On 5/15/2019 3:43 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Wed, 15 May 2019 13:00:31 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 5/15/2019 12:09 PM, notbob wrote:
>>> On 5/15/2019 9:45 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>
>>>> the problem is with the 'frost free' feature of your freezer.
>>>
>>> No, it's not!
>>>
>>> I'm familiar w/ the "frost free" feature in my fridge, as I've worked on
>>> 'em, before.
>>>
>>> The problem is seafood frozen in water vs "flash freezing" is the stuff
>>> frozen in "ice" lasts much, much longer.
>>>
>>> I usta get free trout from my buddy.Â* He froze the fish in old wax
>>> half-gallon milk containers (fulla water).Â* They would keep ferever!Â*
>>>
>>> nb
>>
>> Uh... what you and your buddy did and what is available at the grocery
>> store as "flash frozen" aren't the same thing. No buckets, not blocks
>> of water. Commercial fishing boats.
>>
>> The flash frozen fish and seafood I buy definitely don't start drying
>> out or need to be tossed in a few weeks. Yours is either very poorly
>> wrapped or the problem is your freezer.
>>
>> Jill
>
> the stuff that I buy has a thin coating of ice on each individual
> piece
>
The frozen fish I buy is cryovac'd separate fillets.

Jill