i bought a bag of shrimp from sam's about eight months ago and put them in
the freezer. i found them pushed to the back yesterday. are they still
good? will they be mush if i try to cook them? i was hoping to grill them
during the game tonight. thanks in advance for any help.

bd

On Apr 2, 2:20 pm, "bd" > wrote:
> i bought a bag of shrimp from sam's about eight months ago and put them in
> the freezer. i found them pushed to the back yesterday. are they still
> good? will they be mush if i try to cook them? i was hoping to grill them
> during the game tonight. thanks in advance for any help.
>
They ought to be okay still, as far as food safety goes. But grilling
them tonight probably means thawing them too fast. To maximize your
chances of getting a decent result in terms of texture you usually
want to thaw them in the fridge as slowly as possible. I have even
put them (in a bag) on ice in the fridge to slow the process down. -
aem

"aem" > wrote in message
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> On Apr 2, 2:20 pm, "bd" > wrote:
>> i bought a bag of shrimp from sam's about eight months ago and put them
>> in
>> the freezer. i found them pushed to the back yesterday. are they still
>> good? will they be mush if i try to cook them? i was hoping to grill
>> them
>> during the game tonight. thanks in advance for any help.
>>
> They ought to be okay still, as far as food safety goes. But grilling
> them tonight probably means thawing them too fast. To maximize your
> chances of getting a decent result in terms of texture you usually
> want to thaw them in the fridge as slowly as possible. I have even
> put them (in a bag) on ice in the fridge to slow the process down. -
> aem
>
many thanks aem. i've got them in the fridge, i'm guessing a couple of
days. i've always thawed them by running cold water over them. i'm looking
forward to seeing the difference. i'll follow up in a couple of days.
thanks again.

bd

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wrote:

> i bought a bag of shrimp from sam's about eight months ago and put them in
> the freezer. i found them pushed to the back yesterday. are they still
> good? will they be mush if i try to cook them? i was hoping to grill them
> during the game tonight. thanks in advance for any help.
>
> bd

If they were well wrapped, I've found them to be ok up to 2 years...
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Omelet > wrote in
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> In article >, "bd" >
> wrote:
>
>> i bought a bag of shrimp from sam's about eight months ago and put
>> them in the freezer. i found them pushed to the back yesterday. are
>> they still good? will they be mush if i try to cook them? i was
>> hoping to grill them during the game tonight. thanks in advance for
>> any help.
>>
>> bd
>
> If they were well wrapped, I've found them to be ok up to 2 years...


*2* years?????????????!!!

Prawns (aka shrimp) last about 5 mins in my household!!!

Any prawns come to Peters' house, you can hear them yelling.......
"Dead Prawn walking, dead prawn walking!!"

Was supposed to be having a bit of a party this long Easter weekend, but
it's been pushed back for a bit till we get all the new furniture in.
(Yes, it's that time of the year again!!)

I've already warned out my local fisho that I will be putting in a
*huge* order for prawns as soon as we have the date set :-)


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PeterBREATH Lucas wrote:


> Omelet > wrote innews >
> > In article >, "bd" >
> > wrote:
>
> >> i bought a bag of shrimp from sam's about eight months ago and put
> >> them in the freezer. i found them pushed to the back yesterday. are
> >> they still good? will they be mush if i try to cook them? i was
> >> hoping to grill them during the game tonight. thanks in advance for
> >> any help.
>
> >> bd
>
> > If they were well wrapped, I've found them to be ok up to 2 years...
>
> *2* years?????????????!!!
>
> Prawns (aka shrimp) last about 5 mins in my household!!!


Maybe not everyone is a consumptive hog like you apparently are...

