I dug an 8# packer out of the freezer this morning and have it thawing in a water bath for the past 2 hours. Quick question.
Can I cook from frozen which I have never done before. Also IF possible to cook from frozen do I go ahead and season as normal. (It will be partially thawed but the time I put it on.
Suggested temp or do it like always?
The more I handled it the more I convinced myself it had to weigh more than 8 pounds. Stuck it on the scale after I trimmed and it came in at nearly 10 pounds. I might be stocking up on them as they are clearly mismarked.
Last edited by Cheef; September 6, 2020, 03:59 PM.
You can certainly cook from frozen and it sounds like the exterior should be thawed enough by now for a rub to adhere. Cook it how you always do. My only concern would be have you already trimmed it?
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You can cook from frozen. I recently started doing that with pork butts. If you can’t get the rub to adhere, give it an hour or so on the smoker and then hit with your rub.
ecowper 10-4 it was one of your posts that turned me on to cooking from frozen.
Was doing a roast one day and at last second tossed on a pork butt per your instructions.
Had my doubts but it came out perfect.
smokin fool I had read where some other folks did that and gave it an experimental try. I had my doubts, too .... but turned out great. I plan to pack the freezer with pork butts and briskets ready to go on the smoker!
I have two pork butts that are trimmed, brined, and have MMD on them .... wrapped and frozen. Just waiting on me. Calling my name. Demanding fire and smoke.
It was partially frozen (middle) when I put it in the PG500 at 275*
It has been 5 hours.
Thickest part which was frozen is now at 150*
2 other probes are reading 160*, and 175*
I am really surprised the frozen caught up so quickly.
What I did with the pork butts (and going to do with briskets) is dry brine for 24 hours, then apply the rub, give it about an hour in the refrigerator. Then I wrapped and put in the freezer.
tWell we are at 9 hours in and both probes reading 200+
One is at 202.3 and one at 202.4.
Unwrapped, and still not completely probe tender.
Wrap it or let it ride until it probes tender?
The bark is likely all I would need/want, I'd wrap and get to 205 and if still not probe tender just give it a good hot rest in a 170 oven for 2 hours.
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