So Costco has very large pork butt, and my wife picked up a boneless 12.8# (still way cheaper than the grocery store one I bought a few weeks ago, and looks better too). It's still stored in cryovac.
This weekend, I'll smoke it up and we'll be eating with the in-laws, which is myself and my wife [and our 6 year old], her parents, and my sister-in-law. My bro-in-law -- the only other gluttonous eater like myself -- will be out of town, which means we've got WAY too much meat. I'd love to send people home with leftovers, but I think I've got too much even to do that.
I'm considering a couple things, like smoking the whole thing and just giving some to the neighbors, or asking another family who lives nearby if they want to join us, etc.
But my question is if I wanted to cut off, say, 7# for dinner with the family and keep the rest (around 6#) raw in the fridge for next weekend, would it work? Will it stay good that long? Is there anything I need to do to help make sure it stays good? Do I need to (or should I anyway) freeze it?
What would you folks recommend?
This weekend, I'll smoke it up and we'll be eating with the in-laws, which is myself and my wife [and our 6 year old], her parents, and my sister-in-law. My bro-in-law -- the only other gluttonous eater like myself -- will be out of town, which means we've got WAY too much meat. I'd love to send people home with leftovers, but I think I've got too much even to do that.
I'm considering a couple things, like smoking the whole thing and just giving some to the neighbors, or asking another family who lives nearby if they want to join us, etc.
But my question is if I wanted to cut off, say, 7# for dinner with the family and keep the rest (around 6#) raw in the fridge for next weekend, would it work? Will it stay good that long? Is there anything I need to do to help make sure it stays good? Do I need to (or should I anyway) freeze it?
What would you folks recommend?