Desalinate From Frozen?

[SheilaAnn]

I have a small corned beef that I want to smoke next week. Can I just put in water while frozen or should I slack out first, then desalinate?

[negolien]

I would thaw it in the packaging in a sink of cold water change every 30. Then once thawed soak. I soaked mine for 12 hours changing every three hours but it's up to you how much you wanna soak it

[texastweeter]

Desalination from frozen is fine. Being frozen, some of the cell walls will have ruptured so it should actually work better.

[johnec00]

+1

[WI Bubba]

I have done it from frozen before when making pastrami. It takes awhile (a couple of days in my case) before it stops freezing the water around it and making the meat version of an iceberg. If you have time, I would try to slack it off at least until it looses the hard freeze.

[Draznnl]

Would the cold sous vide technique Jerod Broussard posted about help here?

https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/the-pit-mastery-program/sous-vide/1721074-sous-vide-cold-water-thaw

[SheilaAnn]

Wow! Who woulda thunk!?

[WI Bubba]

Draznnl I think that technique would be perfect for this application.

[SheilaAnn]

Thanks y’all!

[FireMan]

Glad I could be of some help, even if it's just the moral
support. I'm always here morally to support practically everybody, whether they like it or not. 😬

[Jerod Broussard]

Trust me, it's liked plenty.

[texastweeter]

You sure?