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bradleya123
bradleya123 Posts: 466
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Anyone have experience with shipping BBQ using dry ice?  Heading up to Michigan in June for a guys golf trip and i'd like to ship a couple of Boston Butts to the event.  Any insight would be greatly appreciated!  

Thanks in advance!
Retired Navy, LBGE
Pinehurst, NC

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  • Matt86m
    Matt86m Posts: 471
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    Call the shipping company first and ask if you can pack in dry ice. 
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    bradleya123 said:
    Anyone have experience with shipping BBQ using dry ice?  Heading up to Michigan in June for a guys golf trip and i'd like to ship a couple of Boston Butts to the event.  Any insight would be greatly appreciated!  

    Thanks in advance!
    Are you wanting to take a couple frozen, cryo packed butts to cook up there?
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 10,760
    edited May 2019
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    I do it all the time, 5# per container is the max and container has to be ventable

    also buy a cheap ice chest VS a styrofoam container-
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • HoustonEgger
    HoustonEgger Posts: 616
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    I do this daily for work. You'll have to declare the dry ice if shipping via air, 5# max is correct - you can usually get that amount at any grocery store. Determine the # of days in transit to see how you need to ship - NC to MI should be 3 days via Ground. Freeze your meats prior to shipping, pack in a polystyrene cooler (in a box), label perishable, add your dry ice and gel packs if you wish and send it on it's way. Make sure someone is there to receive and open it straight away
    Formerly of Houston, TX - Now Located in Bastrop, TX
    I work in the 'que business now (since 2017)

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  • bradleya123
    bradleya123 Posts: 466
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    Photo Egg said:
    bradleya123 said:
    Anyone have experience with shipping BBQ using dry ice?  Heading up to Michigan in June for a guys golf trip and i'd like to ship a couple of Boston Butts to the event.  Any insight would be greatly appreciated!  

    Thanks in advance!
    Are you wanting to take a couple frozen, cryo packed butts to cook up there?

    That's the plan.  
    Retired Navy, LBGE
    Pinehurst, NC

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    bradleya123 said:
    Photo Egg said:
    bradleya123 said:
    Anyone have experience with shipping BBQ using dry ice?  Heading up to Michigan in June for a guys golf trip and i'd like to ship a couple of Boston Butts to the event.  Any insight would be greatly appreciated!  

    Thanks in advance!
    Are you wanting to take a couple frozen, cryo packed butts to cook up there?

    That's the plan.  
    Buy a cheap soft cooler. Freeze the pork butts solid.
    You can carry it on the plane as carry-on with small amount of dry ice. You can not use freezer packs because as the thaw it turns liquid and liquids are not permitted over a few ounces.
    We took 2 soft coolers of frozen meat from Houston-Miami-Turks and Caicos. Through several check points and Customs. No issues, just strange looks. Even if they start to thaw a little it's ok because you need them to thaw to cook anyway. No wasted money on shipping.
    But I bet it would not be hard to find Pork Butts in Michigan at any Sams or Costco?
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,729
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    I’ve always bought my meat locally when I get there. What makes you feel like you won’t be able to find a couple pork butts where you are going?
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  • bradleya123
    bradleya123 Posts: 466
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    Thatgrimguy said:
    I’ve always bought my meat locally when I get there. What makes you feel like you won’t be able to find a couple pork butts where you are going?
    Only thing they have are gas grills which isn't a big deal it's more about the time factor.  We are playing 36 holes a day and just have no time to smoke a couple of butts.  
    Retired Navy, LBGE
    Pinehurst, NC

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    bradleya123 said:
    Thatgrimguy said:
    I’ve always bought my meat locally when I get there. What makes you feel like you won’t be able to find a couple pork butts where you are going?
    Only thing they have are gas grills which isn't a big deal it's more about the time factor.  We are playing 36 holes a day and just have no time to smoke a couple of butts.  
    That cleared things up.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,142
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    Wouldn’t shipping from someone who sells them be a better and more economical idea?

    Maybe not the cheapest (send an Uber to Walmart to pickup would be what I’d do), but here’s a next day solution:


    https://www.debragga.com/pork/free-range-pork/free-range-iowa-pork-boneless-butt.html
    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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