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capecodder · 12-19-2005, 01:05 PM

After re-reading my first post, I think I overstated the problem a bit. "Rotten" is too strong, fishy is a better word for the filets upon thawing. Still, I would not be happy if I bought a filet in the market that smelled like that. I thought maybe it was due to thawing on the counter instead of the refirgerator so I tried that. Same result.

I did not pre-freeze these filets prior to sealing, will do that in the future.

I have found that some of the seals fail in the freezer and the vacuum is lost, maybe 10% of the time so far. I still get the fishy smell regardless of the seal condition.

Thanks for the pointers, I hope to have better results next year. As it is a little spice rub on them and I don't notice...

12-19-2005, 01:05 PM	#10
capecodder Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 343	After re-reading my first post, I think I overstated the problem a bit. "Rotten" is too strong, fishy is a better word for the filets upon thawing. Still, I would not be happy if I bought a filet in the market that smelled like that. I thought maybe it was due to thawing on the counter instead of the refirgerator so I tried that. Same result. I did not pre-freeze these filets prior to sealing, will do that in the future. I have found that some of the seals fail in the freezer and the vacuum is lost, maybe 10% of the time so far. I still get the fishy smell regardless of the seal condition. Thanks for the pointers, I hope to have better results next year. As it is a little spice rub on them and I don't notice...