Jewhunter Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 G'day all. With plenty of squid in the harbour of late I thought I'd pass on how I keep them in good nick for the next trip. If anyone has some other ideas I'd love to here them. When squidding I take a small esky with an ice brick in it & some Glad cliplock bags. When I get a squid I try not to handle it too much & drop it in the bag & put it in the esky. At home I push all excess air out of the bag, seal it & put it in another. Your squid is ready for freezing. I might be stating the bleeding obvious but DON'T let your squid touch fresh water, put it directly on ice, or let your missus find it! Kept like this squid are almost as good as fresh & will still tempt a big, fussy jew. Any other tips guys? Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken A Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I used to put my squid in a container & cover them with salted water making sure there were no air pockets & they were completely covered & they used to thaw out & work pretty well. A good standby if fresh ones aren't about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted May 17, 2005 Author Share Posted May 17, 2005 I used to put my squid in a container & cover them with salted water making sure there were no air pockets & they were completely covered & they used to thaw out & work pretty well. A good standby if fresh ones aren't about 48078[/snapback] Sounds good. Did they ever suffer from freezer burn from the water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken A Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 No mate the water prevents freezer burn which is caused by contact with cold air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bashir Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Yep Darryl has the right idea, I know a bloke that went and bought one of those whiz bang things that suck the air out of the bags, when you could have just dipped them in a bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hottuna Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Ahh BASH those spl? criovac machines are awesome, we use one here when we buy loads of squid off the trawlers. Its takes ALL the air out! For example a steak or whatever you fancy can be kept in the fridge for 3 weeks once done. Zip lock bags are NOT air tight. Well worth the money, just make sure its a quality Italian or euro one not the crapy chinese versons. dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewnut Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 May Be NOT, what a great idea mate we buy our meat criovaced and it lasts for ages so its a great idea for squid and sounds worth the money when u consider the cost of squid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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