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[Bentley]

So, has anyone ever, or do you think that using a brown paper bag from the grocery store would be the same as butcher paper?  Does anyone know the type of paper that butcher paper is made of?

[Jcorwin818]

They are both made from kraft pulp so they should be about the same.  That said my only concern would be the inks used on paper bags for advertising.  I don't know can you get them with no printing?

[Bentley]

Not sure, I am going to look next time I am in Martins...I figured Members would say I am crazy.  Is Kraft pulp a certain wood?

[Jcorwin818]

No it is a process that produces a good wood fiber which than is made into paper. I'm sure they have preferred woods they like to us but didn't see any listed.

[Bentley]

What the heck, I have never tried Butcher Paper, for free I will give it a shot.  Have you every tried butcher paper Jim?

[Bar-B-Lew]

For some reason, my standard practice is not to wrap a brisket, but I almost always wrap pork butts with foil.  I have been too cheap to buy a roll of butcher paper because I don't cook them frequently enough.

[Jcorwin818]

What the heck, I have never tried Butcher Paper, for free I will give it a shot.  Have you every tried butcher paper Jim?

Yep.  My son and I started to use it at competitions this year and we like the results.  We have a BBQ Store near me that sells small rolls so we don't have to buy a lot at one time.

[Quadman750]

See if your local butcher will score you enough to wrap a brisket.

[pmillen]

My father, the butcher, wrapped purchases in white paper that appeared to be waxy on one side.  A lot of the meat I buy today is wrapped in brown paper that also appears to have one side waxed.

That isn't the butcher paper you're speaking of, is it?

[Bentley]

If you are asking me, I do not know, I have never used it...not sure the last time I ever saw a "butcher"...

[Jcorwin818]

No you don't want the waxed kind!

[Quadman750]

I spit coffee out my nose.

[SmokinHandyman]

See if your local butcher will score you enough to wrap a brisket.

My butcher at Magro's Meats. will give me what I need, but I have never used it.
http://www.magrosprocessing.com

[bregent]

Before I got a roll of butcher paper, I tried a brown paper bag. It was a mess, seems to absorb more juice and soaked through. Butcher paper is more robust.

[Bentley]

Thanks for that input!