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re: Fresh Seafood Sellers are Cheats!
Posted on 3/12/17 at 2:32 pm to Cajunate
Posted on 3/12/17 at 2:32 pm to Cajunate
15 lbs of shrimp wet dripping water will only be about 14 lbs when all the water drains off.
plus ice gets mixed in at times to skew things
every where I buy shrimp they go "over" to compensate for this. I buy 10 lbs the scale reads right at 10 3/4 -11 lbs before they bag it.
if you aren't being treated fairly go somewhere else and always watch what the scale is reading when empty before you ask for anything, it should be just under zero or you aren't getting fair weight.
another tip is to smell the shrimp and/or water, if you catch even the slightest hint of bleach then the shrimp is old. its a well known trick to keep old shrimp "looking" pretty buy adding some bleach to the water. another tip is if some of the heads are starting to fall or lift off of the shrimp body they are not fresh
plus ice gets mixed in at times to skew things
every where I buy shrimp they go "over" to compensate for this. I buy 10 lbs the scale reads right at 10 3/4 -11 lbs before they bag it.
if you aren't being treated fairly go somewhere else and always watch what the scale is reading when empty before you ask for anything, it should be just under zero or you aren't getting fair weight.
another tip is to smell the shrimp and/or water, if you catch even the slightest hint of bleach then the shrimp is old. its a well known trick to keep old shrimp "looking" pretty buy adding some bleach to the water. another tip is if some of the heads are starting to fall or lift off of the shrimp body they are not fresh
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 3:23 pm to keakar
I mentioned this in another thread a few days ago: Be careful when you choose what size shrimp you want on that seafood lot.
I have had vendors put larger shrimp on top of a chest full of smaller shrimp. You wind up paying more for smaller shrimp than what you wanted. And of course, they have a sign directing you not to touch the shrimp in the ice chests.
I have had vendors put larger shrimp on top of a chest full of smaller shrimp. You wind up paying more for smaller shrimp than what you wanted. And of course, they have a sign directing you not to touch the shrimp in the ice chests.
This post was edited on 3/12/17 at 3:25 pm
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