I just got two 4lb pork butts. I washed, dried, trimmed, and salted them. I just noticed that one of them has a slight odor to it, the other has no odor, it smells fresh... These pork butts were in plastic wrap from the butcher and not a sealed package like I get from the grocery store. These were never frozen. They are now in my fridge in the same pyrex dish with plastic wrap over top.
Right now it is Tuesday late afternoon, how concerned should I be about that smell and is it possible it will go bad before I start cooking 3am Saturday morning? Also, the one with the odor is slightly darker than the other one. I've had luck dry brining 3-4 days with the sealed pork but this is the first time I've done fresh. Its not out of the question to cook that one tomorrow... it was sort of to ensure that I had leftovers after this weekends cook.
Any thoughts and help is greatly appreciated.
-Adam
Right now it is Tuesday late afternoon, how concerned should I be about that smell and is it possible it will go bad before I start cooking 3am Saturday morning? Also, the one with the odor is slightly darker than the other one. I've had luck dry brining 3-4 days with the sealed pork but this is the first time I've done fresh. Its not out of the question to cook that one tomorrow... it was sort of to ensure that I had leftovers after this weekends cook.
Any thoughts and help is greatly appreciated.
-Adam
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