Freezing Brisket

njl

Yesterday, I was in Costco and happened to see a really nice looking 8lb flat, and bought it hoping to try smoking brisket again.  Today I woke up too sick to get out of bed.  Figuring there's no way I'll be smoking a brisket in the next few days, I moved it from the fridge to the freezer.  I assume when I'm ready to use it, I can just move it to the fridge a couple of days in advance...and it should be good as new?

Dust9000

should be fine.  I have done it before.  

ncbbq

I have done it with pork butts and it worked fine. Have one to cook tonight that I bought 2 weeks ago on sale for some guests coming tomorrow. Not sure if beef reacts differently to being frozen but the butts have been fine in the past when frozen/thawed.

Airwolf

I put the flat I purchased in the freezer too.  Thawed it out in some water in the sink for a bit, before putting it in the fridge before cooking.  Worked fine!

njl

I moved this brisket from the freezer back to the fridge Wednesday night.  Now (Friday night) it seems to be defrosted.  I'm planning to cook it sometime this weekend.