Canning?

lloyds · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:22 pm Post subject:

Redfox: Tell us more about the rocksalt.

rogerbum · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:44 pm Post subject:

RedFox,

I too have used rock salt on the ice in the cooler for the same purpose.

Lloyds: If you have your fish well sealed (like in food saver packs), all you need to do is put in a layer of ice, sprinkle rock salt on it, put in a layer of fish, repeat - eg. ice, salt,fish, ice, salt fish. Just like making ice cream, the salt lowers the melting point of the ice to below freezing temps.

When I'm out at Neah Bay or Sekiu, I take the vacuum packer with, package the fish up and use this trick. By the time I get home (about a 5 hour drive), the fish are partially frozen. I quickly rinse off the salt and toss the bags in the freezer. The downsides of this method are: 1) the fish have to be well sealed or you can get very salty fish and 2) the salt needs to be rinsed off the bags or you get salt all over the inside of the freezer. Vacuum packing takes care of 1 and a good, quick rinse takes care of 2. If you are spending several days prior to getting your catch to the freezer, it's particularly useful.

Roger on the SeaDNA

lloyds · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:26 pm Post subject:

I will have to try that the next time I go to canada, and find some fish even dumber than I am. Cool

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lloyds wrote:

Redfox: Tell us more about the rocksalt.

Roger covered it well Thumbs Up

I been havin the hardest time even keeping up with email, let alone this site Cry

I miss it

The way I do it is- use them super-sized salmon bags with enough length to tip upward to keep water out while submersed in that freezing brine from all the glacier ice and salt. When home, I put them up in various ways. Them vacuum bags are spendy items Neutral

no way could I take our vacuum sealer----weighs like 80 pounds Xmas Eek

Met a C-Dory person in the sound that taught me the rock-salt trick about a month ago. He showed me a totally-frozen gallon jug of milk in his cooler by this method. I was amazed Xmas Eek

and put it to work right away Thumbs Up

It all takes off a lot of stresin-out over possible salmon spoilage, you know... always having to head home early cuz of your catch Confused