malb 62 Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 Hi all, Just after some tips on the best way to freeze blue swimmers? Raw? Cooked? In shell? etc. Any thoughts? Mal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snafu 29 Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 Mal, I met a bloke years ago who cooked them, shelled them, packed the meat in meal sized containers and then froze them. I had always practiced catch 'em, cook 'em & eat 'em and after he gave me a box of frozen crab meat to try, I still believe in catch 'em, cook 'em & eat 'em - you just can't beat fresh blue swimmers. Squid Inc., jackmac and doobie 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
malb 62 Posted August 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 Yeah, I know, but nobody home to eat them at the moment. Well, except me, so maybe I'll just have to step up! Cheers. doobie and snafu 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AquaticResearch1 1,046 Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 Only way I've enjoyed crab that hasn't been fresh is when it's pickled, personally. Even then it's on cheese and toast or something and taking away from what could have been; but at least it preserves it somewhat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squid Inc. 71 Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 Back them, cook them, then try submerging them in saltwater & freeze them. Or pickle them Still not as good as eating fresh but they don’t get frostbite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knackers 696 Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 I've frozen the whole fresh heaps of times. But I won't boil them. Usually make a curry or chilli crab. Flesh is still firm, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peatop 224 Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 As the story goes "fresh is always best" however if it freezes well, it's better to have it when you want it than not, although i have never frozen crab, i do freeze a lot of seafood, when i go out fishing i eat fresh and freeze the rest, but i don't take everything i catch, your better off catching what's needed that more than needed, there is no use asking other people the best way to prepare to freeze as it's often different for everyone, the best way to freeze would best be found on a food preparation site (authority, such as government health standards) or similar, some cook books (cookery the Australian way) may have this information. Im not saying other peoples recipes are wrong but you need to taste it to know if it's for you, where if you follow the safe practices then you can alter the way you process it before freezing, vacuum sealing doubles the shelf life, freezing in salt water, or salt is sometimes used, i usually do a net search to find all my answers, but beware of the bs on the net Tradtionaly we bought canned or fresh, canned is heat preserved in the can usually using a salt, salt and sugar brine, this can be done aswell using glass gars, but all care needs to be taken to do it right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knackers 696 Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Just ate some frozen whole crab we caught at Pt Julia in March this year. Some was green and the other was steamed. I'll never boil another crab. The steamed stuff is way better. Flesh really firms up, less gunk in the body. Anyway, frozen was fine, bloody good in fact. jackmac 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knackers 696 Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 06/09/2019 at 2:55 PM, peatop said: there is no use asking other people the best way to prepare to freeze as it's often different for everyone, the best way to freeze would best be found on a food preparation site (authority, such as government health standards) or similar, some cook books (cookery the Australian way) may have this information. Dude, it ain't rocket science. Whack it in a sealed bag and put it into the freezer. TENNANT 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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