On 2011-04-06, Omelet > wrote:

> Freezing with the scales on... Why? Does it help prevent freezer burn?

I musta missed something. Eels have no scales.

> I was taught to freeze fish inside of ice. Fill the bag with water,
> squeeze out the air, then freeze.

Bingo!

Long time ago, I'd get free mountain trout from a fishing freak
friend. He alway froze them in those sqr beheaded half gallon wax
milk cartons ....remember those?.... full of water, 4-6 cleaned trout
per carton. After defrosting, always tasted like fresh caught.

I used to buy shrimp that way. Four lb blocks encased in ice. Now,
they do the flash freeze thing. I've no doubt it's due to eliminating
shipping costs. Frozen water is wasted weight and added expense. I
unnerstan. Problem is, frozen in water lasts almost indefinitely,
while flash frozen mummifies quickly.

nb