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re: Best container for freezing shrimp

Posted on 5/7/13 at 12:16 pm to
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
24966 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 12:16 pm to
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where in the hell am I going to fine 15-25 milk/oj cartons??


Do you not drink milk?
Posted by ForeverLSU02
Albany
Member since Jun 2007
52147 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 12:23 pm to
Dehead shrimp and double Ziploc works the best IMO
Posted by Jester
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
34275 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 12:46 pm to
quote:

Guidry's onion mix container


This is how I roll. Gives you a good portion. Dump shrimp, fill with water, cap, freeze. Simple.
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 12:47 pm to
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First off, what ever you put into the bag must be completely dry


You need a better vaccum sealer.

For ease of removal though I usually flash freeze on a jerky drying rack over a shallow pan and then vaccum seal.
Posted by Tiger inTampa
Tampa, FL
Member since Sep 2009
2171 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 12:49 pm to
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I like to use a milk containers. Fill with shrimp and water and freeze...


This

Works well with fish left on the bone too. No freezer burn ever.
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
48937 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 12:50 pm to
quote:

Works well with fish left on the bone too. No freezer burn ever.
your fish can fit in a milk jug?
Posted by JAB528
The Mexican Ocean
Member since Jun 2012
16870 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 12:51 pm to
Must be catchin goldfish.
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67589 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 12:51 pm to
quote:

where in the hell am I going to fine 15-25 milk/oj cartons??


Save them over time. Once you have enough you just use them over and over.
Posted by OldSouth
Folsom, LA
Member since Oct 2011
10940 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 12:53 pm to
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your fish can fit in a milk jug?


I'm confused. Do y'all mean just cut the top off, fill it with shrimp (goldfish) and water and just freeze it with the top of the water exposed?


Like this?

Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67589 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 12:55 pm to
ive never used plastic cartons always the cardboard. I am sure that will work fine though. The portions of the cardboard ones are perfect.
Posted by OldSouth
Folsom, LA
Member since Oct 2011
10940 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:00 pm to
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ive never used plastic cartons always the cardboard. I am sure that will work fine though. The portions of the cardboard ones are perfect.


So do you put plastic wrap over the top?
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:07 pm to
The advantage of the waxed paper milk containers is that they stack like bricks. The disadvantage is you take up space with frozen water.
Posted by JAB528
The Mexican Ocean
Member since Jun 2012
16870 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:07 pm to
Surely you wrap it with something huh? It seems like it'd need to be covered.
This post was edited on 5/7/13 at 1:09 pm
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67589 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:16 pm to
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The advantage of the waxed paper milk containers is that they stack like bricks.


Yep. Also the portions seem perfect for a meal.

JAB- we fill with water and leave uncovered
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67589 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:17 pm to
nope
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
16184 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:47 pm to
We used to freeze out bream and white perch in milk jugs just like the one shown. Never wrapped anything.

Matter of fact, I'm bout to go back to the old ways. It was so much simpler.
Posted by fishfighter
RIP
Member since Apr 2008
40026 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 2:25 pm to
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So do you put plastic wrap over the top?


Once frozen, just add a little more water to cover the shrimp that is exposed.
Posted by Tiger Bend Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2007
719 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 2:47 pm to
Quart mason jars, drain all water out and vacuum pack. Lasts three years. No dripping mess in freezer, come out like the day you froze them. Been doing this for ten years.
This post was edited on 5/7/13 at 2:49 pm
Posted by hardhead
stinky bayou
Member since Jun 2009
5745 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 3:27 pm to
I peel mine and put them in quart ziplocks.

Sometimes I leave the tails on them for making shrimp cocktails.

LAy out the quart bags on a crawfish tray (plastic) in case they leak then take them out and stack them when frozen.

Shrimp dont last long enough to get burnt in my house.
Posted by Choirboy
On your property
Member since Aug 2010
10777 posts
Posted on 5/7/13 at 3:34 pm to


I save these all year from work and they are wonderful. They do not leak and they stack very well in the freezer.
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