Ignoranus474
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>>Jim Bard wrote:
>>> "Ignoranus474" wrote:
>>> 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.
>>
>> Smoking meat is a good way of preserving it. Meat was being smoked
>>before there was refrigeration.

When speaking of meat preservation, besides smoking, there are other factors to
consider. Typically smoked meat products *require* refrigeration, ie, bacon,
kielbasa, frankfurters, most hams and other pork cuts, etc. Smoking alone does
little to extend the shelf life of meats, far more important is curing and
dehydrating.

To ask if smoked meats can be frozen is a perfect example of a "dumb question".


---= ANYTHING CAN BE FROZEN =---

Will freezing meat, any meat, affect it's texture... YES, most CERTAINLY,
generally negatively.


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