nailshooter41

Ditto.

I never gave a thought to freezing an thawing a briskets. Just do it
once, though. Thawing it and then changing your mind (bad weather,
etc., that keeps you from smoking) and re-freezing makes the meat
texture funky.

After reading about it somewhere a few times, then finally here, I
tried wet aging a brisket. I worked great, and it added another
dimension to the flavor and texture.

After being in the fridge for exactly six weeks from purchase, I took
it out and washed it off. It smelled different, but no bad. Kinda of
like when you clean game and have that really rich blood smell; not
bad, just different.

A night in the fridge with rub on it, then out to the smoker to cook
as usual.

The results were great. The meat had a more intense meat flavor to it
all the way through, not a bite was bland. It's hard to describe.
The best way would be to compare an aged steak to a non-aged steak.
Both are good, but it depends on what you are in the mood to eat. I
now leave the briskets in the fridge for about 3 weeks or so before
cooking.

Robert

nunya bidnits

nailshooter41@aol.com said:

I also find a distinctive odor to the cryo aged beef, and make sure to rinse
and dry the beef before seasoning it up. Once well rinsed that odor
disappears. It comes from the blood in the pack. And if it's been in a
little too long, or somehow the package was compromised, then there is a
very distinct foul odor to the cryo blood which is similar, but very
unpleasant, and it will remain on the meat even after rinsing.

MartyB in KC

nick cramer

I love negative test results. I've had an unremitting headache in the outer
lower right part of my brain for over a year. Mostly low level,
occasionally bad enough that I have to take a couple of Tylenol every two
or three weeks, but always there. Brain MRI and MRA of the Circle of
Willis, ordered by Neurologist, were normal. Finally, my doctor sent me to
see a Neurosurgeon, who ordered CT scans of my mastoids and sinuses. Turns
out my sinuses are completely stuffed and blocked. He sent me to an ears,
nose, throat doc. I'm now taking an antibiotic (Augmentin) and Nasonex
($$$). Get another sinus CT in a month and see the e.n.t guy a few days
later. Gotta get this done before Obamacare kicks in.

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Thanks ! ! ~Semper Fi~ USMC 1365061

nunya bidnits

Nick Cramer said:


There's a generic spray, based on Flonase, that is much cheaper, and does
exactly the same thing as Nasonex. It's called flucitasone proprionate. I
know it works because I have bad allergies and use the stuff all the time.

ENTs are notorious for being beholden to the big drug companies, the kind of
predatory alliance that makes me wish Obamacare would hurry up. But
regardless, if the ENT doesn't want to give you the generic, I bet your GP
will. That's where I get mine.

MartyB

nick cramer

Thanks, Marty. My co-pay for 17 gms of Nasonex is $34! I'll re-fill it with
the generic.

--
Nick, KI6VAV. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their
families: https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ Thank a Veteran!
Support Our Troops: http://anymarine.com/ You are not forgotten.
Thanks ! ! ~Semper Fi~ USMC 1365061

b

.... wish Obamacare would hurry up. ...


Sad. Really, really sad to hear that.

B~

nunya bidnits

nailshooter41@aol.com said:


Sometimes a pack date will be imprinted on the cryo. But often you'll have
to look at the case box to get the pack date. Ask your butcher friend to get
you one out of a box and check the date, then you'll know exactly how long
you can hold the meat.

MartyB