Frozen Chicken

tboneld · Jul 30, 2008

This one is for you Mayor!

I'm trying to make contests flow a little easier for a small team. One idea that I have, is to trim the chicken a few days before the contest, and freeze it. I've had problems with chicken getting a little "foul":roll: after it is more than a day or two old.
Does anyone freeze their chicken? Anyone think it is a bad idea? I plan to do some tests at home, but I just wondered if anyone had any data.

jiarby · Jul 30, 2008

you might have a problem at the meat inspection with pre-trimmed meat.

Bbq Bubba · Jul 30, 2008

Pre trimmed is fine, just cant season or brine.

watertowerbbq · Jul 30, 2008

jiarby said:
you might have a problem at the meat inspection with pre-trimmed meat.

not a KCBS event.

watertowerbbq · Jul 30, 2008

i don't see any problem with it as long as the chicken wasn't frozen, then thawed and then refrozen.

i think you can have some risk of food borne illness if you refreeze thawed meats.

Plowboy · Jul 30, 2008

No problems trimming and freezing.

Last year we would get a case of thighs at a time from our sponsor. I'd trim them in one shot and then vacuum seal in 12 thigh batches for comps. Just pull out the frozen package and toss in the cooler. By the time you were ready to work on them they were pretty well thawed.

BBQ_Mayor · Jul 30, 2008

And there ya go Tbone.:grin:
An answer in no time.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · Jul 31, 2008

Plowboy said:
No problems trimming and freezing.

Last year we would get a case of thighs at a time from our sponsor. I'd trim them in one shot and then vacuum seal in 12 thigh batches for comps. Just pull out the frozen package and toss in the cooler. By the time you were ready to work on them they were pretty well thawed.

New product idea: Plowboy's Pre-trimmed Frozen Competition Chicken Thighs with Yardbird Rub Packets.

Just kidding 'bout this, but it did spring to mind.

watertowerbbq · Jul 31, 2008

HeSmellsLikeSmoke said:
New product idea: Plowboy's Pre-trimmed Frozen Competition Chicken Thighs with Yardbird Rub Packets.

I'd like one please. :-D

Frozen Chicken

tboneld

Knows what a fatty is.

jiarby

Full Fledged Farker

Bbq Bubba

somebody shut me the fark up.

watertowerbbq

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watertowerbbq

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Plowboy

somebody shut me the fark up.

BBQ_Mayor

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HeSmellsLikeSmoke

somebody shut me the fark up.

watertowerbbq

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