shane 0 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Just wondering what works for people and how do you keep your fish or filletsThis the way I keep fillets I lay the fillets on a freezer bag, then another bag, and so onI can pick up individual fillets if I want, depending on how many fillets are neededI’m always looking for new and better ideas I haven’t got one for crabs? They take up a lot of room in the freezer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
statesquider 0 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 I normally bag up about 4 fillets in a ziplock bag and label with the fish type, amount of fillets and date caught so I can rotate my fish in the freezer and always keep them fresh. Generally i'm just feeding me and the missus. I like your idea though, that would save a lot of broken fillets when you get impatient and pull them apart before fully defrosted. Also great idea when you're cooking for 1.As for crabs I haven't come up with anything fantastic yet but I clean them and halve them and remove the claws. The claws get folded up as compact as possible and take up minimal room. Then I fold the legs underneath the crab half and they sort of tuck in and take up less room. All gets bagged and if you get big zip locked bags you can fit quite a few and make a solid block that I pull the odd bit out of when I cook them up.All the leftover shell and guts gets its own bag and is frozen until I make burley again Nothing wasted!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger 48 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 I just stick enough for a feed into a bag and toss the bag into the freezer.Your way is much better, so if ya don't mind I recon I'll steal your idea! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SandyWhiting 0 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Thats excellent shane, I use snap lock bags, but crams the freezer up too much, that is when we get a DECENT FEED lol but I like your idea way better.. :)The only thing cramming my freezer at the moment is OH's Bait.. :dry: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuckemback 0 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 hey all , ive used similar method to shane's but use IN BETWEENS, the wife buys it and i use it , works good for getting out the amount u want to cook up without defrosting the whole lot ! givem a try Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shane 0 Posted October 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Thanks for that Chuckemback never heard of them before, but will have a look well worth some karma Quote Link to post Share on other sites
reelin 2 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 The technique that you use shane is a very good one! When i was a chef this is how all our fish that were filleted used to come they were in what they call shatterpacks so we used to drop the box of 5 or 10 kilos on the floor and they would come apart in their layers without breaking! The product that chuckemback is talking about comes from the same crew that make glad wrap and is called Go between and its just sheets of clear food grade plastic that come in a roll like gladwrap and in the kitchen we use to use about 1 aday as you can put them on top of soups or liquids to stop a skin forming or to put on top of a bowl thats marinadind something in it without having to waste glad wrap and they are especially good for layering the fish in tha freezer! anuther technique you can use is with the vacuum seal tey arent very expensive nowadays, and you can lay your fish in i guess a serve or 2 at a time and then all the air gets sucked out leaving only a very small package to fit in the freezer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pescados 1 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 4 pieces between swmbo and me is enough, so generally wrap the up in glad wrap, swmbo like to wrap them individually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rod_evans 2 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 reelin hope i never ate in your resturant throw them on the floor to break them up only joking the floor wasclean i know. chherrs rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
camaro82 0 Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 rod_evans wrote:reelin hope i never ate in your resturant throw them on the floor to break them up only joking the floor wasclean i know. chherrs rodI was thinking that as well, but then i re read it and realised he said dropped the box on the floor not the fish lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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