Freezing cooked brisket

GoldenQ

I am planning to cook a brisket this weekend but the one in my freezer is very large. In fact I may have to cut it to fit on XL and cook it on 2 levels.   Since there will only be 2 of us I would like to freeze some of. the brisket uncut for later.   Have any of you done this and how did it work out?  Also, do I need to do anything special to do this? It is about 18 - 19 pounds and very good choice grade.

lousubcap

I have not frozen a brisket but don't see a reason why there would be any issues.  Ideally a vacuum sealer but if not then extract as much air as possible before freezing.

Regarding cutting the brisket to cook, I would cut it lengthwise so each section has the point and flat.  You can drape it over a fire brick to get it to fit until shrinkage does it's thing so you may not need to cut the thing.  FWIW-

cub22908

I have been freezing left over brisket for many years.  I slice the brisket and vacuum pack.  To prepare, I boil the packs for 45 minutes. We think the frozen brisket is even better than before frozen.  I will say that I have never found a definitive answer to whether the vacuum bags are safe to boil, but then again, I haven't found that it is unsafe either.  At this point I don't really care, but you might.