Price Choppers here in Toronto has whole pork shoulders on sale for
CDN$ 2.20/ kilo. That's a buck a pound! I bought a 17 pounder yesterday
to Q next Sunday. Do I need to freeze it? Or if I keep the fridge at 3
celsius (38f)will the meat still be good after a week? SWAMBO made me
promise I'd ask you guys.

Cam

On 21 Feb 2005 07:53:47 -0800, "Cam" > wrote:

>Price Choppers here in Toronto has whole pork shoulders on sale for
>CDN$ 2.20/ kilo. That's a buck a pound! I bought a 17 pounder yesterday
>to Q next Sunday. Do I need to freeze it? Or if I keep the fridge at 3
>celsius (38f)will the meat still be good after a week?

How is it packaged? If it's in cryovac, then don't worry about it.
It'll be fine.

What's the sell-by date on it? I expect the supermarket expected to
have it around for a while.

--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a university somewhere in Idaho
"When you can't do something completely impractical and intrinsically
useless *yourself*, you go get the Kibologists to do it for you." --J. Furr

Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
> On 21 Feb 2005 07:53:47 -0800, "Cam" > wrote:
>
> >Price Choppers here in Toronto has whole pork shoulders on sale for
> >CDN$ 2.20/ kilo. That's a buck a pound! I bought a 17 pounder
yesterday
> >to Q next Sunday. Do I need to freeze it? Or if I keep the fridge at
3
> >celsius (38f)will the meat still be good after a week?
>
> How is it packaged? If it's in cryovac, then don't worry about it.
> It'll be fine.
> What's the sell-by date on it? I expect the supermarket expected to
> have it around for a while.

It isn't in cryovac and the sell-by date is the 25th. I'll chance it in
the fridge rather than freeze it. It's too big to bother with freezing
and thawing just to get a couple extra days. I am tempted, though, to
get a couple extra for the freezer.

Cam

"Cam" > wrote in message
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>
> Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>> On 21 Feb 2005 07:53:47 -0800, "Cam" > wrote:
>>
>> >Price Choppers here in Toronto has whole pork shoulders on sale for
>> >CDN$ 2.20/ kilo. That's a buck a pound! I bought a 17 pounder
> yesterday
>> >to Q next Sunday. Do I need to freeze it? Or if I keep the fridge at
> 3
>> >celsius (38f)will the meat still be good after a week?
>>
>> How is it packaged? If it's in cryovac, then don't worry about it.
>> It'll be fine.
>> What's the sell-by date on it? I expect the supermarket expected to
>> have it around for a while.
>
> It isn't in cryovac and the sell-by date is the 25th. I'll chance it in
> the fridge rather than freeze it. It's too big to bother with freezing
> and thawing just to get a couple extra days. I am tempted, though, to
> get a couple extra for the freezer.
>
> Cam
>

Why not 'Partially' freeze it..It probably would take quite a while to
freeze completely in a home freezer...Wouldn't it ?..

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Bigbazza(Barry)..Oz

"Bigbazza" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cam" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>>
>> Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>> On 21 Feb 2005 07:53:47 -0800, "Cam" > wrote:
>>>
>>> >Price Choppers here in Toronto has whole pork shoulders on sale for
>>> >CDN$ 2.20/ kilo. That's a buck a pound! I bought a 17 pounder
>> yesterday
>>> >to Q next Sunday. Do I need to freeze it? Or if I keep the fridge at
>> 3
>>> >celsius (38f)will the meat still be good after a week?
>>>
>>> How is it packaged? If it's in cryovac, then don't worry about it.
>>> It'll be fine.
>>> What's the sell-by date on it? I expect the supermarket expected to
>>> have it around for a while.
>>
>> It isn't in cryovac and the sell-by date is the 25th. I'll chance it in
>> the fridge rather than freeze it. It's too big to bother with freezing
>> and thawing just to get a couple extra days. I am tempted, though, to
>> get a couple extra for the freezer.
>>
>> Cam
>>
>
> Why not 'Partially' freeze it..It probably would take quite a while to
> freeze completely in a home freezer...Wouldn't it ?..
>
> --
> Bigbazza(Barry)..Oz
>

Hmm..I just noticed that it is 4 day's since you posted your post !...But
maybe for future ones though...

--
Bigbazza(Barry)..Oz

Bigbazza wrote:
> "Bigbazza" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Cam" > wrote in message
> > ups.com...
> >>
> >> Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
> >>> On 21 Feb 2005 07:53:47 -0800, "Cam" > wrote:
> >>>
> >>> >Price Choppers here in Toronto has whole pork shoulders on sale
for
> >>> >CDN$ 2.20/ kilo. That's a buck a pound! I bought a 17 pounder
> >> yesterday
> >>> >to Q next Sunday. Do I need to freeze it? Or if I keep the
fridge at
> >> 3
> >>> >celsius (38f)will the meat still be good after a week?
> >>>
> >>> How is it packaged? If it's in cryovac, then don't worry about
it.
> >>> It'll be fine.
> >>> What's the sell-by date on it? I expect the supermarket expected
to
> >>> have it around for a while.
> >>
> >> It isn't in cryovac and the sell-by date is the 25th. I'll chance
it in
> >> the fridge rather than freeze it. It's too big to bother with
freezing
> >> and thawing just to get a couple extra days. I am tempted, though,
to
> >> get a couple extra for the freezer.
> >>
> >> Cam
> >>
> >
> > Why not 'Partially' freeze it..It probably would take quite a while
to
> > freeze completely in a home freezer...Wouldn't it ?..
> >
> > --
> > Bigbazza(Barry)..Oz
> >
>
> Hmm..I just noticed that it is 4 day's since you posted your post
!...But
> maybe for future ones though...
>
> --
> Bigbazza(Barry)..Oz

I left it in the back of the fridge. Friday night I reached in to get a
beer and was nearly knocked out by the stink. The meat had turned green
despite an internal temp of 38f. I bought a couple of small picnics to
replace it and cooked them yesterday. I love my WSM.

Cam