Freezing ribs??

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bosox20

Smoke Blower
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Jul 9, 2013
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Pa
My local warehouse store is having a sale on ribs. They are usually always in a refrigerated section but not frozen. My question is can I buy some extra racks and put in my freezer and smoke them even a month down the line?? Will they be just as good and keep for that long?
 
Spare Ribs freeze very well and they also thaw quickly.I bought about 12 racks a little while back when Kroger here in VA. had them on sale.Have been practicing smoking ribs about once a week since
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 and getting better every week.I hope theyre on sale again soon before I run out of practice material.Happy smoking and eating.
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Just make sure they weren't previously frozen.  Many places sell ribs thawed out but they had been frozen.
 
When all my local grocery stores put them on sale they have in tiny print at the bottom "previously frozen". I get mine at Sams in a three pack, trim them up and cook one or two and freeze the rest. They are good 5 to 6 mos. frozen.
 
Ditto on several months keeping them fresh frozen.  However, we prefer to cook 4-5 racks, eat what we want and freeze the rest.  They hold up well for weeks and are always ready to be thawed and heated.
 
 
When all my local grocery stores put them on sale they have in tiny print at the bottom "previously frozen". I get mine at Sams in a three pack, trim them up and cook one or two and freeze the rest. They are good 5 to 6 mos. frozen.
Absolutely!  Cryovac/Foodsavered meats last 2-3 years in the freezer vs. 6mos. without vacuum sealing per my Foodsaver manual.
 
No sweat on freezing the ribs. We do it all the time, sometimes its the only option you have when the sales happen....
 
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