Frozen rib question

[Plumberguy]

Just bought two racks of chairman’s reserve St. Louis cut spare ribs. They seem semi frozen, butcher said the routine is to receive them in transport somewhere south of 38°. I just put them in the freezer, I was thinking of taking them out tomorrow and place in refrigerator, plan to smoke them anywhere from 3 to 5 days from then. Is this a good plan? Ok in fridge now? Appreciate any advice..

 

[Wslayer]

Heck yes , no problem.

 

[chadinsc]

i freeze bear and wild pig ribs all the time. no noticeable difference to me. but if your going to eat them in 5 days i would think fridge would be just fine if they are wrapped.

 

[Pete590]

Former meat cutter here, totally ok

 

[Svkaz]

A little late to the party. I used to work in a rib restaurant many moons ago. You can actually thaw ribs pretty quick in a cool water bath. Multiple racks frozen together take longer but individually take less than 2 hours. REMEMBER just use the cold water control.