Freezing crappie fillets....

[Wade2131]

I was thinking about buying a FoodSaver to vacuum pack spring crappie fillets. Was wonder how most people freeze their catches.

[STUMP HUNTER]

FoodSaver, only way to go with the fillets staying fresh.

[Wade2131]

WOW.... thats what Im talking about!! Looks to be better than zip lock bags......

[STUMP HUNTER]

A lot better than ziplock. No air is left in the bag and you don't have freezer burn. Only takes around a hour to thaw and the fillets look just as good as the day you put them in the freezer even after a year.

[Bytizawn]

Wash fresh fillets real good, rinse once(**make sure they are kept ON ICE and/or very cold ALL the time) and then put in fridge for a couple of days in fresh water. Take out, make sure excess air is out of bag, and fillets are covered with water, then just Zip and lock, and put in freezer. Taste like you just caught 'em yesterday,,... for several months. Just had some yesterday for supper my self, and they tasted REAL good! I caught them last April, and I will have left overs again tomorrow for lunch of crappie and fried taters!

[Rees Guide]

I freeze my fish in water in ziplock bags, never have a prob with freezer burn and can thaw and be frying in under 30 minutes. Only draw back is space in the feezer but that seems to take care of itself, we put up ALOT of fish and eat ALOT of fish.

[kyjohn]

FoodSaver, only way to go with the fillets staying fresh.

Don't you have to pre freeze the fillets before you vacuum them? If not, how do you keep the FoodSaver from sucking water out of the fillets?

[STUMP HUNTER]

No you don't freeze them you do put them in to let the water evaporate. I let them set for 20 minutes.
This is just my way, not trying to sale FoodSavers.

[hit n miss]

I fillet them,wash,dry,and place them in food saver bags . Pre- freeze for about 2 hours and then
vacum pac. Going on 4 years and very pleased with this method, taste as good as fresh caught.

[SeaRay]

We bought a Food saver when I started going to Oregon to fish for Salmon. Since I could only go once a year I wanted to be able to store fish for several months. The Food Saver is an excellent tool to use and it saves on freezer space.
If I am freezing some crappie or bream that I know I will soon be eating I sometimes freeze them in water in ziplock freezer bags. Too lazy to haul out the Food Saver for a couple bags of fish, but with salmon we sometimes had 30 or 40 lbs of fillets to freeze, then we used the Foodsaver.
SeaRay