Sep 1, 2020
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Whats a good liquid to spray on beef and pork besides Water and Vinegar?
Juice, Whiskey, or a mixture?
 
I went through a spray/spritz phase. There's only one thing I still spray/spritz; a double smoked ham, and with that, I use apple cider and simple syrup to kind of candy coat the outside.

I tried all kinds of sprays with liquor, juice, vinegars, (white/apple/balsamic), and broths. The liquor was better saved for drinking. I didn't notice much difference in flavor from the rest. Lots of folks spray and spritz, though. My tastebuds could just be crusty.
 
apple juice for pork when I spritz which aint often, not sure why folks are crazy about ACV , water for beef if I am trying to get more smoke flavor, very rare these days for either.
 
I don’t do anything for beef, but for pork I mop with a combo of apple cider vinegar, bbq sauce, and brown sugar. I usually sit the pan on the firebox for a few minutes so it’s hot when I mop with it. Usually after the first hour I mop every 45 minutes or so. This works quite well with ribs, and I don’t wrap them anymore, but if you do wrap, you can use the mop sauce in the foil.
Al
 
I don't spritz, but I do add apple juice to the pan when I wrap. I also bast my double smoked hams with pineapple juice

Chris
 
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