Thread: Fish not tasting right

Originally Posted by feelay

I hear ya Mike. The expence is worth it to me. You can wash them and re-use.

I didn't think about reusing them......Thanks.

I think I may have figured it out when cleaning some crappie yesterday. Normally my wife fills a gallon jug up with water to change the son's fish tank with. She normally leaves the cap off and lets it sit for 24 hours to allow the chlorine to "evarorate" out of the water as to not hurt the fish.

When I put my fish in the fridge I usually put a top on the container to keep the fridge from getting fish smelly. Maybe keeping the top on the tupperware prevents the chlorine from escaping and it goes into the fish fillets....what do you guys think? Do you guys cover your fish when you let them soak before freezing?

I don't cover mine in the fridge but the water that goes in the ziploc comes straight out of the tap and into the freezer.

Originally Posted by Quackrstackr

I don't cover mine in the fridge but the water that goes in the ziploc comes straight out of the tap and into the freezer.

Hmmmm, back to the drawing board I guess.

sounds to me ike it is your water supply...........how do the fish taste if you cook them fresh? what does your water taste like straight from the faucet, better yet, an ice cube?

Originally Posted by mepperson

No issues with the freezer. I think it's probably the salt or the water. The fish don't tasted or smell spoiled, they just have a slight chlorine or chemical smell and taste, but what has me stumped is it's not all of them. It seems like just a bag or so out of 4 or 5. It's got to be me doing something, I just can't figure it out. I'm going to try cutting out the salt and see what that does. We are on the same water system, but on the opposite sides of town so that might make them different, but I'm not sure.

I do mine the same way, soak in salt water then rinse off & freeze in water. Try soaking them in milk a couple of hours after you thaw them. Don't remember where I heard this but I have been doing it for years & it seems to help, even after they have been in the freezer a long time.

Why freeze in salt water? Salt's chemical elements are NaCl. Guess what the Cl is ......chlorine... May be the problem.

Originally Posted by BlackWidow

Why freeze in salt water? Salt's chemical elements are NaCl. Guess what the Cl is ......chlorine... May be the problem.

Don't freeze in salt water, soak overnight then rinse off & freeze in plain water.