Is there a difference between the "kill" date and cyrovac processing date on a package from slaughter house?

[bbqbrisket]

Is there a difference between the "kill" date and cyrovac processing date on a package from slaughter house?

 

[SmokinEdge]

Short answer is yes.
Most dates are sell by, not kill or package date.

 

[bbqbrisket]

How many days between kill date and the date the processor cyrovac’s it before it gets sent to stores?

 

[SmokinEdge]

How many days between kill date and the date the processor cyrovac’s it before it gets sent to stores?

Call the packer and ask them.
Typically the slaughter/butcher time to packing is short. Maybe a couple days, then cryovacced that’s where the whole “wet age” thing came from, marketing. It’s pure BS, in my opinion. Once in the cryo, its all about shelf life in refrigeration.

 

[DougE]

If you're having a beef you brought processed, its cut, vac'd and frozen pretty quickly after aging the carcass, but for retail, IDK the lag time.

 

[indaswamp]

Call the packer and ask them.
Typically the slaughter/butcher time to packing is short. Maybe a couple days, then cryovacced that’s where the whole “wet age” thing came from, marketing. It’s pure BS, in my opinion. Once in the cryo, its all about shelf life in refrigeration.

The enzymatic processes continue in the cryo-bag so there is some benefit to wet aging, but not like true dry aging (and will continue for 4-5 months).