Skip to main content

Reply to "Question about buying meat"

I know that pork butt is the meat that's on sale, but it's worth noting that the same rules don't apply to all meats. You mentioned cryopacks in general. I think the two main things to check on cryopacks is the pack date, and make sure the bag is doesn't have air in it. I've seen cryo briskets that were sealed, but had obvious air in the bag.

On the topic of pack dates, if I were buying fresh (unfrozen)pork butt, I wouldn't want the pack date to be over two weeks ago, and if it was right at two weeks, I'd get it frozen or used within two or three days. Brisket (well, beef in general)is a bit different. I would say you are fine up to a month, and I think the best flavor is achieved using cryopacked briskets in the 3-4 weeks old range. There is some debate about it's effectiveness, but if you want to learn more about the beef end of cryopacking, Google "wet-aging".
×
×
×
×