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Freezing Boston butt

therealhaddock
therealhaddock Posts: 54
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Picked up a Boston Butt today (17th), 14lb and need to cook it for a get together on the 26th. Nervous about not freezing it before as it may go bad, so thinking of cooking it over Saturday and Sunday, pulling it, then freezing it. Is that the right way to do it or should I freeze it, defrost it then cook it? Or do I need to freeze it all? Is defrosted pulled pork ok?
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  • DaveRichardson
    DaveRichardson Posts: 2,324
    can go either way.  I've go a couple of butts sitting in the deep freezer in the garage right now because they were on sale. 

    I would have no problem cooking one or two, eating what I can, then vac sealing the rest and freezing, provided I got a good vac seal; not just a ziplock.  I'd pull and pack it up ASAP so to save as much moisture.  I'd reheat in a hot water bath / crock-pot.

    LBGE since 2014

    Griffin, GA 

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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657
    It won't go bad in a week
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    Darby_Crenshaw said:
    It won't go bad in a week
    This^^^^^^^^^^^^^ in spades. 

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    Just so you will know, if the need ever arises you can cook Boston butts that are frozen solid. You will see no difference in a froze and a thawed one except for a slightly extended cook time. Here is one that me and Nola cooked that was rock solid. You can see the ice on the outside of it still. Once it has thawed out on the egg, season it and keep on cooking. 

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  • 4Runner
    4Runner Posts: 2,948
    How do you get the seasoning to stick for a good tasty bark when it is frozen like that?

    OP - what the others posted is sound.  I do 2 butts at a time these days and we have 1 dinner and then vacuum seal the rest in 1 # bags and freeze.  Give away and save for later. Pop it into boiling water and good as new in about 15min.  
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  • therealhaddock
    therealhaddock Posts: 54
    Thanks for the replies. Only issue is I don't have any vacuum seal facilities....
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    therealhaddock said:
    Thanks for the replies. Only issue is I don't have any vacuum seal facilities....
    And this is where it all starts.....the egg is only a chip of the investment.
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    4Runner said:
    How do you get the seasoning to stick for a good tasty bark when it is frozen like that?

    Read the last 2 lines of my post above. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • DaveRichardson
    DaveRichardson Posts: 2,324
    Gotta let it thaw.......  But a frozen butt is one COLD chunk of meat!!!!  Its kinda fun when you can get a thermo probe inside and it reads below freezing!

    LBGE since 2014

    Griffin, GA 

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