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How long?

RajunCajun
RajunCajun Posts: 1,039
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How long can a frozen brisket from SRF be kept frozen before cooking?
The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 33,955
    Given  the cryovac is intact I would guess a couple of years at a minimum.  That guesstimate is not based on SRF (although I have kept one frozen for a year) but on finding a frozen turkey at the 3 year mark and all was well when thawed and cooked.
    You could give them a call and see what they suggest.  
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 32,638
    Has this been going on?
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 33,955
    Sounds like lyrics to a song us old guys can recall.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • dmourati
    dmourati Posts: 1,293
    I had two SRF briskets in my deep freezer for 3 years. No issues cooking them. 
    Plymouth, MN
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,067
    There are 2 issues here.

    1) How long can it stay in the freezer and still be safe to eat.  The answer is "decades" if not longer.  Nothing grows at that temperature.

    2) How long can it stay in the freezer and still be a high quality product that I really want to eat?  It might be the same answer, but I'd inspect it and look for areas of freezer burn before I cook it.  And I'd personally try to get it on a smoker in the next few months, but I wouldn't sweat it if it was a few more years.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • RajunCajun
    RajunCajun Posts: 1,039
    Thanks for the help, much appreciated.
    The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
    Holding the company together with three spreadsheets and two cans connected by a long piece of string.
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