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Opinion on seafood....
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How do people feel about Fresh Fish vs Frozen fish? Is there really a difference? I've only ever bought fresh...but I was thinking of trying it...just afraid it will alter the taste too much. Thoughts?
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I buy frozen fish because that's really only what's available here except the fresh trout we catch in the river. I don't find there's any difference really. I would PREFER wild fresh caught salmon but most of the time my bank account goes mmmm no....frozen is good lol0
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That's funny because I've only ever done frozen! The idea of fresh fish scares me when I'm the one having to cook it!
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AngInCanada wrote: »I buy frozen fish because that's really only what's available here except the fresh trout we catch in the river. I don't find there's any difference really. I would PREFER wild fresh caught salmon but most of the time my bank account goes mmmm no....frozen is good lol
Yeah...the money aspect is what has me wanting to try it out. I love Haddock...but it's not exactly the cheapest. lol
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Everyone has different tastes. Why don't you get a small little package of frozen fish and see!
Personally I'm fine with fresh or frozen fish (prefer it to be very fresh either way). When you're talking about other seafood like oysters though, I insist on fresh or I do without.0 -
Essentially, the stuff that is frozen is supposed to be the exact same, just flash frozen. That being said, if I don't live close enough to the water source, I'm not buying fresh. So, since I'm landlocked in Oklahoma, unless it is an uber reliable name brand fish that's vacuum sealed, I am NOT buying fresh.0
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I do! Depending on the fish, I usually cook it on around 375-400 degrees for about 20 minutes, but I start checking at around 15 minutes. I will generally let it cook for around 10 minutes, and then take it out to add any seasonings that I want to add.
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A seafood counter guy once told me, and I think I've read this elsewhere, that unless it's really expensive and says on the label that it has never been frozen, it probably was frozen as quickly as possible after being caught, then thawed at the counter.
I ran across side-by-side fresh vs frozen Sockeye Salmon recently. The never-frozen stuff was flown in from Alaska (to Texas), and three times the price. I cheerfully bought the frozen stuff. If I win the lottery I'll try the wild caught stuff, or better yet, I'll visit Alaska at the beginning of salmon season.0 -
I buy the kind that is frozen in individual vacuum sealed packages. I put the whole package in cold water to thaw it.
If you put lemon or lime juice on fish it cooks faster so be aware of that and check it before the allowed cooking time for that reason.
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I live in a big city and eat fresh salmon a few times a week...
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Frozen (unless it was swimming in a lake earlier that day). I try to just buy wild-caught seafood, avoid the farmed and Atlantic varieties.0
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Frozen fish come apart too much like sawdust compared to fresh the flakes apart
But it costs a bit more
Part of eating healthy for me is making healthy taste good!0 -
I prefer fresh but I eat frozen shrimp. The best fish I've eaten was fish I caught and ate as soon as possible. A few times I've been on a boat with a grill and we ate the fish within minutes of being caught - doesn't get much better than that.0
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mlinton_mesapark wrote: »A seafood counter guy once told me, and I think I've read this elsewhere, that unless it's really expensive and says on the label that it has never been frozen, it probably was frozen as quickly as possible after being caught, then thawed at the counter.
This happens in Australia. Unless you buy it at the fish markets or straight off the trawler, it's already been frozen.0 -
I like it either fresh or frozen. I generally thaw the frozen seafood in the refrigerator a couple of hours before cooking.0
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I always buy fresh0
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Yeah, the texture difference is the main thing, a little bit taste too, even fish I have vacuum packed and frozen from fresh. Fresh is best!0
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I love cod fresh $9.99 a lb, 3.99 a lb frozen. We get away with a lb for dinner. 0
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Fresh is the best, but frozen in areas that it's shipped to is best. I'm so glad I live close to the gulf of Mexico! Love fresh gulf seafood bought right off the boats at the dock!0
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Wow thanks for all the responses!! I do realize a lot of it is flash frozen at sea and then thawed out later..which I hear preserves it best, which is fine by me. I could have been a bit more definitive by frozen...what I meant by that was the vacuum sealed ones...I wasn't sure how those would taste in comparison.0
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professionalHobbyist wrote: »Frozen fish come apart too much like sawdust compared to fresh the flakes apart
But it costs a bit more
Part of eating healthy for me is making healthy taste good!
Are you boiling the fish ? All seafood needs to be treated with TLC. For single frozen fillets I do this:
Lower temperature in soup/water until stop boiling.
Take out the fillet from freezer.
A 130g fillet needs roughly 10 mins POACHING. If preparing several fillets at same time, adjust the time up slightly.
Set a timer on the phone to desired poaching time.
Use a ladle or big spoon with holes to fish out the fish. Poke it with your finger. If there is a slight resistance it's DONE! If you can feel the core resist, it needs about 1 min more.
Similar to leafy greens, seafood afterboils. So it's better to take it a tad before you think it's done rather than after.
Att: Fresh or thawed seafood needs half the time than deep frozen.
Bon appetit.
or you can read this guide.0 -
Don't you mean "thawed out at the supermarket" or "taken home and thawed"?
99% of "fresh" seafood you buy has been frozen and re-thawed. Unless by "fresh" you mean you're going to grab a rod and catch it yourself, or go to the docks and buy it off the boat when the fishermen come in.0
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