Author Topic: Frozen fish (Read 4532 times)

bobkane23 · « **on:** Jan 29, 2015, 04:26 PM »

I just found a bag of fish in the freezer from last January, I'm assuming its still good correct?

rgfixit · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 29, 2015, 04:37 PM »

Not sure what the experts say, a year I think. I have a 6 month rule. At 6 months they get pickled and eaten

Rg

Scooby31 · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 29, 2015, 07:01 PM »

I pack mine in water and they are good for a few years. It stops them from getting freezer burnt. They seem to taste just as good as the day I caught them.

TRAPPER3 · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 29, 2015, 07:06 PM »

to me, fresh (especially trout) is best......next best thing is vacuum sealed.....after a year they become fox bait ...but there usually isn't any left.....lol,,,,

Firetrap · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 30, 2015, 12:54 AM »

Freeze in water and they last for years.

JonPerry · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 30, 2015, 01:12 PM »

We just had 2 yr old crappies for dinner & they were just as tasty as any other we've had(food saver)

. If there's freeze burn you may be able to salvage them.

russelln114 · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 30, 2015, 03:38 PM »

Quote from: JonPerry on Jan 30, 2015, 01:12 PM

We just had 2 yr old crappies for dinner & they were just as tasty as any other we've had(food saver) . If there's freeze burn you may be able to salvage them.

Food Saver is the way to go. Last year I found a pack of crappie in the bottom of the freezer that was 4years old that tasted great.

Retiredbum · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 30, 2015, 08:42 PM »

I always add water when I freeze my trout, then smoke them in the spring. They don't last long. Taste to good.

Chris338378 · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 31, 2015, 04:52 AM »

I think they'd be ok as long as you didn't thaw them out and refreeze them. I'd thaw them out and try one and see what you think then.

hardwater diehard · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 31, 2015, 08:54 AM »

Cat food ...go out and get some fresh ones....food saver is the way to go in the future ...that and a sharpie

Firetrap · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 31, 2015, 09:26 AM »

I've done the freeze in water in zip locks and it works great, but you get a big block of ice. I bought a cabelas commercial vacuum sealer that can do liquids. Works even better. Here's a tip with doing that though. Filet your fish, LEAVE THE SKIN ON, put the two filets together with the skin facing outward. Add a little water as well. The skin and water will help protect against freezer burn.

NiagaraJiggin · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 31, 2015, 04:27 PM »

just vacuum seal them - they last for years.... even though I eat them fast. I have packs in the bottom of my chest freezer that were several years old and still tasted like they were days old. No problem if you vacuum seal them. A little trick I use is fold half a paper towel and stick it flat in the bag above the fish and then vacuum seal it. It collects any moisture that may come up and try to ruin your seal. Perfect every time.

rgfixit · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 31, 2015, 05:50 PM »

You guys struggle with freezer burn?

Double wrap,with stretch tite into a freezer bag. Never have had any burn at all.

Rg

fowl_language · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 31, 2015, 10:12 PM »

Foodsaver, with ziploc brand vacuum bags, never had a freezer burn issue, just had fish 345 days old.

Redneck Fishfinder · « **Reply #14 on:** Sep 29, 2015, 11:07 AM »

I did a sort of experiment with this some years ago with salmon. I took 3 fillets and wrapped one in saran wrap, put another in a ziplock bag filled with water, and the third one was vacuum sealed. I took them out of the freezer a year later. The fillet that was just wrapped in saran wrap was inedible. The fillet frozen in water was partially freezer burned but was semi edible. The fillet that was vacuum sealed was still borderline fresh with no freezer burn. I ate the vacuum sealed fillet and threw the other two away. So from that I learned that a well vacuum sealed fillet will last the longest.

Water Wolf · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 04, 2015, 11:19 PM »

Fish around here usually is eaten right away and is never froze, but the few that are kept are frozen in water.
We find it keeps them nice and fresh for a good long time.

If you have fish in the freezer and it don't look or smell freezer burned, it should be OK.

WW

ran7ger · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 05, 2015, 09:58 AM »

yup, freeze in water (milk cartons work good) squeeze all the air out and you'll never need a vacuum sealer.

adam1416 · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 07, 2015, 06:12 PM »

If its meat and it frozen... two years. not going to vouch for quality, but sure its safe.

Raquettedacker · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 17, 2015, 06:01 AM »

Quote from: Firetrap on Jan 30, 2015, 12:54 AM

Freeze in water and they last for years.

X2..

BomoBrown · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 31, 2015, 02:04 PM »

I freeze my fish in butter milk. It helps protect the fish and it marinates the fish as it thaws.

1moslab · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 05, 2016, 10:05 AM »

I also do the water never have freezer burn taste great a year later

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Author Topic: Frozen fish (Read 4532 times)