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Old 01-01-2007, 09:41 AM   #11
Roger
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Never had a food saver... but the idea behind them is that you eliminate the air. Air = freezer burn. Freezer burn happens when ice turns to gas before first turning into a liquid. This process is called sublimination. Weird, eh? The one guaranteed way to prevent this is to freeze your fish in a block of ice. Plastic tupperwear type containers work well for this. I know of one guy who uses old milk cartons as well. Just don't use anything metal!
That's what I've done for years. The problem with tuna is that it does not do well soaked in water - reacts kinda like a steak would.

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