Unpopular opinion: I started using a cheap spray bottle with apple juice on my brisket after 3 hours

Always got dry edges before. Now the bark sets up perfect and the meat stays crazy juicy. Anyone else try something weird that actually worked?

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daniel_cooper341mo ago

Honestly, where did you hear about the apple juice thing? I read a forum post a while back where a guy swore by spraying his pork shoulder with straight up cherry soda. Said the sugar helped the bark and the acid kept things tender. Tbh I thought he was nuts, but I guess the same idea works here with the juice. Might have to give your method a shot next weekend.

eric_adams111mo ago

Yo, that cherry soda trick is wild. I wonder if the type of sugar matters though, like high fructose corn syrup vs real cane sugar. Might change how the bark sets up.

felixhenderson1mo ago

I always thought spraying was a waste of time, but after seeing @daniel_cooper34's cherry soda comment, I tried the apple juice thing and it's a total game changer.