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Old 10-25-2010, 12:43 PM   #1
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I read a BBQ secrets book. In it he state that he freezes his brisket then defrosts it. He says this is his way of making sure it comes out tender. I though it sounded interesting. Has anyone tried this or hear off it? Does it work? I was under the school of thought that you age a brisket.

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Old 10-25-2010, 05:36 PM   #2
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My understanding of it is that the ice crystals will break cell walls and fibers due to expansion. Once you thaw it, more liquids will be released due to the cell damage.

Effect of freezing on sensory quality, shear force and water loss in beef M. longissimus dorsi
Å. Lagerstedt, a, , L. Enfälta, L. Johanssona and K. Lundströma
aDepartment of Food Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7051, Uppsala SE-750 07, Sweden

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The objective of this study was to determine how sensory quality, shear force and water loss differ between beef stored either chilled or frozen before cooking. Meat tenderness was analysed instrumentally and sensorially using both a consumer panel and a semi-trained panel. Both M. longissimus dorsi (LD) from eight young Holstein bulls were cut into eight samples, weighed, vacuum packed and aged at 4 °C for 2, 7 or 14 days. After ageing, the frozen samples were kept at −20 °C prior to heat treatment. Water holding capacity was recorded as purge or thawing loss and cooking loss or as combined loss. Sensory analyses were performed on samples aged 7 days. Peak force values declined with ageing time and freezing. Frozen meat aged 2 days had the same peak force values as chilled meat aged 7 days. Total energy was the same for both treatments at day 2 and 7, whereas at day 14 frozen samples showed significantly higher values than chilled samples. The sensory panel experienced the chilled meat to be more tender, juicier and having a more intense meat taste than the frozen meat, whereas the consumers could not find any significant difference in degree of liking. Water holding capacity was lower for the frozen samples. The results indicate that conclusions from studies concerning sensory quality of beef will depend on whether the meat has been kept chilled or frozen before testing.

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Freezing

Freezing rate plays a small role in tenderness. When meat is frozen very quickly, small ice crystals form; when meat is frozen slowly, large ice crystals are formed. While the formation of large crystals may serve to disrupt components of the muscle fibers in meat and thereby increase tenderness very slightly, the large ice crystals result in an increased loss of juices upon thawing. This increase in loss of juices results in meat that is less juicy upon cooking and therefore usually is perceived as being less tender.
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Doing that in no way is a good method to make sure it is tender. Only cooking it properly will do that. I am not saying it does not contribute slightly to making it more tender. What I am saying is if you do not cook it properly, even if you do it this way it will still be boot leather.
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I read a BBQ secrets book. In it he state that he freezes his brisket then defrosts it. He says this is his way of making sure it comes out tender. I though it sounded interesting. Has anyone tried this or hear off it? Does it work? I was under the school of thought that you age a brisket.

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Well I thought it sounded weird. However, I am looking for any edge I can get.
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Old 10-25-2010, 08:58 PM   #6
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I do this all the time..........mostly because I'll buy a brisket when I find a good price and I freeze it till the week Im going to smoke it and thaw it in the fridge.

I haven't cooked that many but I HAVE had one that was tough from not being in the smoker long enough, so I cut it in chunks and made burnt ends
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I have to agree 100% with BBQ Bubba, i'd take that overpriced pamphlet and use it to start a fire or just file it under trash.
I really don't see anyway that freezing a brisket will break down connective tissue.
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I know some world champions that often freeze brisket.
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I know some world champions that often freeze brisket.

I know I do.

I freeze them after aging for 40 days. I slowly defrost them in the fridge a week away from the contest. I've also won with brisket that I defrosted in a cooler of water in 8 hours...

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Scottie,

Do you age days after sell by date or when you bring it home.

I would be interested to know what world champs do this.

Im going to try it. My sell by date is oct 29.

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Old 10-26-2010, 10:32 AM   #11
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Aging is based on the kill date which is on the case not the cryovac

I am not sure "sell by dates" are consistent chain to chain or state to state
That is a good question for the Brothers
What standard are sell by dates based on?

Bought two briskets this morning with Oct 31 sell by dates
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you need to find the packaged date. Sell by date, doesn't really mean much. Packaged date at least gives you a good idea when the kill date was, as they let the beef rest for a couple of days. I'd try aging it for a week or so... Maybe 2 weeks. Trust me, if the meat went bad and you freeze it. You will still know if it's bad, as soon as you crack that cryovac.

I also have the slaughterhouse age my cases for me. Saves me fridge space and their coolers are in a controlled environment. I bring home the cases, sort them and throw them in the freezer (s). So my method is real easy.
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Well I thought it sounded weird. However, I am looking for any edge I can get.
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You still have to know how to cook brisket... I've heard of a lot of guys blowing $90-100 for a Wagyu and not finishing in the top 10. A well cooked select will beat a Wagyu any day, if you don't know how to cook brisket.
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You still have to know how to cook brisket... I've heard of a lot of guys blowing $90-100 for a Wagyu and not finishing in the top 10. A well cooked select will beat a Wagyu any day, if you don't know how to cook brisket.
That's obvious, but if you have a good piece of meat and you finish 10th maybe a piece of Wagu will get you into the top 3. I've heard of guys finishing 10th cooking with a good piece of meat and then placing first with wagu. Isn't ANY advantage still an advantage?
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