Has anyone smoked ribs partially and then put them in a freezer to grill at a later date? Coscto sells their ribs 3 in a pack and for my wife and I, that is way too much. I'd like to freeze half of them to throw on the grill when we are short on time. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
I would recommend the process I used for my Kalua Pork.
Cook all the way to where you would apply sauce (assumes a process like Last Meal Ribs), then pull from the grill, vac bag, shock cold in ice water, then into fridge or freezer.
Then, reheat as raw or use the magic of sous vide to reheat ahead of putting a sear or glazing a sauce on. That's how I'd do it. Hey, PKB, not a bad idea. Go buy a costco pack.
Maybe later, devil on my left shoulder.
(I say after eating the end of the brisket I cooked three or more weeks ago for breakfast today).
That may be why he thinks the devil is on his left shoulder EdF
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Seeing as how I am a simple guy, I do one of two things:
First, you could cut the slabs in half, and vacuum seal and freeze the halves you aren't using. Make a half slab of ribs for the two of you.
Second, and far easier: Make 3 racks of ribs. Eat half of one, and cut the other two in half. Vacuum seal each half slab, and remove them from the freezer for use, thawing them as you see fit. Myself, I use the cold water trick, then I microwave them. I got no problems with microwaves.
I would only do it if you have a vacuum sealer. I’ve frozen a lot of fully cooked meats, including ribs, and reheated with little quality loss using the Foodsaver. In a zip lock bag, not so much. It will ice up and get freezer burn too quick if there is any air in the bag.
I like to season, smoke, and fully cook the ribs and then vacuum pack and freeze in appropriate portions for later consumption. Easy to heat the vac packed portion in boiling water, or microwave with just a small vent hole cut in vac bag. That said, I just got the three rib pack at Costco, and want to take my Rec Tec Trailblazer on vacation with me. I want to cook with my son, at the RV park, so split them open, seasoned them with rub, and then re-vac-packed and froze. This will facilitate easy throw on smoker without fuss, and more time spent visiting with son. Just a couple of weeks away from vacation on coast and hopefully get away from this heat and fire smoke. Also, have wings from Costco - three flavors pre-seasoned; Asian, Cajun, and Bone Sukin Good; frozen to go along.
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