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In article >,
PeterLucas > wrote:

> Omelet > wrote in
> news >
> > In article >, "bd" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> i bought a bag of shrimp from sam's about eight months ago and put
> >> them in the freezer. i found them pushed to the back yesterday. are
> >> they still good? will they be mush if i try to cook them? i was
> >> hoping to grill them during the game tonight. thanks in advance for
> >> any help.
> >>
> >> bd
> >
> > If they were well wrapped, I've found them to be ok up to 2 years...
>
>
> *2* years?????????????!!!
>
> Prawns (aka shrimp) last about 5 mins in my household!!!
>
> Any prawns come to Peters' house, you can hear them yelling.......
> "Dead Prawn walking, dead prawn walking!!"

Heh! :-)

It is rare for them to last that long here too... but occasionally a
package gets buried in the freezer accidently, and forgotten about, just
like in this case.

I recently unearthed an 18 month old package! It was fine.

>
> Was supposed to be having a bit of a party this long Easter weekend, but
> it's been pushed back for a bit till we get all the new furniture in.
> (Yes, it's that time of the year again!!)
>
> I've already warned out my local fisho that I will be putting in a
> *huge* order for prawns as soon as we have the date set :-)

I'll be preparing some later today for a Birthday dinner, along with the
stuffed catfish and baked salmon. ;-d

Sea food tonight!!!
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"Gregory Morrow" > wrote:

>PeterBREATH Lucas wrote:
>
>
>> Omelet > wrote innews >>
>> > In article >, "bd" >
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >> i bought a bag of shrimp from sam's about eight months ago and put
>> >> them in the freezer. i found them pushed to the back yesterday. are
>> >> they still good? will they be mush if i try to cook them? i was
>> >> hoping to grill them during the game tonight. thanks in advance for
>> >> any help.
>>
>> >> bd
>>
>> > If they were well wrapped, I've found them to be ok up to 2 years...
>>
>> *2* years?????????????!!!
>>
>> Prawns (aka shrimp) last about 5 mins in my household!!!
>
>
>Maybe not everyone is a consumptive hog like you apparently are...

Maybe not everyone shits through their mouth like you do...

"aem" > wrote in message
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> On Apr 2, 2:20 pm, "bd" > wrote:
>> i bought a bag of shrimp from sam's about eight months ago and put them
>> in
>> the freezer. i found them pushed to the back yesterday. are they still
>> good? will they be mush if i try to cook them? i was hoping to grill
>> them
>> during the game tonight. thanks in advance for any help.
>>
> They ought to be okay still, as far as food safety goes. But grilling
> them tonight probably means thawing them too fast. To maximize your
> chances of getting a decent result in terms of texture you usually
> want to thaw them in the fridge as slowly as possible. I have even
> put them (in a bag) on ice in the fridge to slow the process down. -
> aem
>

thanks aem. i'll never thaw under water again.

bd

Omelet > wrote in
news
> In article >,
> PeterLucas > wrote:
>
>> Omelet > wrote in
>> news >>
>> > In article >, "bd"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> i bought a bag of shrimp from sam's about eight months ago and put
>> >> them in the freezer. i found them pushed to the back yesterday.
>> >> are they still good? will they be mush if i try to cook them? i
>> >> was hoping to grill them during the game tonight. thanks in
>> >> advance for any help.
>> >>
>> >> bd
>> >
>> > If they were well wrapped, I've found them to be ok up to 2
>> > years...
>>
>>
>> *2* years?????????????!!!
>>
>> Prawns (aka shrimp) last about 5 mins in my household!!!
>>
>> Any prawns come to Peters' house, you can hear them yelling.......
>> "Dead Prawn walking, dead prawn walking!!"
>
> Heh! :-)
>
> It is rare for them to last that long here too... but occasionally a
> package gets buried in the freezer accidently, and forgotten about,
> just like in this case.
>
> I recently unearthed an 18 month old package! It was fine.
>
>>
>> Was supposed to be having a bit of a party this long Easter weekend,
>> but it's been pushed back for a bit till we get all the new furniture
>> in. (Yes, it's that time of the year again!!)
>>
>> I've already warned out my local fisho that I will be putting in a
>> *huge* order for prawns as soon as we have the date set :-)
>
> I'll be preparing some later today for a Birthday dinner, along with
> the stuffed catfish and baked salmon. ;-d
>
> Sea food tonight!!!


