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I want to cook 4 slabs of spares soon. With only two of us, I want to foodsaver some of these. Questions - Is it safe to freeze ribs? I think it is, but never hurts to ask. Also, would it be better to freeze in larger pieces or go ahead and cut into serving size?

It was cheap enough. $17. I've got one more local store to check and if there isn't a foil backed one to be found, I thought I'd go to plywood, but maybe I'll give this a try. Sounds like the only problem would be a hot cook.

That's kind of what I figured, which is why I never opened it. I'll take it back tomorrow and check out a couple other local hardware stores to see what they have. It's hard to find the right product here in the ozarks, mainly it's bait, boats and Branson.

The heat rating is R6.9.

I just picked up a water heater jacket and noticed it is vinyl faced. Should I return it and look for foil faced?

I had a distance problem originally. Got ahold of Darren, sent it in, and it works like a champ now. He tested it prior to sending it back. I haven't found anywhere in the house it does not register now. I later broke a probe and they sent me a new one for free. Good support, poor quality...

Stone: That's what I did. Cut the tip off and vacuum sealed that. Then I cut the flat into thirds and sealed those. The one section I thawed was very moist and tender. I wished I would have pulled the tip and then sealed into several bags.

Thanks Jim. I had 4 butts going so both grates were full. I had one butt that was hotter than I wanted but it was all my fault. Last night at midnight when I put them on, I somehow got one of the bigger ones on the bottom. So when 3 were done, I found the one still at 177*. Swapped to the top...

I guess if I've got a full grate of meat, I'll stick with the lid temp and use both probes on meat with the Maverick. If there's room, I think the Maverick will work on the grate fine. What do ya think, Jim? Did you have some heavy weather keeping the heat down? It sure makes things tuff if we...

A little history with my Maverick. Mine had no distance originally. I sent it to Maverick and it came back working great. My first cook with it, I kinked the coil and ended up with the HHH problem. Called Maverick, they sent a new prob - it’s a food probe with the bigger coil, but they work the...

Thanks for the input. I think I've had it right from the beginning, at least for me. Keep the lid on and let it cook. Worked well first two times, why change a good thing. I'm not that fond of vinegar. I've got some KC Masterpiece, Hillsdale Bank BBQ and Zarda's BBQ sauce, all from KC, all great...

Ive got 4 pb in the fridge, Mr Brown rub. They are on the small side. Trimmed they are 6#2', 5#9oz, 5#4oz and 4#8oz. I was planning on putting them on at 10pm but might wait until midnight. Could be done in 12 hrs or less (or more). Will use some oak, apple and hickory - 2/2/1. My question is...

They gave me the bone in cryovac two pack for $1.49lb. So I got some of both, bone in and bone out (heavily trimmed, boned and tied) for $1.99lb. I also got two dual pack cryovac spares for $1.99 lb. I'm set for quite awhile. There are typically two of us.

The good news is that my meat store, Harter House, has no injected meat. The bad news is they are a little pricey. The country ribs are on sale for $1 lb off also, but it's still $1.89 lb, same as the PB. The other stores in the area are all injected. Even the Walmart Super Center carries...

They do have the butt in cryo pack, but I don't think I can get the equivalent sale price on them. I'll find out more when I get there. That's all I've ever cooked so far, bone in, but if I can get a bone out for the same price....

Anyone know how many bone out PB you can get on a standard WSM at a time? The PB are on sale and they say they average between 3.5-4lbs. I'm thinking you might put 4 on a grate, is that realistic? By the way, these are pre-trimmed (very close) and tied for $1.89lb this week.

Thanks Scott. I didn't take your remark as snide or anything other than an astute observation. Actually, I had a good laugh. I didn't explain my question well. I am going to stock up. I've got two refrigs but both freezers are fairly full. I can probably clean out some stuff and make about as...

Excuse another dumb question. What is a "breaking Knife"?

Scott: Not really. I have never frozen pb before and wasn't sure if much was lost in the freezing/thawing process. I guess it really does sound like a dumb question. I'm also getting a natural turkey for turkey day at .99lb. Not frozen, so I will pick it up on the 21st, brine, refrig to dry and...

My local meat store is having a pretty good sale this week. Boston Port Roast (PB no bone) for $189lb. Spares for $1.99lb and Baby back ofr $3.99lb. I'm hoping the bone in pb is reduced accordingly. These prices are all about $1.00lb off normal. Should I pork up and freeze? Any suggestions...