Butt went Bad

jawpaul · 08-27-2010, 10:31 PM

Wondering if this is typical or not.

Picked up a cyro'd butt pack last Friday from Sam's Club. Smoked one Sunday and sealed the other up real good in a ziploc and put it in the back of the fridge. I was going to rub it down tonight to smoke in the morning and I open the fridge and I can smell it. I had just checked it the day before and it smelled and looked fine.

The cyro had a date of 9/07/2010 so I thought it would be fine for a week in a good cold fridge, as I didn't want to deal with freezing and thawing it out.

Well I tossed it in the freezer tonight to kill the smell for now and I will be visiting sam's club in the morning.

Was really looking forward to smoking it as the other was farking deeelicious

Groundhog66 · 08-27-2010, 10:34 PM

After opened, I think a week in the fridge is quite a long time....but I am certainly no expert.

BBQ Grail · 08-27-2010, 10:36 PM

A week is longer than I would have left it.

JimGass · 08-27-2010, 10:39 PM

raw meat open in the fridge, i'd say 72 hours is a best-case scenarip

Sleepy Smoker · 08-27-2010, 11:02 PM

Gotta agree with the consensus here. I think you pushed your luck leaving it in the fridge that long.

jawpaul · 08-27-2010, 11:06 PM

Well I had it ziplocced up tight, I wouldn't normally do it that long but I figured with that long of date on the cyro it would be alright.

I'm learning I reckon, easy way or the hard way.

Groundhog66 · 08-27-2010, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jawpaul

Well I had it ziplocced up tight, I wouldn't normally do it that long but I figured with that long of date on the cyro it would be alright.

I'm learning I reckon, easy way or the hard way.

Once you open it, the cryo date means nothing.

jawpaul · 08-27-2010, 11:20 PM

I guess from now on I will bbq two butts at a time. :)

Gore · 08-27-2010, 11:29 PM

I never have meat in the fridge more than three days. If it was opened, just one. But why would you only smoke one butt? There wouldn't be any left by the time you finished pulling it.

08-27-2010, 10:31 PM	#1
jawpaul Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-21-10 Location: Backwoods of East TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Butt went Bad Wondering if this is typical or not. Picked up a cyro'd butt pack last Friday from Sam's Club. Smoked one Sunday and sealed the other up real good in a ziploc and put it in the back of the fridge. I was going to rub it down tonight to smoke in the morning and I open the fridge and I can smell it. I had just checked it the day before and it smelled and looked fine. The cyro had a date of 9/07/2010 so I thought it would be fine for a week in a good cold fridge, as I didn't want to deal with freezing and thawing it out. Well I tossed it in the freezer tonight to kill the smell for now and I will be visiting sam's club in the morning. Was really looking forward to smoking it as the other was farking deeelicious __________________ 22.5" WSM - 18.5" Weber OTS - Hillbilly Pride going NationWide - Coleman Roadtrip LXE Last edited by jawpaul; 08-27-2010 at 10:34 PM.. Reason: farking edit

08-27-2010, 10:34 PM	#2
Groundhog66 Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-20-10 Location: Livermore, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	After opened, I think a week in the fridge is quite a long time....but I am certainly no expert. __________________ Tim -

08-27-2010, 10:36 PM	#3
BBQ Grail somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Rocklin, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A week is longer than I would have left it. __________________ Larry The best way to reach me is with email: larry@thebbqgrail.com

08-27-2010, 10:39 PM	#4
JimGass Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 06-21-10 Location: Townsend, TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	raw meat open in the fridge, i'd say 72 hours is a best-case scenarip __________________ Nothing beats food cooked over a fire. ever.

08-27-2010, 11:06 PM	#6
jawpaul Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-21-10 Location: Backwoods of East TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well I had it ziplocced up tight, I wouldn't normally do it that long but I figured with that long of date on the cyro it would be alright. I'm learning I reckon, easy way or the hard way. __________________ 22.5" WSM - 18.5" Weber OTS - Hillbilly Pride going NationWide - Coleman Roadtrip LXE

08-27-2010, 11:02 PM	#5
Sleepy Smoker On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-21-10 Location: Northern Illinois Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Gotta agree with the consensus here. I think you pushed your luck leaving it in the fridge that long.

08-27-2010, 11:20 PM	#8
jawpaul Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-21-10 Location: Backwoods of East TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I guess from now on I will bbq two butts at a time. :) __________________ 22.5" WSM - 18.5" Weber OTS - Hillbilly Pride going NationWide - Coleman Roadtrip LXE

08-27-2010, 11:29 PM	#9
Gore somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-05-08 Location: Hiding out from blood suck ghost snake gods ... and Nazis Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I never have meat in the fridge more than three days. If it was opened, just one. But why would you only smoke one butt? There wouldn't be any left by the time you finished pulling it. __________________ Assistant to a Mad BBQ Scientist (and a squirrel): Primo Oval XL, Small Offset, Gasser, Optigrill, UBS "I love everything about the pig, even the way she walks." -- Spanish proverb (\__/) (='.'=) This is the rabbit baby. Invests him in yours signature, (")_(") and the help rabbit baby takes over control of the world! Hmmmm, I wonder, WWGALD? Avatar courtesy of Grillman and NorthwestBBQ Promoted by Bigabyte to "Idiot #1"

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