I went and bought a whole load of meat yesterday, rump, rib fillet, ham,
lamb steaks (not for me!!), chicken titties, mince etc... and the butchers
has a large seafood section, so I came away with 1&1/2 kgs of large prawns,
so around 4pm we'll be cracking a bottle or two of bubbly and hoeing into a
large pile of prawns out on the deck.



--
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Australia



We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual
beings having a human experience.

- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

In article >,
PeterLucas > wrote:

> Omelet > wrote in
> news >
> > In article >,
> > PeterLucas > wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet > wrote in
> >> news > >>
> >> > In article >, "bd"
> >> > > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> i bought a bag of shrimp from sam's about eight months ago and put
> >> >> them in the freezer. i found them pushed to the back yesterday.
> >> >> are they still good? will they be mush if i try to cook them? i
> >> >> was hoping to grill them during the game tonight. thanks in
> >> >> advance for any help.
> >> >>
> >> >> bd
> >> >
> >> > If they were well wrapped, I've found them to be ok up to 2
> >> > years...
> >>
> >>
> >> *2* years?????????????!!!
> >>
> >> Prawns (aka shrimp) last about 5 mins in my household!!!
> >>
> >> Any prawns come to Peters' house, you can hear them yelling.......
> >> "Dead Prawn walking, dead prawn walking!!"
> >
> > Heh! :-)
> >
> > It is rare for them to last that long here too... but occasionally a
> > package gets buried in the freezer accidently, and forgotten about,
> > just like in this case.
> >
> > I recently unearthed an 18 month old package! It was fine.
> >
> >>
> >> Was supposed to be having a bit of a party this long Easter weekend,
> >> but it's been pushed back for a bit till we get all the new furniture
> >> in. (Yes, it's that time of the year again!!)
> >>
> >> I've already warned out my local fisho that I will be putting in a
> >> *huge* order for prawns as soon as we have the date set :-)
> >
> > I'll be preparing some later today for a Birthday dinner, along with
> > the stuffed catfish and baked salmon. ;-d
> >
> > Sea food tonight!!!
>
>
> I went and bought a whole load of meat yesterday, rump, rib fillet, ham,
> lamb steaks (not for me!!), chicken titties, mince etc... and the butchers
> has a large seafood section, so I came away with 1&1/2 kgs of large prawns,
> so around 4pm we'll be cracking a bottle or two of bubbly and hoeing into a
> large pile of prawns out on the deck.

I need to grill prawns again. The smoked flavor is very complimentary.
Wrapping them in bacon is a thought too. I decided to forego the
stuffed catfish! Dad bought enough veggies to feed an army!

Did you see my pics?
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Omelet > wrote in
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>>
>>
>> I went and bought a whole load of meat yesterday, rump, rib fillet,
>> ham, lamb steaks (not for me!!), chicken titties, mince etc... and
>> the butchers has a large seafood section, so I came away with 1&1/2
>> kgs of large prawns, so around 4pm we'll be cracking a bottle or two
>> of bubbly and hoeing into a large pile of prawns out on the deck.
>
> I need to grill prawns again. The smoked flavor is very complimentary.
> Wrapping them in bacon is a thought too. I decided to forego the
> stuffed catfish! Dad bought enough veggies to feed an army!
>
> Did you see my pics?


Been looking, but can't see them......... must have missed them in
amongst all the other posts.


Please repost the links in this thread :-)


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Australia



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beings having a human experience.

