Can I freeze a pork butt?

rw02kr43 · 08-04-2010, 03:36 PM

I'm wanting to smoke a butt this weekend. Can I buy one today and freeze it then cook this weekend as long as it is thawed out good?

Jason

McGurk · 08-04-2010, 03:48 PM

Can you? Yes. But, if you mean this weekend as in 3 days from now, I'd just buy it and leave it in the fridge, or just wait and buy it the day before. Grocery stores don't freeze them for the few days that they sit in the coolers. If you were to freeze it; it will freeze in a day and require a few days to completely thaw in the fridge.

rw02kr43 · 08-04-2010, 03:50 PM

If I freeze one could I save it for a couple months?

1FUNVET · 08-04-2010, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McGurk

Can you? Yes. But, if you mean this weekend as in 3 days from now, I'd just buy it and leave it in the fridge, or just wait and buy it the day before. Grocery stores don't freeze them for the few days that they sit in the coolers. If you were to freeze it; it will freeze in a day and require a few days to completely thaw in the fridge.

I agree with McGurk.

Johnny_Crunch · 08-04-2010, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rw02kr43

If I freeze one could I save it for a couple months?

Yes.

aquablue22 · 08-04-2010, 04:33 PM

Yes and Yes

Midnight Smoke · 08-04-2010, 04:38 PM

Depending on what type of freezer you have, a normal Fridge/Freezer a couple months, a deep freeze many months.

rw02kr43 · 08-04-2010, 04:59 PM

we have a regular fridge/freezer and then also a chest freezer.

Jason

Puppyboy · 08-04-2010, 05:47 PM

If you bought it today and want to cook it on Saturday, you should not have to freeze it until then. Especially if it is in cryo.

countyliner · 08-05-2010, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rw02kr43

If I freeze one could I save it for a couple months?

Many months

chambersuac · 08-05-2010, 10:48 AM

I hope you didn't freeze it - if you did, and are going to want to cook it this weekend, pull it out NOW.

Wampus · 08-05-2010, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chambersuac

I hope you didn't freeze it - if you did, and are going to want to cook it this weekend, pull it out NOW.

Yes, or you could just pull it out the day of the cook, microwave the chit out of it to thaw it, then smoke it.

JUST KIDDING! DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!!

A good microwave will have a "defrost" setting, but not at ALL ideal.
Just buy it and fridge it and cook it. No freeze necessary, as has been stated.

zydecopaws · 08-05-2010, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rw02kr43

If I freeze one could I save it for a couple months?

Yes as long as it is sealed in the heavy Cryovac-type plastic or FoodSealer-type bags.

Chef Jim · 08-05-2010, 12:23 PM

What they all said. What's the big deal about freezing it anyhow? It's meat, we all freeze meat. Been doin that for at least as long as my lifetime. I eat meat and fish that has been frozen for over a year in a reg fridge/freezer. Much to the dismay of a few, I'm still alive.

McGurk · 08-05-2010, 01:29 PM

I tried rushing the thaw on a turkey a couple of weekends ago, with poor results.

On a Weds, My wife asked if we could smoke a turkey the following weekend for a meal with her family. I asked if she thought it would be thawed in time, to which she said it would be, so I dug it out of the deep freeze and threw it in the fridge. The night before the smoke, I pulled it our to check on it, and it needed some help. I unwrapped it, rinsed it, emptied the giblets and neck out, and got all of the ice out so water would run through it. It was still pretty tight, but I injected it as best I could and covered it to get back into the fridge.

The next morning it was in OK shape, so I spatchcocked it and got it ready to smoke for later that marning, and put it back into the fridge. It loosened up good by the time I had the smoke up to temp, so I put it on. IT TOOK FOREVER. At mealtime I was forced to do something, so I pulled off the legs, thighs and wings and put them into the microwave for 10 minutes. I hated to do it but my wife's parents weren't going to wait and my wife was breathing down my neck to get something done. We all ate sub-par turkey while I left the rest on there to finish. It took almost double what my previous turkeys had taken, but, when it was done it was good.

Moral of the story: Give your frozen food plenty of time to thaw.

