Vacuum Sealer Bags

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While I prefer the vac storage method, I remember another method that folks used before this technology was available. If you have a lot of room in your freezer you might consider freezing your fish in a block of ice.

Many years ago, I met an old guy in his 70's. He lived at the foot of Mt. Rainier in Washington. This guy lived off the land to a large degree. He had a cellar in which he stored all the meat and veggies that he grew or caught during the year.

In his cellar, this guy had a couple freezers filled with salmon, steelhead and huge geoduck clams. He stored them all the same way. He took half gallon milk cartons and filled them with water. He would dump a few pieces of fish into each milk carton, making sure that the meat was completely covered with water. The cartons would be labeled and stored away for use during the lean times of the year.

On one mid-winter visit, I was treated to a dinner of geoduck chowder and salmon that still ranks in my memory as one of the best meals I have ever eaten. Both came from his freezer. They tasted as fresh as if they had been harvested hours before.

I do not have the freezer space to try this method but I bet it would easily work as well as the vac bags do. Someone should give it a try.

Bob