Can I wait to Smoke?

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macbillybob

Meat Mopper
Original poster
Jan 31, 2010
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San Antonio Texas
I have two small slabs (around 2.5 lbs each) that I took out of the cure and rinsed yesterday thinking I would smoke today. Looks like that may not happen.

How do I keep these until I can smoke? They are drying on a rack in the fridge as we speak.

Leave them to dry?
Wrap them and continue to refriderate?
Vacuum seal and refrigerate or freeze?

I figure this depends on how long it will be before smoke, right?
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Oh yeah, they cured for 7 days.
Pic here:

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I don't see any reason you couldn't freeze them to smoke later-or if it's only a couple 3 days to smoke wrap and fridge till then.
 
I would do like Bob said but I would vaccum pack them and then freeze them or if you are going to smoke soon just throw them ito the refrig. If not freeze them.
 
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