keeping smoked salmon

[scott craven]

We just finished a deadly batch of smoked winter spring.
I cryo-vacced about 3/4 of it and put it in a large tupperware
in the fridge.

question is:
will it keep till christmas without freezing ?
I say yes, wife says maybe ??

 

[Lipripper]

It should.... no harm in freezing the cryo vac'd stuff though then it will. Any air in there or broken seals it will mold

 

[tidehunter]

If your worried about it spoiling,I'll take some off your hands.

 

[Salmon Smoker]

I don't know for sure how long it lasts in the fridge. I smoke almost all my salmon, then freeze it in smaller portions in vacuum bags.
Normally I take a bag out of the freezer and put it in the fridge. When I've eaten that I just take another from the freezer to the fridge. The salmon still tastes great after 1 year.

 

[chinook]

quote:Originally posted by Salmon Smoker

I don't know for sure how long it lasts in the fridge. I smoke almost all my salmon, then freeze it in smaller portions in vacuum bags.
Normally I take a bag out of the freezer and put it in the fridge. When I've eaten that I just take another from the freezer to the fridge. The salmon still tastes great after 1 year.

You're right on the money, I do the same !

 

[Lipripper]

Re-reading you post RS seems like your worried about freezing it........ and from the post before....ayup it will pretty much taste the same after a year.... vacuum sealed.


Your wife is right on the maybe....unless its as dry as a popcorn fart

 

[scott craven]

Thanks for the advice guys !

 

[juandesooka]

I remember reading something about problems with freezing smoked salmon. I think the issue was high salt content means it doesn't freeze fully, like salt water brine not freezing. I don't recall if it was an issue about possible spoiling or if it was air getting at it (if not vacuum sealed).

I'll have a look around and see if I can find the article.

I ignored it of course, and it worked out fine. It was pre-vacuum sealer, though, and after 6 months it had dried out completely and got all crumbly and gross.

 

[The Fish Assassin]

quote:I think the issue was high salt content means it doesn't freeze fully, like salt water brine not freezing.

I think if that is the case the salt would be doing the preserving, no need to freeze.

Take only what you need.

 

[tidehunter]

I can't keep smoked salmon around long enough to make it to the fridge,let alone frezzer. I think my wife is part seal!! O.K. never mind the wise cracks.lol

 

[TenMile]

I usually make up some large batches of smoked salmon once or twice a year if I have a good haul on a weekend trip. I smoke it using this recipe: http://www.sausagemania.com/loxmania.html in a big chief smoker.

I've not had any problem freezing it using a vacuum sealer. It thaws very quickly -- I will usually leave it in the vacuum bag and immerse it in warm water and it will thaw out in about 30-60 minutes to where you can eat it -- I like the meat cold and firm - makes it easier to slice.

That said, the stuff you can buy at the duty free airport shops is cold smoked too I believe (although it might be candied salmon) and they don't freeze it -- just vacuum seal and it sits on the shelf. I think freezing is safer and certainly doesn't hurt.

 

[TenMile]

PS: Scott -- bring a piece of that smoked by and I will give you your downrigger clip back []

 

[scott craven]

quote:Originally posted by TenMile

PS: Scott -- bring a piece of that smoked by and I will give you your downrigger clip back []

Sounds like ransom Terry !

 

[TenMile]

quote:
Sounds like ransom Terry !

One man's ransom is another man's reward!!! [8D]

 

[Smileys Crib]

I just gobbled some down today, I smoked it and Cryo vaced it about two months ago, and its been in the fridge the whole time. It just isn't the same when its been frozen, when I used to work at the butcher shop we would have strip loins and different cuts cryovaced in the cooler for months at a time. If there is no air and the seal is not broken your good for at least two months.