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In article >,
PeterLucas > wrote:

> Omelet > wrote in
> news >
>
> >>
> >>
> >> I went and bought a whole load of meat yesterday, rump, rib fillet,
> >> ham, lamb steaks (not for me!!), chicken titties, mince etc... and
> >> the butchers has a large seafood section, so I came away with 1&1/2
> >> kgs of large prawns, so around 4pm we'll be cracking a bottle or two
> >> of bubbly and hoeing into a large pile of prawns out on the deck.
> >
> > I need to grill prawns again. The smoked flavor is very complimentary.
> > Wrapping them in bacon is a thought too. I decided to forego the
> > stuffed catfish! Dad bought enough veggies to feed an army!
> >
> > Did you see my pics?
>
>
> Been looking, but can't see them......... must have missed them in
> amongst all the other posts.
>
>
> Please repost the links in this thread :-)

Salad 040407
http://i3.tinypic.com/4d4txqb.jpg

Mixed organic greenery with a choice of dressings.

Dinner 040407
http://i13.tinypic.com/2lna7te.jpg

Baked salmon with herbs and lemon, sautee'd shrimp and steamed veggies.
Simple and delicious. ;-d
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> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia
>
>
>
> We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual
> beings having a human experience.
>
> - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Hey, I LIKE that sig! :-)
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> In article >,
> PeterLucas > wrote:
>
>> Peter Lucas
>> Brisbane
>> Australia
>>
>>
>>
>> We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual
>> beings having a human experience.
>>
>> - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
>
> Hey, I LIKE that sig! :-)



You may use it if you wish :-)


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Omelet > wrote in newsmp_omelet-
:

> In article >,
> PeterLucas > wrote:
>
>> Omelet > wrote in
>> news >>
>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I went and bought a whole load of meat yesterday, rump, rib
fillet,
>> >> ham, lamb steaks (not for me!!), chicken titties, mince etc... and
>> >> the butchers has a large seafood section, so I came away with 1&
1/2
>> >> kgs of large prawns, so around 4pm we'll be cracking a bottle or
two
>> >> of bubbly and hoeing into a large pile of prawns out on the deck.
>> >
>> > I need to grill prawns again. The smoked flavor is very
complimentary.
>> > Wrapping them in bacon is a thought too. I decided to forego the
>> > stuffed catfish! Dad bought enough veggies to feed an army!
>> >
>> > Did you see my pics?
>>
>>
>> Been looking, but can't see them......... must have missed them in
>> amongst all the other posts.
>>
>>
>> Please repost the links in this thread :-)
>
> Salad 040407
> http://i3.tinypic.com/4d4txqb.jpg
>
> Mixed organic greenery with a choice of dressings.


Salad tongs!! LOL!! We used to use salad 'servers', but whenever it's
just the SO and me, we use our hands..... much easier, and saves on
washing up :-)


>
> Dinner 040407
> http://i13.tinypic.com/2lna7te.jpg
>
> Baked salmon with herbs and lemon, sautee'd shrimp and steamed
veggies.
> Simple and delicious. ;-d


The prawns and asparagus look nice, can't see the salmon for the skin
and the lemons!!

Another way to do the spears is to 'marinate' them in a shallow dish
with some EVOO, Balsamic, salt&pepper. Don't have to leave them too
long, just long enough for a griddle frypan to get *very* hot. Drop the
spears on so that they get the char marks across, turn once, leave for
15secs and they are done.

I had a friend who vowed *never* to eat as. spears because all she'd
ever had was the tinned type. She tried my char grilled spears and now
cooks them like that all the time :-)



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the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
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PeterLucas wrote on Sat, 7 Apr 2007 03:07:24 +0000 (UTC):

P> Another way to do the spears is to 'marinate' them in a
P> shallow dish with some EVOO, Balsamic, salt&pepper. Don't
P> have to leave them too long, just long enough for a griddle
P> frypan to get *very* hot. Drop the spears on so that they
P> get the char marks across, turn once, leave for 15secs and
P> they are done.

