I don’t normally freeze fish. I don’t take home more then I will use within 24 hours.
My brother and sisters are coming for a week long sibling reunion. I would like to serve them some very fresh fish, but I am not good enough to catch them on demand. I am very often skunked. I would like to catch and freeze a couple of redfish and a few spotted trout … enough for one meal of each.
I freeze shrimp in water and they keep great for about a year … if I can ration them that long. I only want to freeze the fish for a couple of weeks. Is there a trick … like freezing them in water?
If I have to freeze fish, I only freeze fillets. Never whole fish primarily due to size logistics.
I use a vacuum sealer to remove all air. I have experimented with putting fresh herbs, bay leaf and even lemon peels in the bag before sealing. You could also sprinkle fillets with Old Bay or whatever seasonings you like. I would however advise against using salt.
The serve safe vacuum sealer at Best Buy has worked for me for about 5 years now with no problems. If you use it a lot you will probably need a nicer (more expensive) vacuum sealers.
I have a Food Saver vacuum sealer that works well. But, I don’t figure you are going to go out and buy one just for a few fish.
Also, Ziploc makes a hand held pump that you can use on their brand of bags. If you use them, make sure you dry the zipper on the bag. It will hold a seal and keep the air out, but not forever. But it doen’t sound like you need it for that long.
Thank you all for your advise. Water in a Ziploc freezer bag it will be.
I had a really nice vacume sealer that I bought for freezing shrimp, but those sharp little critters poked holes in the bags. I tried vacome sealing berries with it, and it squished the berries. After it hung around a couple of years, the wife had me donate it to the church white elephant sale.
Yuu can push most of the air out of the bag by zipping it almost closed and put it a sink or a container full of water up to the open end of the bag. The water will force out the air, then finish closing the zipper.
Just what Long enough said. Went through the freezers Saturday and found a one bag of catfish fillets that was a tad over a year old. That is pretty bad for us. I think it got hidden along with a couple of bags of boiled peanuts.
The peanuts were not too great but the fish lightly battered in half bisquick and corn meal seasoned with old bay was pretty good after all that time frozen.
my grandpa used to freeze his crappie in milk containers (the waxy-paper half gallon ones)…I’ve been freezing shrimp and fish in water (ziplock baggies or the hard tupperware containers) with a very high success rate for a while now
Filets work great frozen in zip locks. In water of course. Fish with sharp fins and for sure shrimp best in containers. Little holes in bags will seep some fishy water in your freezer. Your wife will really love you for it.
Yuu can push most of the air out of the bag by zipping it almost closed and put it a sink or a container full of water up to the open end of the bag. The water will force out the air, then finish closing the zipper.
Long Enuff
Now that’s a pro tip, especially from a man who can cook!
“The problem that infuriates you the most is the one you are meant to solve.”
Yuu can push most of the air out of the bag by zipping it almost closed and put it a sink or a container full of water up to the open end of the bag. The water will force out the air, then finish closing the zipper.
Long Enuff
Now that’s a pro tip, especially from a man who can cook!
“The problem that infuriates you the most is the one you are meant to solve.”
I have already told you about the “pro tip”… [:0]
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