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In other forum messages, it sounds like most of you prefer reheating frozen Q by boiling it in a vacuum bag.

I've tried that a couple times, but didn't have much luck. In my latest attempt to reheat a 12 ounce bag of pork butt, I brought the water to a boil and let the bag sit in the boiling water about 10 minutes. The result: the outside meat was hot but the inside was still cold.

How do you boil it so it gets done evenly, without over-boiling it? How do you know when it's done, since once you open the bag to see, you can't boil it anymore?

Any tips would be appreciated!!
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try pre-warming the pouch by running some hot water on it in the sink, while the water on the stove is coming up to a boil.

I also like to smash my pulled pork to a uniform thickness in the pouch after vaccing, before I freeze it. that will help it warm up more evenly without cold spots.

After a couple of seals failed and water leakage ruined my Q, I have lately taken to sticking a knife hole in the bag and microwaving. Zacher
After you bag it, try sticking the bag in a smaller diameter pot than you'll be using when you warm it. Freeze it inside that pot. When it's hard remove it from the pot and store in the freezer. It should fit inside your boiling water with room for the water to go around it. Then invite me over for a treat!
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Peggy
Studly,

I take my frozen pulled pork, ribs, or sliced brisket, thaw in the bags in tap water, then remove them from my Tilly vacuum bags, place the thawed meat in a pie pan or baking pan and cover it with aluminum wrap. I then place the pan in a 350 degree oven and check the meat after 15 minutes. I reheat the BBQ to 150 degrees and serve it. It's never dried out and it is always very good. I have noticed that smoked chicken will get a lot stronger with smoke on this reheat process. Lots of luck!
When you pack the product, before freezing, flatten the bag so that it has a uniform thickness, this will aid in reheating and help it sit nicely when you organize multiple bags in the freezer. Make sure you don't put a bunch of hot or warm unfrozen bags on top of each other, freeze them first, then stack. You can actually form an insulating layer of frozen product that will allow bacterial growth throughout the unfrozen insulated inner portion of the bag. This is not good! When reheating, allow the bags to thaw first, then retherm in boiling water, maybe I'm nuts, but I'm convinced that violent temperature changes deteriorate final product quality. Be gentle with that Q.

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