08-04-2010, 03:36 PM	#1
rw02kr43 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-01-09 Location: Greenwood IN	Can I freeze a pork butt? I'm wanting to smoke a butt this weekend. Can I buy one today and freeze it then cook this weekend as long as it is thawed out good? Jason

08-04-2010, 03:48 PM	#2
McGurk Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-26-10 Location: Bloomington, MN	Can you? Yes. But, if you mean this weekend as in 3 days from now, I'd just buy it and leave it in the fridge, or just wait and buy it the day before. Grocery stores don't freeze them for the few days that they sit in the coolers. If you were to freeze it; it will freeze in a day and require a few days to completely thaw in the fridge. __________________ Bad decisions make for good stories!

08-04-2010, 03:50 PM	#3
rw02kr43 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-01-09 Location: Greenwood IN	months If I freeze one could I save it for a couple months?

08-04-2010, 04:33 PM	#6
aquablue22 Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-26-08 Location: Ormond Beach, Florida	Yes and Yes __________________ Weber Spirit E-310 Gasser 1 - Big Green Egg - Large 2 - 22.5 Weber Kettles 2 - 18.5 Weber Kettle 1 - WSM Mini I live in fear that my Wife will sell all my "TOYS" when I die for WHAT I told her I paid for them!!

08-04-2010, 04:38 PM	#7
Midnight Smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-24-08 Location: Southern Arizona Desert	Depending on what type of freezer you have, a normal Fridge/Freezer a couple months, a deep freeze many months. __________________ ************************ * Terry ~ aka Pork Smoker * XL-BGE Hatched 06/20/2008 09:42 pm ** * Couple Weber Kettles, CharGriller, UDS * * Ultra Fast Red Thermapen * Projects Kamado Restoration Bandera Restoration

08-04-2010, 04:59 PM	#8
rw02kr43 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-01-09 Location: Greenwood IN	freezer we have a regular fridge/freezer and then also a chest freezer. Jason

08-04-2010, 05:47 PM	#9
Puppyboy Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-07-06 Location: Osage City, Kansas	If you bought it today and want to cook it on Saturday, you should not have to freeze it until then. Especially if it is in cryo. __________________ www.facebook.com/BarkinDawgsBBQCatering

08-05-2010, 10:48 AM	#11
chambersuac somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-09 Location: San Antonio, TX	I hope you didn't freeze it - if you did, and are going to want to cook it this weekend, pull it out NOW. __________________ Dan IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball maker and IMBAS Sgt. At Arms. And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. [Acts 20:32 KJV]

08-05-2010, 12:23 PM	#14
Chef Jim Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-07-10 Location: Tequesta, Florida	What they all said. What's the big deal about freezing it anyhow? It's meat, we all freeze meat. Been doin that for at least as long as my lifetime. I eat meat and fish that has been frozen for over a year in a reg fridge/freezer. Much to the dismay of a few, I'm still alive. __________________ Judge Jim, Given to me by Terry @ Git R Smoked. Chef Jim, Gym, Jim, or CJ. [B][COLOR=Black] I'm not a Chef, but I play one on the internet.[/COLOR][/B] [URL]http://www.chef-jim.com[/URL] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]A veteran is Someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are far too many people in this country who no longer understand it. Author unknown.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=Red][COLOR=Black] [/COLOR][/COLOR]

08-05-2010, 01:29 PM	#15
McGurk Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-26-10 Location: Bloomington, MN	I tried rushing the thaw on a turkey a couple of weekends ago, with poor results. On a Weds, My wife asked if we could smoke a turkey the following weekend for a meal with her family. I asked if she thought it would be thawed in time, to which she said it would be, so I dug it out of the deep freeze and threw it in the fridge. The night before the smoke, I pulled it our to check on it, and it needed some help. I unwrapped it, rinsed it, emptied the giblets and neck out, and got all of the ice out so water would run through it. It was still pretty tight, but I injected it as best I could and covered it to get back into the fridge. The next morning it was in OK shape, so I spatchcocked it and got it ready to smoke for later that marning, and put it back into the fridge. It loosened up good by the time I had the smoke up to temp, so I put it on. IT TOOK FOREVER. At mealtime I was forced to do something, so I pulled off the legs, thighs and wings and put them into the microwave for 10 minutes. I hated to do it but my wife's parents weren't going to wait and my wife was breathing down my neck to get something done. We all ate sub-par turkey while I left the rest on there to finish. It took almost double what my previous turkeys had taken, but, when it was done it was good. Moral of the story: Give your frozen food plenty of time to thaw. __________________ Bad decisions make for good stories!

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