BasicPatrick
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I have a Wagyu Brisket that came in frozen from SRF and went right into the BBQ Freezer. 14 days ago I moved it from freezer to my dedicated BBQ refridgerator for the slow defrost and about 25 days of aging before it is to be cooked at a contest. Every few days I open the fridge and turn the brisket over, check for gas bubbles etc.
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I have been on the road for business all week and this morning I was home and decided to turn it over as is my routine. Below the brisket on the bottom of the fridge is a small (4 or 5 tablespoons) puddle of blood/red juice. I inspect the cryo over and over. I can find no evidence of a leak but there is nothing else on the shelves thus the liquid must have come from the brisket. The brisket had been checked multiple times prior and was fully defrosted so its not from the outside of the cryo. Gas bubbles are not of a concerning size and the brisket inspections seems fine. Just aging away. Except this juice clearly came from the brisket.
I am not scheduled to trim this brisket until Thursday (6 days from now) and vac seal. In its current state It is too big to vac seal as is. I am cooking it next Saturday evening. It is a perfect size and shape and is definately nice and flexible...indicating it is aging nicely.
Here I sit on Friday evening with a dilema.
Do I put it back in the freezer? I have never frozen a Wagyu a second time.
Do I just leave it in the dedicated fridge as is and watch it even closer for gas bubbles or other indicators that the cryo has a problem?
Do I trim it now (8 days ahead), vac seal and put back in fridge?
What to do, What to do?
Any ideas??????
B
I have been on the road for business all week and this morning I was home and decided to turn it over as is my routine. Below the brisket on the bottom of the fridge is a small (4 or 5 tablespoons) puddle of blood/red juice. I inspect the cryo over and over. I can find no evidence of a leak but there is nothing else on the shelves thus the liquid must have come from the brisket. The brisket had been checked multiple times prior and was fully defrosted so its not from the outside of the cryo. Gas bubbles are not of a concerning size and the brisket inspections seems fine. Just aging away. Except this juice clearly came from the brisket.
I am not scheduled to trim this brisket until Thursday (6 days from now) and vac seal. In its current state It is too big to vac seal as is. I am cooking it next Saturday evening. It is a perfect size and shape and is definately nice and flexible...indicating it is aging nicely.
Here I sit on Friday evening with a dilema.
Do I put it back in the freezer? I have never frozen a Wagyu a second time.
Do I just leave it in the dedicated fridge as is and watch it even closer for gas bubbles or other indicators that the cryo has a problem?
Do I trim it now (8 days ahead), vac seal and put back in fridge?
What to do, What to do?
Any ideas??????