225 on Traeger. Same prep seasoning but wrapped one at 170 and left other unwrapped. Both good but Unwrapped was the winner. Darker look, more flavor and juicer.

by Agreeable-Drawing-66

9 Comments

  1. Whoa whoa whoa, unwrapped is juicier? Did you cook them both to the same IT?

  2. preddevils6

    Unwrapped is the only way to get decent bark on a pellet smoker in my experience.

  3. yellowjacquet

    Interesting side by side! I also prefer unwrapped but I’ve never done them head to head like this.

  4. vagrantprodigy07

    Glad other people are seeing this. The more you fuck with it, the worse it is.

  5. speciate

    Appreciate the experimental report! Just curious, did you switch them partway through to try to control for the variable of temp differential?

  6. Ok_Animal4113

    I’m convinced the wrap people don’t know how to use their smoker and/or don’t actually like smoked meats.

  7. 90s_Simpsons_Only

    Appreciate you posting, how did you rest the unwrapped one?

  8. It’s called a crutch for a reason, either the fire a bit hot or meat not finished soon enough is about the only time I see fit to wrap. Let it ride!