Smoking cured pork

[john dunn]

Can I keep my fresh cured pork in the freezer then when winter comes place it in my smokehouse and smoke it?

 

[SmokinAl]

Welcome to SMF!

When you get a chance, swing by Roll Call & introduce yourself.

To answer your question, yes you can freeze cured pork, then smoke it at a later date.

If you haven't cured it yet, then I would just freeze it & cure & smoke it this winter.

Al

 

[john dunn]

I am going to have my hogs butchered and cured but wasn't sure if I could wait till winter thaw it out and smoke it about a week and then refeeze it. Feed cost is the reason. They way about 600 lb. Should I thaw it before I smoke it in my smokehouse.

 

[john dunn]

Thank you Al

 

[chef jimmyj]

I am going to have my hogs butchered and cured but wasn't sure if I could wait till winter thaw it out and smoke it about a week and then refeeze it. Feed cost is the reason. They way about 600 lb. Should I thaw it before I smoke it in my smokehouse

Yes defrost first. Smoke won't penetrate frozen meat. Bacon and Country Ham can be smoked and left raw but anything else, City Ham, Cured Sausage, Etc. are being smoked and cooked to 150 so it has to be thawed...JJ 

 

[john dunn]

Thanks JJ, I'm going to wait to smoke it in my smokehouse when it gets cold enough. Just didn't want to ruin those high dollar hogs.