pjtexas1
somebody shut me the fark up.
I had a thread the other day about leaking cryo bags. i am posting this thread so maybe someone else can learn from my misfortune. i had a prime packer in the freezer for about a year. put it in the fridge to thaw and the bag leaked a lot of blood. no big deal as most of the time they turn out good. it was in the fridge for 4 days. i had one previously that turned out really weird so i cooked 2 just in case. the cook was for my daughter and her friends who went to the north texas bash last week and had to leave before the briskets were done.- thanks smitty :tsk:
anyway, the prime cooked like normal and looked good but the taste was just nothing...plain...like i didn't put any rub on...couldn't even taste beef. it did have a few brown spots that i assumed were from air getting in the cryo. i trimmed off the brown areas and it did not smell off or weird. here are a couple of pics.
the 2nd one i cooked was bought that day and was a select grade. the fresh select brisket was way better, rub was good, flavor was good, tender, juicy. i used the same rub on both, wrapped both in bp and they were done on the same cooker. only difference was the age and the leaky cryo bag. not sure what the moral of the story is as i have had way more turn out good than bad with leaky cryo bags. just glad i cooked the 2nd one as insurance.
anyway, the prime cooked like normal and looked good but the taste was just nothing...plain...like i didn't put any rub on...couldn't even taste beef. it did have a few brown spots that i assumed were from air getting in the cryo. i trimmed off the brown areas and it did not smell off or weird. here are a couple of pics.
the 2nd one i cooked was bought that day and was a select grade. the fresh select brisket was way better, rub was good, flavor was good, tender, juicy. i used the same rub on both, wrapped both in bp and they were done on the same cooker. only difference was the age and the leaky cryo bag. not sure what the moral of the story is as i have had way more turn out good than bad with leaky cryo bags. just glad i cooked the 2nd one as insurance.