Ok, so I've got a Costco Prime brisket I've been 'wet aging' in my small drink fridge at work. Packing date is 03/09/21 - well, sorry, "Sell By" date is 03/09/21. I'm assuming packing date (which is blank) is a week or two before that.
According to my calculations, that means this has been wet again for somewhere likely around 87 days - allowing packing date to be 2 weeks before the date above.
Now, I've done this before, most notably I did a briskie for Christmas Eve a few years back that was probably right around that 87 day mark. It had a slight funk when I pulled it out of the cryovac package, just kind of a really RICH meaty smell. Rinsed it off and it was perfect, turned into a great Christmas brisket.
But this one has me a little concerned.... there's a spot on the fatcap on the thin end of the flat that almost looks like.... well, almost like mildew inside the bag. It's definitely still sealed, no question, I've moved it all around and there's not a leak anywhere, but...well, look at the pics and you tell me what you think.


So this isn't just congealed blood, it doesn't look like that at all. It actually looks like... well... mildew.
I haven't opened it yet, I'll do that tomorrow and see how it smells, and looks up close, but I'm a little worried.
According to my calculations, that means this has been wet again for somewhere likely around 87 days - allowing packing date to be 2 weeks before the date above.
Now, I've done this before, most notably I did a briskie for Christmas Eve a few years back that was probably right around that 87 day mark. It had a slight funk when I pulled it out of the cryovac package, just kind of a really RICH meaty smell. Rinsed it off and it was perfect, turned into a great Christmas brisket.
But this one has me a little concerned.... there's a spot on the fatcap on the thin end of the flat that almost looks like.... well, almost like mildew inside the bag. It's definitely still sealed, no question, I've moved it all around and there's not a leak anywhere, but...well, look at the pics and you tell me what you think.


So this isn't just congealed blood, it doesn't look like that at all. It actually looks like... well... mildew.
I haven't opened it yet, I'll do that tomorrow and see how it smells, and looks up close, but I'm a little worried.
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