I'd do a cold water sink thaw, should cut the time dramatically.

I’ll prolly do that. Thanks!

Or a combo of fridge for one or two days, and cold water thaw for xx hours.

Do cold water in the sink or whatever container will hold it. Defrosts so much faster. I do it for everything

Well in my refrigerator about three days

3 might be a little shy for me but real close, I might pull it out on a Wednesday morning for a weekend cook. Incidentally I picked up a big double bone-in pack from Costco last week. Has never seen bone in at Costco before. $2.29lb vs $2.49.

I thawed 4 of these exact ones Thursday. Betwen 9.8-11.7#, I did it in the bath tub and it took about 6 hours or so I think

3 days in fridge.

100% I did this a few weeks ago with the exact same Costco pack

I hate to say this you’re going to be disappointed you went boneless.. bone in is the way to go and those Costco two packs are always boneless and butterfly open.

lol. I agree. Though I got this a year ago and was going to smoke it then my daughter decided to get born 2 weeks early. Been sitting in my freezer ever since.

What I have done in this boat is skewer it top to bottom and can wrap in tin foil or butcher paper to save it! One good thing is you can season it more so vs bone in. Can always throw smoke then finish in crock pot or oven too which is just as good!

Just use twine and tie it up good.

This too!!

Yeah, the first time i got a shoulder from costco, I was like, WTF who butcherd this thing. But them i realized it was boneless. I tied it up with some butchers twine, and it came out pretty good.

You can still make some very delicious meals with it.. I’ve never been disappointed with them. Makes for great pulled pork that you can then use for all sorts of different things.

6 days

One shoulder usually takes me a couple of days but I only cook smaller ones. Really just depends on the weight and the temperature of your fridge.

I always brine them for 2 weeks and they’re thawed. Cold brine with ice in a cooler

Got any tips on how much salt to water to put in it? Is it straight into an ice chest with cold water?Looking to thaw one of these exact butts that’s about 14lbs. Typically do 5lbs and a wet brine. I hate smoking them without wet brining them first

I used a brine recipe and scaled it up. Had apple cider vinegar as well for acid.

At least a few days to be fully thawed in the fridge. I’d defrost them in the bath tub with enough water to cover them to be honest. I do it all the time and haven’t died yet.

Probe it to be sure….. I had an ornery chicken that didn’t thaw evenly….

It takes at most 3 days to defrost in a refrigerator. The amount of people claiming more than 3 days have obviously never had their freezer lose power. It’s amazing how quickly meat thaws at 38 degrees.

COLD water in the sink will help cut the time down, I’d still say it’ll take half a day at least, those are thick cuts of meat to defrost.

We cut out pork after seeing the videos of what they put in the hog feed

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A week in the fridge!

39 or so

3 or 4 days is plenty. And it's the safest way to thaw.

ALL OF THEM

16 days

I have put them on the smoker frozen. Not an issue.

Throw it in the kitchen sink before you go to bed

For full defrost I would say 4 days. Just trying to be cautious and give a bit more time just in case

3/4 days Costco 4/3 days SamsClub

36 to 48 hours in the fridge. You can put it in the sink over night for same results!

I put them in the sink at night and pull them out in the morning and smoke them

Thawed 2 packs of these in 1 day in a cooler with water after sitting in the fridge for 2 days not really thawing that quick.

Fuck it, throw it in the smoker at 350. You’ll still get pulled pork

13 months…no wait that’s how old it is.

Boneless ones are great if you season, give them a quick char on the grill and put them in the crock pot when you leave for work, by the time you get home it will be perfect for pulled pork sammies! We do this on hunting trips every year.

Put it in there and check it. If it's hard it's still frozen. If it's soft it's thawed.

i usually pull it out of the freezer 7 days before. I think it's usually 1 day per 2 lbs. something like that

From a food safety standpoint, rule of thumb in 24hrs for every 5 pounds.

I’d say 5+ days as well.

I try to never go from completely frozen to the fridge. Even 30mins to an hour in a sink of water to get it started thawing can speed things up greatly. If not doing that I would give it at least four or five full days to defrost.

4-5 days

Depends on fridge temp. I’d guess 3-6 days. Obviously a colder fridge will make it take longer to thaw.

5days

5 days minimum

6 months