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Freezing cooked brisket

GoldenQ
GoldenQ Posts: 590
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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.
I XL  and 1 Weber Kettle  And 1 Weber Q220       Outside Alvin, TX-- South of Houston
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,677
    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-
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • cub22908
    cub22908 Posts: 8
    edited July 2023
    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.
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