how do you treat your fillets

snowcone · **on:** January 26, 2017, 09:53:53 AM

now im curious how everyone treats there fillets. do you soak them in salt water, milk, nothing? lately i just wash my perch in some fresh water and vac pac them. others like walleye and bigger fish i soak in salt water for a few hours and rinse for a few, then vac. smaller fish have a delicate flavor so i dont salt them. i try to bleed my eyes in the boat but if you have a bunch it looks like a disaster in my small barge. except for trout them stinky slimey rascals just stink up the boat and dont go home with me unless there in a plastic bag.. thats just me..

holehopper · **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2017, 11:54:09 AM

I just fillet em and vac seal em,rinse them when they thaw,

Ntoiceman36 · **Reply #2 on:** January 26, 2017, 02:40:17 PM

I treat them with the love and respect they deserve, then I treat them to a little hot oil! Yummy!

Downthehole · **Reply #3 on:** January 26, 2017, 03:26:54 PM

What do you use for vac sealing?

30inthabucket · **Reply #4 on:** January 26, 2017, 05:45:30 PM

I filet them and then rinse. (I found a strainer that hooks on the middle part of my double sink. It works awesome.) Rinse all the blood and scales off then lay them out on a paper towel and pat dry. I also trim the red meat off of my walleye/saugeye filets. Put meal size portions into vacuum bags and double seal them.

Downthehole · **Reply #5 on:** January 26, 2017, 06:00:07 PM

Is vacuum sealing better than putting the fillets in bags of water?

Ntoiceman36 · **Reply #6 on:** January 26, 2017, 06:14:19 PM

In my experience vacuum sealing works best. It keeps the filets fresh and free of freezer burn.

30inthabucket · **Reply #7 on:** January 26, 2017, 06:18:11 PM

I think it is. I used to freeze them in water but sometimes I'd have filets that were on the edge of the bag that would get freezer burnt. I can keep fish (or deer) for over a year and it's still like they are fresh. Plus it takes up less room in the freezer and is easier to stack. If you decide to get a vacuum sealer my advice is to get the bags from amazon. Can't think of the name brand but you get way more for less money and they hold a seal better. And like I said before I double seal all my bags.

Downthehole · **Reply #8 on:** January 26, 2017, 06:24:52 PM

Thanks 30.....I'm going took into them...

30inthabucket · **Reply #9 on:** January 26, 2017, 06:34:01 PM

These are the bags I use

snowcone · **Reply #10 on:** January 26, 2017, 07:38:47 PM

my food saver works great with food saver bags, i have tried other bags but they dont hold up or seal as well. and i double seal also. it cost a little more to vac but its part of my regime...yeah i love the hot oil mmmmm , just had some perch today...

g · **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2017, 07:29:57 AM

All my fish get rinsed in cold water after cleaning and rinsed again before cooking. I freeze my fish in water in gallon freezer bags in meal size portions. My larger eyes get zippered too, usually before freezing. I never have soaked them in milk or salt water. I usually only keep eyes and perch and a few panfish on rare occasions.

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