Hot take: wrapping brisket in foil at the stall is cheating and judges know it

River Rivera · 2026-10-09T16:05:03.395059+00:00

I stopped wrapping in foil 6 months ago and my bark finally got that dark crust people brag about at KCBS contests. Foil steams the meat and turns your $80 packer into pot roast, so try butcher paper for the last 4 hours instead. Anyone else notice their scores jump when they ditch the foil?

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