JW wrote:
> Hey - I usually just buy fresh and cook, but our local Piggly Wiggly is
> running a pretty good sale. Does anybody have experience with freezing
> uncooked butts? Does it affect taste or texture? How long can I store it
> frozen? How long should it take to thaw out an 8# butt in the fridge? Does a
> meat thermometer read accurately enough at low temps to know when it's
> unfrozen? Anything else I need to know? Thanks for all the advice and
> feedback.
> JW
>
>

I have certainly frozen picnic roasts, which as I understand it are
half of a pork shoulder as are "butts". They freeze fine. I just set
them on the counter overnight to thaw them. It isn't complicated.

The ones at your local supermarket may have been frozen already.

Grant

Grant Erwin > wrote:

> The ones at your local supermarket may have been frozen already.

Never. It would have to say that on the label here in the U.S. And
I've never seen it in the 1000 butts I've fondled over the years.

-sw