Put it in the fridge now and I bet you will be ok.I was gifted a brisket from Snake River Farms. It arrived frozen and I put it in the chest freezer. How long should I plan for it to thaw in the fridge? Do you think it’s too late to thaw to smoke on the 23rd?
On flat items, or reasonable flat, I use an aluminum jelly roll pan. Those TV ads for quick thawing were likely just aluminum; nothing special. And so I use what we have and it works well. Not perfect but it does well, Just flip it over every couple hours.I'm just going to throw this out there. not a recommendation just example. I have granite counter tops so I throw a chunk of meet like brisket or butt on it and for about 3 to 5 hours I move or flip it during this time.. seems like the counter top does good job of starting the thawing process. I then put it in fridge to finish thawing. I think this helps to knock 24 to 36 hours off process pending weight and thicknesss.