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Hold time & the importance of resting....

Started by 1buckie, June 09, 2015, 05:16:04 PM

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1buckie

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1911Ron

I've heard something about resting your chicken......
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I prefer resting with a beer and the kettle at 225!!!!
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Craig

I rest everything. Huge proponent! I have a relative that thinks it's a waist of time and I've tasted her turkey.... I "rest" my case.

Saugust

I'm sure it makes things taste better. But for me the hold time helps provide flexibility. Throw it on early- it can always rest a bit longer!
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addicted-to-smoke

That NPR article is about holding, not resting. Very different concepts.

In my experience a very short rest is fine for grilled foods pulled off just shy of "target temp" so that the carryover brings them up. A longer rest is cold food and/or sweaty food.

But low-and-slow BBQ food held 140-170 for awhile is a different thing altogether.
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Saugust

@addicted-to-smoke aren't they inherently the same concept? Let the moisture redistribute? But if you're going to rest it longer you have to use a heat source of some type to "hold" the temp above the food safety threshold.
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1buckie

Just resthold a pork butt for three hours some time & it will become obvious the difference in terminology doesn't matter.....turns decent to good BBQ into magic...... 8)
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Saugust

I do the towel and cooler method like most. They call that holding, I call it resting. Same difference to me, though I suppose it could be more than semantics.


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addicted-to-smoke

Holding is about keeping a constant low temp such as in a cambrio or insulated cooler and resting is letting it go down to something closer to room temp on its own, and quicker. So I don't consider them the same technique at all, even if both activities help.

Meat kept at 140-170 for 2 hours wasn't rested. It was held fairly constant! Meat allowed to sit on the kitchen counter for 15-30 minutes before slicing didn't "hold" a temperature, it got cooler and cooler and cooler by ambient temp overpowering it.

Yes they are closely related since neither is "actively" cooking the food, by letting the meat do anti-cooking things prior to being cut up.
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Saugust

Eh. I hear yah, but they're both losing temp, it's just a matter of how quickly. Neither truly hold a temp. Like Craig's turkey. It didn't probably get any colder than a brisket in a cooler. It just cooled down more quickly.
But again I get your point. And once again, Buckie is right. It's all for the good of delicious food, so call it what you like!


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