P> I had a friend who vowed *never* to eat as. spears because
P> all she'd ever had was the tinned type. She tried my char
P> grilled spears and now cooks them like that all the time :-)

I agree with her; canned asparagus is pretty gross and fresh
asparagus should only be cooked for a short time, IMHO. If you
blanch asparagus cut on the diagonal into 2 inch pieces for 2
minutes, they can be included in Chinese stir fries

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

In article >,
PeterLucas > wrote:

> Omelet > wrote in newsmp_omelet-
> :
>
> > In article >,
> > PeterLucas > wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet > wrote in
> >> news > >>
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> I went and bought a whole load of meat yesterday, rump, rib
> fillet,
> >> >> ham, lamb steaks (not for me!!), chicken titties, mince etc... and
> >> >> the butchers has a large seafood section, so I came away with 1&
> 1/2
> >> >> kgs of large prawns, so around 4pm we'll be cracking a bottle or
> two
> >> >> of bubbly and hoeing into a large pile of prawns out on the deck.
> >> >
> >> > I need to grill prawns again. The smoked flavor is very
> complimentary.
> >> > Wrapping them in bacon is a thought too. I decided to forego the
> >> > stuffed catfish! Dad bought enough veggies to feed an army!
> >> >
> >> > Did you see my pics?
> >>
> >>
> >> Been looking, but can't see them......... must have missed them in
> >> amongst all the other posts.
> >>
> >>
> >> Please repost the links in this thread :-)
> >
> > Salad 040407
> > http://i3.tinypic.com/4d4txqb.jpg
> >
> > Mixed organic greenery with a choice of dressings.
>
>
> Salad tongs!! LOL!! We used to use salad 'servers', but whenever it's
> just the SO and me, we use our hands..... much easier, and saves on
> washing up :-)
>
>
> >
> > Dinner 040407
> > http://i13.tinypic.com/2lna7te.jpg
> >
> > Baked salmon with herbs and lemon, sautee'd shrimp and steamed
> veggies.
> > Simple and delicious. ;-d
>
>
> The prawns and asparagus look nice, can't see the salmon for the skin
> and the lemons!!

The skin was on the underside... That's a coating of herbs.

>
> Another way to do the spears is to 'marinate' them in a shallow dish
> with some EVOO, Balsamic, salt&pepper. Don't have to leave them too
> long, just long enough for a griddle frypan to get *very* hot. Drop the
> spears on so that they get the char marks across, turn once, leave for
> 15secs and they are done.

Mm, I have quick fried aspergrass. It am good stuff!

I was attempting to have everything come out at the same time as the
fish. Steaming worked and was expedient. :-) The Dill weed topping was
tasty and they were still slightly crisp, but thanks!

>
> I had a friend who vowed *never* to eat as. spears because all she'd
> ever had was the tinned type. She tried my char grilled spears and now
> cooks them like that all the time :-)

<gag> I don't know what it is about canned asparagus, but to me, it
always has a "burnt" flavor, even if eaten straight from the can.
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In article >,
"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote:

> PeterLucas wrote on Sat, 7 Apr 2007 03:07:24 +0000 (UTC):
>
> P> Another way to do the spears is to 'marinate' them in a
> P> shallow dish with some EVOO, Balsamic, salt&pepper. Don't
> P> have to leave them too long, just long enough for a griddle
> P> frypan to get *very* hot. Drop the spears on so that they
> P> get the char marks across, turn once, leave for 15secs and
> P> they are done.
>
> P> I had a friend who vowed *never* to eat as. spears because
> P> all she'd ever had was the tinned type. She tried my char
> P> grilled spears and now cooks them like that all the time :-)
>
> I agree with her; canned asparagus is pretty gross and fresh
> asparagus should only be cooked for a short time, IMHO. If you
> blanch asparagus cut on the diagonal into 2 inch pieces for 2
> minutes, they can be included in Chinese stir fries
>

We have a small asparagus bed out back.
Most of the spears never make it back into the house. ;-)

It's wonderful fresh picked and raw.
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