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