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Best way to defrost fish that’s frozen in blocks of ice
Posted on 10/28/17 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 10/28/17 at 6:29 pm
I have a bunch of Trout that I put in plastic bags of water and then froze, so obviously they are now in big ice blocks.
I’m frying them tomorrow, if I put them in the fridge won’t they just leak fishy water all over my fridge?
The only way I’ve ever done it is to put them under running water right before I fry them but that always takes forever
I’m frying them tomorrow, if I put them in the fridge won’t they just leak fishy water all over my fridge?
The only way I’ve ever done it is to put them under running water right before I fry them but that always takes forever
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Posted on 10/28/17 at 6:31 pm to Tiger1242
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if I put them in the fridge won’t they just leak fishy water all over my fridge?
Put the bags in a bowl...
Posted on 10/28/17 at 6:34 pm to BlackCoffeeKid
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Put the bags in a bowl...
Well that seems way to obvious for me to think of
So if I do that now, and it’s not totally defrosted by tomorrow at 2 I’d be good to just run it under water then?
Posted on 10/28/17 at 6:36 pm to Tiger1242
I'd put them in the fridge tonight, then check to see how much they've defrosted in the morning.
If not much then just put bowl of fish on the counter to defrost.
How big of a bag by the way?
If not much then just put bowl of fish on the counter to defrost.
How big of a bag by the way?
Posted on 10/28/17 at 6:38 pm to BlackCoffeeKid
Gallon size
Posted on 10/28/17 at 7:15 pm to Tiger1242
It's going to be a solid block of ice in the am. Leave it out until you go to bed and put in fridge overnight.
Posted on 10/28/17 at 7:23 pm to Tiger1242
Put frozen bag in a sink full of cold water for a few hours. I think you're supposed to change the water out often to make sure it stays cold.
Posted on 10/28/17 at 9:59 pm to Tiger1242
1. I put them in the fridge in a baking pan since I usually have big bags
2. Run under water if there's still ice
2. Run under water if there's still ice
Posted on 10/28/17 at 10:15 pm to Tiger1242
The running water is the quickest way without applying heat. Alton Brown has a good demo of some frozen rubber duck shapes that are left in the open, put in still water, and put in a bowl with running water. The running water melted waaay faster.
Posted on 10/28/17 at 11:13 pm to Tiger1242
If you had a immersion circulator that works great to speed up defrosting.
Posted on 10/28/17 at 11:53 pm to Tiger1242
The short answer is running water.
The long answer is that if you do this with any regularity, you would get a lot of value out of purchasing a vacuum packer. I used to freeze fish in water and hated always thawing them out. Now it takes literally less than 10 mins to thaw out a pack of fish.
Seriously if I had to pick a best hunting/fishing purchase in the last 10 years it would be my vacuum packer. I can't recommend them enough.
The long answer is that if you do this with any regularity, you would get a lot of value out of purchasing a vacuum packer. I used to freeze fish in water and hated always thawing them out. Now it takes literally less than 10 mins to thaw out a pack of fish.
Seriously if I had to pick a best hunting/fishing purchase in the last 10 years it would be my vacuum packer. I can't recommend them enough.
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