Freezing tuna

Hey guys,

Heading up north in a few days and hoping to get into some tuna.

Can anyone let me know how well they freeze when cryovaced? Do they keep their texture or go all mushy when defrosted.

Cheers


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 We got a 50kg yellow fin off

Wed, 2015-04-15 15:10

 We got a 50kg yellow fin off exmouth. It was bled gutted gilled and straight in a ice slurry. Filleted cryo vacked and frozen. That was 3 months ago and still have it for sushi every week 

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Exactly what i wanted to hear

Wed, 2015-04-15 15:17

Exactly what i wanted to hear mate cheers for that.

I generally dont gut/gill fish when i put them in an ice slurry. Does this improve eating quality? You dont get any ice burn on the belly flaps?

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Ice slurry should be 2 parts

Thu, 2015-04-16 09:03

Ice slurry should be 2 parts sea water to 1 part ice, no ice burn! cryo vac will stop freezer burn

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More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!

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Yeah

Wed, 2015-04-15 18:17

I froze some fin and the steaks were still good tucker light searing em on the barbie, just had a bit stronger smell.

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It freezes OK...........I

Wed, 2015-04-15 18:46

It freezes OK...........I give frozen tuna away, they all seem happy, I only eat it fresh.

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 ....sigh    ;-)

Thu, 2015-04-16 13:12

 ....sigh    ;-)