Frozen brisket

[Tailgaters]

When do you start thawing a brisket for comp. it still needs to be trimmed normally I get my Briskets week of the comp
But this one has been in the freezer for a little bit.

 

[bigdogphin]

Depends on your refrigerator I would say about 3 days before you want to trim it

 

[Untraceable]

I try to pull on Friday to trim on Wednesday-Thursday.

 

[Burnt at Both Endz]

When I'm cooking every week, I try to always have two thawed and one started. I don't want unseen surprises to be a problem.

It takes two weeks for one to thaw when I put it in the very bottom of the frig(34*).

 

[didisea]

Pull it out of the freezer on Monday to trim it on Friday. You could start earlier if it is in the unbroken cryovac and it hasn't been aged already before you froze it.

 

[scm1226]

How long would a frozen prime brisket be good for?

 

[Burnt at Both Endz]

How long would a frozen prime brisket be good for?

No concrete answer, it depends on how it's been preserved. Do you keep it in a freezer that never gets open,stable, and at -20*, could be good for 2yrs.

If you keep it in a defrost freezer that you keep adding stuff too, prolly4-6 months before it starts degrading at a small level.

 

[Blanton]

How long would a frozen prime brisket be good for?

I just cooked one that was in the chest freezer for a year for home eating and would have turned it in.

 

[JD McGee]

The weekend before...

 

[Kentster911]

I usually try for the weekend before and place it in the bottom of the fridge. In a pinch and if the cyro packaging is still in tact you can soak the brisket in a cooler full of water over night.