Can smoked meats be frozen?

"Ignoramus474" wrote in message
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thanks. It is easier to smoke a lot of meat at once than in small
batches...

i

You betcha! Fill up the freezer and have a big ol' party!

"Claudia Cornejo" wrote in message
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Why would one want to freeze something that's smoked? Properly smoked
meats
should not need freezing.

Claudia

He is talking about hot smoked meats, not cure smoked. Big difference.

To reply tot he OP, yes, I do it all the time. It is just as easy to smoke
two briskets and a pastrami as it is to do one. I have great brisket year
round and don't have to freeze my ass off in the winter.

A Tilia Foodsaver is great for things like this. Tastes as good as the day
it was cooked, and I'm talking even two years later.
Ed

http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

"Claudia Cornejo" wrote in message
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Why would one want to freeze something that's smoked? Properly smoked
meats
should not need freezing.

Claudia

He is talking about hot smoked meats, not cure smoked. Big difference.

To reply tot he OP, yes, I do it all the time. It is just as easy to smoke
two briskets and a pastrami as it is to do one. I have great brisket year
round and don't have to freeze my ass off in the winter.

A Tilia Foodsaver is great for things like this. Tastes as good as the day
it was cooked, and I'm talking even two years later.
Ed

http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

You're thinking of cured meat (with nitrate, usually, or at least lots of
salt) that is often cold-smoked as well. It's the cure that preserves the
meat at room temperature (although the smoke may help a bit). Hot-smoked,
uncured meat is just like any cooked food.

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Louis Cohen
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"Claudia Cornejo" wrote in message
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Why would one want to freeze something that's smoked? Properly smoked
meats
should not need freezing.

Claudia


"kilikini" wrote in message
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"Ignoramus474" wrote in message
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I am going to smoke some meat this weekend. (hot smoking at 225F). Can
smoked meat be frozen without a great loss in taste or texture? I will
smoke lamb, MAYBE pork butt (depending on the answer to this
question), salmon, and chicken legs.

Thanks!

i

The guys on AFB do it all the time so I assume it's still good. They do
meat in large quantities and freeze it constantly.

kili

You're thinking of cured meat (with nitrate, usually, or at least lots of
salt) that is often cold-smoked as well. It's the cure that preserves the
meat at room temperature (although the smoke may help a bit). Hot-smoked,
uncured meat is just like any cooked food.

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Louis Cohen
Living la vida loca at N37° 43' 7.9" W122° 8' 42.8"


"Claudia Cornejo" wrote in message
...

Why would one want to freeze something that's smoked? Properly smoked
meats
should not need freezing.

Claudia


"kilikini" wrote in message
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"Ignoramus474" wrote in message
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I am going to smoke some meat this weekend. (hot smoking at 225F). Can
smoked meat be frozen without a great loss in taste or texture? I will
smoke lamb, MAYBE pork butt (depending on the answer to this
question), salmon, and chicken legs.

Thanks!

i

The guys on AFB do it all the time so I assume it's still good. They do
meat in large quantities and freeze it constantly.

kili

"Ignoramus474" wrote in message
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I am going to smoke some meat this weekend. (hot smoking at 225F). Can
smoked meat be frozen without a great loss in taste or texture? I will
smoke lamb, MAYBE pork butt (depending on the answer to this
question), salmon, and chicken legs.

Thanks!

i

Smoking meat is a good way of preserving it. Meat was being smoked before
there was refrigeration.

It tastes better, and it lasts longer. Don't worry about it. If you smoke
it and then put it in the fridge, you won't have to worry about it for about
a month.

Jim Bard wrote:

"Ignoramus474" wrote in message
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I am going to smoke some meat this weekend. (hot smoking at 225F). Can
smoked meat be frozen without a great loss in taste or texture? I will
smoke lamb, MAYBE pork butt (depending on the answer to this
question), salmon, and chicken legs.

Thanks!

i

Smoking meat is a good way of preserving it. Meat was being smoked before
there was refrigeration.

It tastes better, and it lasts longer. Don't worry about it. If you smoke
it and then put it in the fridge, you won't have to worry about it for about
a month.

Not necessarily. Smoking as preservative needs to be a carefully
regulated process. Doing it casually at home is a very different
thing, particularly if it's merely done for flavor.

Don't chance it.

And, yes, smoked meats freeze well. Better vacuumed.

Pastorio

Jim Bard wrote:

"Ignoramus474" wrote in message
...

I am going to smoke some meat this weekend. (hot smoking at 225F). Can
smoked meat be frozen without a great loss in taste or texture? I will
smoke lamb, MAYBE pork butt (depending on the answer to this
question), salmon, and chicken legs.

Thanks!

i

Smoking meat is a good way of preserving it. Meat was being smoked before
there was refrigeration.

It tastes better, and it lasts longer. Don't worry about it. If you smoke
it and then put it in the fridge, you won't have to worry about it for about
a month.

Not necessarily. Smoking as preservative needs to be a carefully
regulated process. Doing it casually at home is a very different
thing, particularly if it's merely done for flavor.

Don't chance it.

And, yes, smoked meats freeze well. Better vacuumed.

Pastorio

"Jim Bard" wrote in message

Smoking meat is a good way of preserving it. Meat was being smoked before
there was refrigeration.

It tastes better, and it lasts longer. Don't worry about it. If you
smoke
it and then put it in the fridge, you won't have to worry about it for
about
a month.

You are confusing smoke curing with smoke cooking. Different processes,
different results. Smoke cooking does NOT preserve.

"Jim Bard" wrote in message

Smoking meat is a good way of preserving it. Meat was being smoked before
there was refrigeration.

It tastes better, and it lasts longer. Don't worry about it. If you
smoke
it and then put it in the fridge, you won't have to worry about it for
about
a month.

You are confusing smoke curing with smoke cooking. Different processes,
different results. Smoke cooking does NOT preserve.