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re: I'm thinking of starting a shrimp broker business in NWA
Posted on 8/8/13 at 2:07 pm to JayWall
Posted on 8/8/13 at 2:07 pm to JayWall
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What do you think is so bad about the IQF process?
Not bad necessarily. Just some extremely dirty and salty water. Next freezer boat you come across, stick something bright orange in the tank. You won't be able to see it 4 inches under the water. They change the water in that tank about once a month.
Well I'm sure that is the case with a lot of the boats. And you are right, depending on how they take care of them they are uglier. They lose their whiskers, antennas, and legs. Some boats do better jobs than others. The ones that don't take care of their shrimp usually go to the factories. The nicer ones are retailed.
CO2/Nitrogen comes out better and even better are slab packs from Alabama. They look like fresh when thawed out. Still have their whiskers and everything.
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Posted on 8/8/13 at 2:10 pm to JasonL79
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CO2/Nitrogen comes out better and even better are slab packs from Alabama. They look like fresh when thawed out. Still have their whiskers and everything.
Very interesting. Sounds like that may be the future.
Posted on 8/8/13 at 2:29 pm to JasonL79
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CO2/Nitrogen comes out better
I agree and they boil better
Posted on 8/9/13 at 10:22 am to JayWall
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CO2/Nitrogen comes out better and even better are slab packs from Alabama. They look like fresh when thawed out. Still have their whiskers and everything.
Very interesting. Sounds like that may be the future.
Both of those above methods have been around for a while. IQF are cheaper to produce and that's why it's probably the most abundant type of gulf shrimp. On average slab packs will run around $.25-$.50/lb more and CO2/Nitrogen is just a harder process to do. Usually CO2/Nitrogen frozen shrimp has to be done at a plant on shore (because of the size of the equipment) and has to be done immediately or as quick as possible. You have to freeze them while still fresh and before the heads start to turn.
The slab process is done on the boats with plate freezers that freeze the shrimp without salt in a big slab pack/shatter pack. The slab will be around 25lbs usually and will be in a rectangular box about 3-4inches in height and about 3 foot long and about 2 foot wide.
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