Storage & Thawing Instructions 

Your shipment has been shipped flash frozen to insure FOOD SAFETY to your door.  The cuts may arrive frozen or partially thawed.  You have a couple of storage options to insure the quality and safety:

#1. FREEZER METHOD
Place the meats into your freezer to hold until you are ready to thaw and cook… for as long as your refrigerator manufacturer suggests (usually up to 6 months or more).  All of the cuts are sealed for food safety and do not need to be further wrapped for the freezer.

#2. REFRIGERATOR METHOD
Place the meats in your refrigerator to defrost, allowing 24 hours to be thawed and ready to cook. The DELICIOUSLY HEALTHY CUTS have been cured and slow coked which allows for up to 45 days refrigerator shelf life.

#3. COLD WATER METHOD
Place the meats, while still sealed in the cryovac packaging, in a large bowl or pot of cold water in your sink at room temperature to accelerate the thawing process.  It takes about 30 minutes a pound to defrost with this method.

** Remember its best to completely defrost the meat before the cooking begins, especially low temperature cooking technique.  Meat that has been fully defrosted should be cooked right away or stored safely under refrigeration.

Slow Cooking Instruction

  1. Heat oven to 180 degrees F.
    (but not higher than 190 degrees F.)
  2. Place the entire brisket in the CRYOVAC BAG (do not open) on a sheet tray and place on the middle or upper rack of the oven.
  3. COOK for 45 minutes without interrupting. If you need to hold slightly longer they are fine in the oven.
  4. TO SERVE: Remove from the oven. Open the cryovac bag saving the juices as you may like. Lay slices together for plate presentation, serve and enjoy!

GRILLING Instructions

Preheat your grill. Remove the brisket from the cryovac packaging. Place the brisket on the grill, cooking until heated about 3 to 4 minutes. Carefully turn over with metal spatula (it’s very tender) cooking until hot a few more minutes. Remove from the grill and serve. NOTE: The Brisket has been FULLY slow cooked so the finishing time will be about 5 to 6 minutes, just until hot. Avoid overcooking and driving out the delicious juices.

FLASH Re-Heating Directions for tacos, quesadillas and sandwiches.
Remove meat from the cryovac bag directly into your skillet, taco, quesadilla or sandwich. Flash heat for a few minutes to warm safely to 165 degrees F., then its ready to serve.Avoid overcooking and driving out the delicious juices.
Suggested heating technique as the meat just needs to be flash heated:

Skillet (thorough heat), Grill (bottom/top heat), Salamander or Broiler (top heat), Convex or conveyor oven (dry fast heat), Microwave (fast heat)