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Posted 10/31/2008 8:07:04 AM


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Can red and spec fillets be frozen and not turn to mush when thawed out ?

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Posted 10/31/2008 8:09:51 AM


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Do it all the time.  The key to freezing any fillet is to vacuum seal them. 

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Posted 10/31/2008 8:12:04 AM


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do you have to freeze them in water or just put them in a bag by themselves and vacume seal ?

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Posted 10/31/2008 8:13:32 AM


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do you have to freeze them in water or just put them in a bag by themselves and vacume seal ?

No water or anything of the sort.  Just the fillet.  I eat my fish sometimes 4-5 months later and it tastes great.

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Posted 10/31/2008 8:18:58 AM


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Excellent, I think I will try ziplocks new bags that you can vacume seal. Thanks

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Posted 10/31/2008 8:36:49 AM
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if you catch a lot of fish it is worth it to invest in a food saver (vacuum sealer).  you dont want any water on the fillets when you seal them.  bluffman told me a trick to get em dry.  just shake em off good, lay out paper towels on a plate put the fillets on the paper towels and put them in the freezer for just a couple of minutes, then take them out and seal them up.  the trick to fresh fish is keepin em cold while you are fishing and when you get home clean them immediately, and get em sealed up and in the freezer.

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Posted 10/31/2008 8:47:59 AM


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I agree about the food saver(just make sure you don't get the cheap one--get one of the better models)

I got one earlier this year and have been using it to freeze all kinds of stuff.  Works GREAT.  No freezer burn,  no water necessary to dilute the flavor. 

On the reds though,  make sure you cut the bloodline out COMPLETELY before you freeze.  I wouldn't leave any red meat on there at all  =fishey

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Posted 10/31/2008 10:30:38 AM
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Specks will definitely get mushy unless you vacumn seal them. I would definitely invest in a good sealer.
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