The paper is important, not just the smoker, as anyone who has prematurely removed a brisket knows. There’s a reason why meat processors and pitmasters use pink butcher paper; it is porous enough to allow bark to develop and still retains moisture during wrapping. Set the paper wrong and hours of smoke time can result in a damp and less than satisfactory product.
What is pink butcher paper?
Pink butcher paper is unbleached and food-safe wrapping paper, traditionally used in the meat market and now widely used by professionals in BBQ when wrapping brisket, ribs, and other cuts both inside and outside of the grill. It is porous enough to allow steam to escape, but not so porous as to allow moisture to pass through and cause the bark to become soft like foil.
Benefits for Businesses
Pink butcher paper rolls serve multiple purposes for BBQ restaurants and meat processors: they can be used to wrap the meat while cooking, and they can also be used to wrap the meat for presentation at pick-up or on the counter. It is superior to foil when it comes to keeping the BBQ quality with the low-and-slow approach that makes it a great product, as a kitchen has spent hours producing it. Another benefit of meat wrapping paper for meat markets and butcher shops is that customers will see the difference between a simple plastic wrap and a meat package wrapped in proper butcher paper, thus ensuring that they feel like they are dealing with a professional enterprise. For high-volume businesses, which consume large rolls of paper on a day-to-day basis, purchasing in bulk helps to keep per-roll costs down.
Features & Specifications
Commercial-grade Pink Butcher Paper is usually unbleached kraft paper and is available in a variety of roll sizes intended for use on counters and for large-scale wrapping, as well as FDA-compliant and food-safe by default. The paper is unwaxed and uncoated to allow the breathability BBQ wrapping requires, distinct from wax or coated papers used for other packaging needs. Retail-facing meat market packaging can be custom printed, as branding is important at the point of sale.
Some of the industries in which it is used include:
Pink butcher paper is not just used in packaging but also as the base of BBQ paper restaurants and smokehouses for their cooking. It is used as a counterwrap for fresh meat in meat markets and butcher shops every day. It is used by BBQ caterers to transport and present their products in bulk rolls and by meat processing companies, as the meat rolls are wrapped in bulk.
Selecting the appropriate butcher paper
If you are going to put the paper into a smoker, be sure it is not waxed or coated, as it will not withstand heat. The problem is that many people grab any pink paper without first looking at the coating because it causes melted coating or off flavors with long cook times.
Why not choose The Deli Paper?
The Deli Paper is a pink butcher paper roll that BBQ operations will have to purchase from a reseller, and this product is supplied directly from the manufacturer, eliminating the reseller markup. Each roll is tested prior to delivery; minimum orders as low as 1,000 are suitable for single-location operations, and quick turnaround for orders to the USA avoids out-of-stocks in busy kitchens during the week.
FAQs
Q: Are pink butcher paper and wax paper alike?
A: No, it is uncoated and unwaxed and is designed to allow the smoke to pass through; it does not seal in moisture as wax paper does.
Q: Can it be used in a smoker?
A: Yes, the unwaxed butcher paper is meant to withstand the heat of the smoker and be wrapped in the middle of cooking.
Q: Does it include bulk rolls?
A: Yes, there are roll sizes for counter use and for high-volume wrapping.
Q: Is it food safe?
A: Yes, commercial-grade paper is made with FDA-compliant, unbleached kraft stock.
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