Pulled Pork In The Freezer: How long will it last?


 
Jim Lampe

Jim Lampe

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I cooked two almost 8 pounders last Thursday morning for Thanksgiving, but it's all gone (those pigs!). I was hoping to have some left over to freeze, so now I'm gonna make another one this weekend and plan on vacuum-sealing the majority of it.
Will it last, say... a month or two? I was gonna package them in smaller packs simply for conveinence.
I've never had the chance to freeze any cooks since leftovers are not normal in this house.
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Thanks for your response!
 
If properly vacuum sealed it should last for many-many months in the freezer. The fine people at Jarden corp state that meat should last 2-3 years when vacuum-sealed and put in a freezer. Personally my frozen meat has never been put to that test as it seems to get consumed long before 2-3 years have expired.
 
Had a package that was forgotten, buried in the freezer (vac packed), for eight months and it was fine. I was quite amazed. Certainly wasn't expecting that!
 
Jim

Normally I have the same problem no leftovers.

This passed saturday I smoked a 9.5 lb Butt just for the freezer. I still had one small package vaccum packed from the last butt I smoked for the freezer.

In my case (family situation) I freeze a few different sizes of packages of Pulled Pork.

Smaller ones for when only I want a couple of PP sammy's for lunch, and Bigger packages for the family etc.

Good luck
 
Hey Jim, The Food Saver is such a good invention. I have vacuum sealed meats for many months with no negative results. Also, one of the good things is that I seal in single serving portions and I can reheat the meat in the same packaging with boiling water.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Marc:
Had a package that was forgotten, buried in the freezer (vac packed), for eight months and it was fine. I was quite amazed. Certainly wasn't expecting that! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I don't think it'll last in my freezer that long
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Ok, thanks guys, it's on for the weekend.
Thought I'd never say I'd love a big butt...
 
I've had pulled pork that has been vac sealed and frozed for over a year. Still tasted like it just came off the WSM. One thing though, periodically a bag will leak and you'll get an ice accumulation inside. This has happened even though I always double seal the bag (both ends). So you need to check your inventory periodically.

Dan
 
Just to add another 2 cents worth: yesterday I found two bags of pulled pork that I froze back in August. One was last night's dinner and it was delicious.
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Reminds me of the old commercial on Tootsie Roll Pops
"How many licks does it take to get to the center?"...lick, lick, lick, CRUNCH..."It takes 3!"

I've kept q for many months (one year +) with no problem with the exception of the occasional bag seal failure. I try to check after a few hours...can't ever remember the seal failing after significant time....but seal failure is higher than I'd like it to be...usually due to moisture in the seal I think.
 
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