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Can you food vac/food saver moist seafood?

EGG_Daddy
EGG_Daddy Posts: 163
in Seafood
I want to make up a bunch of candy salmon.  I travel for work 3 weeks out of the month.  Can I use the food saver when there is a coat of maple syrup on the salmon or will it go bad?

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,025
    sorry that I don't know what candy salmon is so I'll ask...is it already cooked? Do you normally keep it cold or frozen afterward? 
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  • Gogogordy
    Gogogordy Posts: 460
    I vac-seal,and freeze my smoked salmon. Recommend that. Lasts a looong time in deep freeze.
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  • EGG_Daddy
    EGG_Daddy Posts: 163
    I have only made it once.  And it was amazing.  I will try the vac-seal and freeze method.  Those of you that haven't made candy salmon need to do so immediately.  image

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  • EGG_Daddy
    EGG_Daddy Posts: 163
    http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1162957/candy-salmon-pics#latest


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,890
    Try freezing the candy salmon first then vac seal it?

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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    caliking said:
    Try freezing the candy salmon first then vac seal it?
    This is what I would do.

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  • beteez
    beteez Posts: 548
    The ziplock vac seal bags with hand pump work much better with liquids in the bag than foodsaver does. Hvae been using them to s/v meats with liquid.
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    I can! Hehehe

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • duchunter
    duchunter Posts: 110

    I have been making Candi Salmon for years, when I finish mine off wit the maple syrup I leave it in the smoker for a short time to glaze over, I then put in the refer over night. Vacuum Pack the next day, never have had a moisture issue. Freezes very well.

    Good Luck 

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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,890
    BTW, that stuff looks damn tasty. Bookmarked.

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  • texbagger
    texbagger Posts: 90
    edited March 2014
    One alternative I haven't seen posted.  I put my really wet and tender stuff in cheap hard plastic containers, fill to the rim, place lid on top, burp out the air, freeze it, then put the whole frozen thing in a vac bag.  I have done this many times with good results.  I prefer to pop the whole frozen form out of the container and then vacuum seal that.  I have even left them in the container.  Works well for Chili, soup, or any other wet foods.  Makes for easy handling and reheating.  Whatever works for ya my friends!
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,098
    texbagger said:
    One alternative I haven't seen posted.  I put my really wet and tender stuff in cheap hard plastic containers, fill to the rim, place lid on top, burp out the air, freeze it, then put the whole frozen thing in a vac bag.  I have done this many times with good results.  I prefer to pop the whole frozen form out of the container and then vacuum seal that.  I have even left them in the container.  Works well for Chili, soup, or any other wet foods.  Makes for easy handling and reheating.  Whatever works for ya my friends!
    +1 I do that sometimes too; it also helps to shave off sharp edge from around the rim.
    canuckland
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