Do Whole Fish Freeze Well?
 

I just made an amazing meal that involved grilling a whole fresh sea bass.

Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of how black sea bass and tog hold up when scaled, gutted, shrink wrapped and frozen?

Would definitely like to keep some of these "in stock" to replicate what I did tonight.

Thanks in advance for your input. Tom

Re: Do Whole Fish Freeze Well?
 

Stay very well. Soak or rinse in salted water. Wrap in syran wrap and then reynolds wrap. Otherwise just vacuum seal whole if you have it.

Re: Do Whole Fish Freeze Well?
 

Follow aruvio directions and the sea bass will last for months.
Holds true for most non-oily fish.

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Don't do anything to it. Freeze it just like it came out of the water. Gut it later when you thaw it.

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Wow, good stuff guys, thanks so much for the info!

Re: Do Whole Fish Freeze Well?
 

What's just as important as freezing it is how you defrost it. Take the fish out of the freezer on the morning you want to eat it and let it come down slowly all day in the sink or on the counter. Another way to do it is take the fish out of the freezer and put it in the fridge a day or two before you want to eat it. This is the best way to defrost fish w out damaging the meet. People always tell me they don't freez ling because it doesn't stay we'll. this defrosting technique makes a world of a difference and the ling filets come right apart perfectly if done properly.

And I would definitely gut it before I froze it. The guts are what will taint the meet while defrosting

Re: Do Whole Fish Freeze Well?
 

I freeze and cook all of my fish whole.


It is not a problem - wrap it tight.

Blackfish are easier to scale (slippery!) when still a bite frozen.

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Guys, thanks for all the good scoop! Now I need to get out there to catch again :D

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Most of the time I cook my seabass whole (grilled, baked) with the head on.
After it is cleaned, I vacuum seal it and throw in the freezer. Even few months after it tastes delicious.

Re: Do Whole Fish Freeze Well?
 

I second that been doing it for years I do mean YEARS:D