Storing Meat After Trimming

[motoeric]

For those that trim your meats the night before, how do you store them until inspection?

I know that ziplock has two gallon bags. Have you ever tried those? Do you think that they would hold a standard size brisket or a large pork butt?

Eric

[Tack]

I stored a 9 pound brisket in one this weekend. You could probably get 2 butts in one.

[GQue]

I vacum seal.

[mclancey]

Weston Pro 2300 Vacuum Sealer.

[Rich Parker]

I vacuum seal ribs, chicken, and brisket. Pork I trim in site.

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[Nordy]

I vacuum seal ribs, chicken, and brisket and either trim pork on site, or put the two butts in one of those big ziplocs

[CBQ]

Ziploc makes bigger bags than that. Try their XL bags - 10 gallons. You can put 4 butts in them, or 2 monster briskets, or a half dozen racks of ribs no problem. Save the 2 gallons for the chicken.

[huminie]

Foodsaver

[dmprantz]

Whatever you do, please pay attention to cross contamination: Don't put your chicken in a bag, getting some on the outside of the bag, place the bag in a cooler of ice, and then store your parsley in that ice, for instance......

dmp

[southernstyle]

2 gallon bags everytime here. 4 racks of ribs in one 2 butts in one and a 14 ib brisky or smaller in another. if the brisket is two big i just wait till im on site to trim. i put 20 thighs in a 1 gallon to cut down on the amount of brine needed

[BasicPatrick]

@ ZBQ....do you have a source for this 10 gallon zip lok bags...I can't find them

Thanks

[early mornin' smokin']

ace hardware has the giant ziploc bags. They aren't labeled as food bags, they're marketed for storage. They work great thou. I don't use them, get all my meat from a butcher and he puts it all in clear plastic bags with twist ties. 1 Cooler for meat, 1 cooler for everything else.

[HarleyGirl14226]

@ ZBQ....do you have a source for this 10 gallon zip lok bags...I can't find them

Thanks

Patrick,

You get them online through Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Ziploc-Big-Bags-gallon-24x20/dp/B003AOEXQA

[TheJackal]

We use HEFTY brand 2.5 gallon zip bags. The 2 gallon ziplocs don't seem quite large enough and the really big bags are pricey. You probably won't find them at your grocery store. The 2.5 gallon bags are $3 per dozen at walmart. BJ's carries them too. Not sure about Costco or Sam's.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hefty-Onezip-Jumbo-2.5-Gallon-14-3-8-In-X-16-In-Multi-Purpose-Bags-12-ct/11027203

[BasicPatrick]

Thanks to all for answering my threadjack question!!!

[djqualls]

Patrick, Lowes has them as well if you have them in your area

[AustinKnight]

Xl Ziploc work great sold at everyone's favorite place wallyworld
http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?search_query=xl+Ziploc&ic=16_0&Find=Find&search_constraint=0

[LoneStar Smoke Rangers]

Vacuum Seal!!!

[SHBBQ]

no bags here, just good old fashioned plastic wrap, and lots of it.