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Shrimp prices?
Posted on 4/19/15 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 4/19/15 at 1:33 pm
About every 3/4 months a guy drives up the driveway with some shrimp to sell which is great. The shrimp are about 20 per pound. He weighs them with the heads; then, deheads them for me. He charges $3.50 per pound. Is this a good price?
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Posted on 4/19/15 at 1:35 pm to CoachChappy
Yes
Posted on 4/19/15 at 1:40 pm to CoachChappy
Hell yeah
Posted on 4/19/15 at 1:58 pm to CoachChappy
Do you get to keep the heads?
Posted on 4/19/15 at 2:00 pm to CoachChappy
Keep the heads and make stock. I freeze them in containers of water with the heads on for bbq shrimp and it works fine.
Posted on 4/19/15 at 2:03 pm to StringedInstruments
Hell yeah, I keep the heads and make stock. I actually pulled out a pack of shrimp and stock just now.
I'm going to stir up some étouffée
I'm going to stir up some étouffée
Posted on 4/19/15 at 2:43 pm to CoachChappy
Last shrimp guy that came by selling shrimp smelled a lot like clorox bleach??
Posted on 4/19/15 at 3:32 pm to CoachChappy
quote:
He charges $3.50 per pound. Is this a good price?
Posted on 4/19/15 at 3:33 pm to CoachChappy
quote:
About every 3/4 months a guy drives up the driveway with some shrimp to sell which is great. The shrimp are about 20 per pound. He weighs them with the heads; then, deheads them for me. He charges $3.50 per pound. Is this a good price?
seems to be a good deal. however, I was told by some salt water coonasses from morgan city to never de-head your shrimp until it's time to cook them. and.....boil them with the heads on like crawfish. something about the fat in their heads or some shite like that.
Posted on 4/19/15 at 4:00 pm to tigerdup07
Where's this shrimp guy? I wanna buy some
Posted on 4/19/15 at 4:58 pm to tigerdup07
If you are gonna freeze them you must de-head first. If your gonna cook them soon that's fine
Posted on 4/19/15 at 7:18 pm to thickandthin
You can freeze with the heads on, it just takes up more freezer space, where do you think all the head on shrimp at the market come from? Frozen
This post was edited on 4/19/15 at 10:07 pm
Posted on 4/19/15 at 7:30 pm to Tigerpaw123
I get them in Hackberry from $2-4 per pound. Depends on the size and how many they have on hand.
Posted on 4/20/15 at 8:06 am to dallastiger55
I'm not trolling you. I just really do not know what the going rate for shrimp are bc I have never bought them in a seafood market. I or someone in the family has just always had a shrimp guy.
And Lee, I don't know where this guy is from or where he comes from. He knows my neighbors and they sent him over a couple off years ago, now he just shows up.
And Lee, I don't know where this guy is from or where he comes from. He knows my neighbors and they sent him over a couple off years ago, now he just shows up.
Posted on 4/20/15 at 8:52 am to CoachChappy
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The shrimp are about 20 per pound. He weighs them with the heads; then, deheads them for me. He charges $3.50 per pound. Is this a good price?
When I read "20 per pound" I was reading $20 and not count and I was
$3.50 rocks!
Posted on 4/20/15 at 9:29 am to Tigertown in ATL
At that price & time of year, you're almost certainly buying previously frozen, defrosted shrimp. Nothing wrong with that, as the big boats have on-board IQF operations...so they're "fresh frozen"
Can't wait for May brown shrimp season to open; that's when I stock my freezer.
Can't wait for May brown shrimp season to open; that's when I stock my freezer.
Posted on 4/20/15 at 2:26 pm to hungryone
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Can't wait for May brown shrimp season to open; that's when I stock my freezer.
How do you freeze them? I've always frozen my shrimp in water. I've tried the vac seal with them (no heads), but not been as pleased as I thought I would be. Freezing in water takes up space, but the result has always been excellent, head on or off. On occasion, I've vac sealed peeled fresh shrimp and the result is fine, but I don't freeze large amounts of peeled very often.
Posted on 4/20/15 at 2:45 pm to Gris Gris
I freeze in water.
Posted on 4/20/15 at 3:18 pm to CoachChappy
for reference, here in Denver I pay $10 a pound on sale for frozen 26-30 count
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