Foodsaver Question/Problem

[capecodder]

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...

[vineyardblues]

you catching the fish in NJ ?
only kidding !

Good luck

VB

[Swede]

I'm having Bluefish tonight that I froze in August..

[Roger]

The issues with the quality of your fish are probably not from improper sealing. That won't make your fish go bad (fishy is bad), they'll just give you freezer burn (dry spots), etc. I'd suspect that your freezer was not set low enough or maybe you lost power and things thawed. I would not eat "fishy" fish, and definitely would not serve it to guests.