Storing Meat After Trimming

motoeric · 04-08-2012, 08:44 PM

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 · 04-08-2012, 08:52 PM

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

GQue · 04-08-2012, 09:00 PM

I vacum seal.

mclancey · 04-08-2012, 09:11 PM

Weston Pro 2300 Vacuum Sealer.

Rich Parker · 04-08-2012, 09:14 PM

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

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Nordy · 04-08-2012, 09:51 PM

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 · 04-08-2012, 11:54 PM

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 · 04-09-2012, 12:04 AM

Foodsaver

dmprantz · 04-09-2012, 07:17 AM

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 · 04-09-2012, 08:32 AM

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 · 04-09-2012, 10:06 AM

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

Thanks

early mornin' smokin' · 04-09-2012, 10:20 AM

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 · 04-09-2012, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BasicPatrick

@ 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-Bag.../dp/B003AOEXQA

TheJackal · 04-09-2012, 11:22 AM

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-Onez...12-ct/11027203

BasicPatrick · 04-10-2012, 01:22 AM

Thanks to all for answering my threadjack question!!!

04-08-2012, 08:44 PM	#1
motoeric Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-07-06 Location: huntington, ny Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Storing Meat After Trimming 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 __________________ Smoke Signals Current Issue A BBQ Brethren Publication 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Exodus 12:9

04-08-2012, 08:52 PM	#2
Tack Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-18-10 Location: Millville NJ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I stored a 9 pound brisket in one this weekend. You could probably get 2 butts in one. __________________ " Doesn't have any smoke taste. Chipotle taste is too dominant." Judge 6

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GQue On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-10-10 Location: Superior CO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I vacum seal. __________________ FEC-100 Memphis Pro Orange Thermopen CBJ #520282

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04-08-2012, 09:14 PM	#5
Rich Parker Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-20-09 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I vacuum seal ribs, chicken, and brisket. Pork I trim in site. Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk __________________ WSM and UDS - iBQ'n BBQ Team owner TheBBQSuperstore.com

04-08-2012, 09:51 PM	#6
Nordy On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-16-11 Location: Ponca City, OK Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I vacuum seal ribs, chicken, and brisket and either trim pork on site, or put the two butts in one of those big ziplocs

04-08-2012, 11:54 PM	#7
CBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-11-09 Location: Cumberland, RI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ Chris __________________ ZBQ Competition BBQ Team, Rhode Island www.teamzbq.com KCBS, KCBS CBJ, NEBS

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04-09-2012, 07:17 AM	#9
dmprantz is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-11-08 Location: Nashville Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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 __________________ The Beast - Custom Vertical Offset by Bates FEC-100 Large Big Green Egg® Weber Performer

04-09-2012, 08:32 AM	#10
southernstyle is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-26-11 Location: okeechobee, fl. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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 __________________ roger. Sponsored by oakridge bbq. stumps baby with digi q 2. doublebarrel 250 gallon offset

04-09-2012, 10:06 AM	#11
BasicPatrick Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-29-11 Location: Hyannis, MA on Ol'e Cape Cod Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	@ ZBQ....do you have a source for this 10 gallon zip lok bags...I can't find them Thanks __________________ The Basic BBQ Team FEC100 Traeger Texas 075 26.75 Weber OTG 2 x 22.5 WSM w/Pitmaster IQ 110 Camp Chef Pro 60 Wicked Pissah Super Fast Basic Blue Thermapen 32' Fleetwood Bounder (Motorhome). NEBS, KCBS, KCBS CBJ "Rub Some Sunshine on Your Face"--Richard Pryor

04-09-2012, 10:20 AM	#12
early mornin' smokin' is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-06-08 Location: wading river, ny Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ I'm an EGGHEAD, L BGE, dueling weber 26.75's, heineken 22 1/2, and a neglected pro-q 20

04-09-2012, 11:22 AM	#14
TheJackal Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-14-09 Location: Flemington, NJ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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-Onez...12-ct/11027203 __________________ Greg, Smokopolis BBQ -- http://www.facebook.com/SmokopolisBBQ Yoder YS640 BBQ Guru Onyx

04-10-2012, 01:22 AM	#15
BasicPatrick Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-29-11 Location: Hyannis, MA on Ol'e Cape Cod Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks to all for answering my threadjack question!!! __________________ The Basic BBQ Team FEC100 Traeger Texas 075 26.75 Weber OTG 2 x 22.5 WSM w/Pitmaster IQ 110 Camp Chef Pro 60 Wicked Pissah Super Fast Basic Blue Thermapen 32' Fleetwood Bounder (Motorhome). NEBS, KCBS, KCBS CBJ "Rub Some Sunshine on Your Face"--Richard Pryor