Creekstone Farms running some promotion items..

[Frozen Smoke]

While supplies last, Tri tips are tempting me.

https://www.creekstonefarms.com/collections/specials

[Mosca]

Lots of good stuff, think I’ll bookmark that page.

[RonB]

Thanx for posting.

[Thunder77]

Wow, that tri-tip DOES look good!

[Frozen Smoke]

Ordered the prime tri tip and a brisket flat so I hit the threshold for free shipping. I am so weak!

[Spinaker]

Good people there at Creekstone. Oh yeah......really good meat too.

[DWCowles]

I wasn’t very happy with the beef short ribs that I got from them about a month ago. They were on sale also so I wish you more luck than what I had.

[Frozen Smoke]

I'm surprised to hear that DWCowles. I buy quite a bit of Creekstone product through our local food service distributors and am always happy with their stuff. Guess you just got a bad shipment.

[DWCowles]

By the time I got done trimming the fat cap off of the beef rib there were about 50/60% rib meat left.

[SoCalTim]

Creekstone is the exclusive supplier of brisket to Franklin BBQ. No one else can buy the stuff he get's from them.

[CandySueQ]

I do like their prime brisket for competition. I just buy the small ones.

[Frozen Smoke]

Received my stuff today. 3 prime tri tips and a brisket flat. First look everything looked great. So it's in the freezer until further notice!

[W.A.]

Are the tri tips frozen in one bag or separated? I expect mine tomorrow....

[Frozen Smoke]

W.A. Tri tips were separated in their own bags. Came well packed with ice gel bags and in a styro cooler. Frozen pretty good yet.

[Steve bradley]

While supplies last, Tri tips are tempting me.
https://www.creekstonefarms.com/collections/specials

Thanks frozen smoke im on there mail list cant wait for summer

[BBQ_Bill]

I ordered my very 1st meat from Creekstone Farms last weekend.
For this first order, I went with a "trial" 16-18 pound packer, however, it arrived today with all ice packs melted.
The temperature of the meat measured 57°F to 61°F depending on where I checked it with my Thermapen Mk4.
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They state briskets are never frozen and shipped fresh.
They say that they pack them with ice packs and dry ice.
If there WAS dry ice in this shipment, there is no evidence of that.
(Am aware that dry ice changes from a solid to carbon dioxide and not water like regular ice)
But still, was hoping to see empty plastic bags or something that the dry ice was in.
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It is sealed in a cryo bag.
So, I immediately "Flash-Cooled" this beautiful packer with a mixture of ice, cool water and salt which when stirred temped out at 24°F.
Of course, I did this to arrest any bacterial growth that may have started on the surface due to the over 40°F condition.
Called and left a message as well as filled out an online message to them.
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Am REALLY bummed...

[Mr. Bones]

Sorry to hear; this definitely does not entice me to purchase...
Hopefully, they will make good on this, Bill.

[BBQ_Bill]

Yeah, I read all of their reviews, and did not see this problem.
There were several complaining about their brisket arriving frozen and others with "thin" flats, or too much fat, so if ANYTHING, I expected one of those problems, NOT this...

[Frozen Smoke]

Dang BBQ_Bill that's not a good report! Without knowing how long it was at that temp I don't know if I'd risk it. How long did it take to get to you? I'm guessing Creekstone will make it right for you. I'm surprised they would ship fresh meat and not frozen. Fresh meat would need to be shipped over night and well packed with dry ice and in a styro foam cooler or something. Keep us posted on how this turns out.

[JoeSousa]

Hopefully they will take care of you. When I have received meat in that condition from other retailers they are always very quick to get a replacement out. I know there will always be a shipment here and there that have issues and I am fine with that as long as the retailer takes care of the problem.

And yeah, there have been a couple instances where I have pushed my luck and cooked the thawed meat. It was about 45 degrees internal and I mostly just used it as a test cook but ended up eating it as well.