How long will frozen fish keep?
This will vary by freezer. We hold our flash-frozen fish at a constant -10 F, which is substantially colder than most home freezers. In this optimum environment, properly packaged flash-frozen fish will keep for a year or more. If you have a good quality freezer that maintains a stable sub-zero temperature, your vaccum sealed fish will retain its quality for many months as well. On the other hand, if your freezer is the “frost-free” type or the air tight seal of the package is lost, optimum storage time will be less. Frost-free freezers repeatedly cycle through thawing temperatures, which is hard on the stored contents and shortens optimum storage time. (This is also why they use more electricity than conventional freezers and ice cubes tend to melt in them.
This will vary by freezer. We hold our flash-frozen fish at a constant -10° F, which is substantially colder than most home freezers. In this optimum environment, properly packaged flash-frozen fish will keep for a year or more. If you have a good quality freezer that maintains a stable sub-zero temperature, your vacuum-sealed fish will retain its quality for many months as well. On the other hand, if your freezer is the “frost-free” type or the air tight seal of the package is lost, optimum storage time will be less. Frost-free freezers repeatedly cycle through thawing temperatures, which is hard on the stored contents and shortens optimum storage time. (This is also why they tend to thaw ice cubes, spoil ice cream, and use more electricity than conventional freezers.) We recommend that storage periods be limited to 4 weeks in these types of freezers.
We hold our flash-frozen fish at a constant -10° F, which is substantially colder than most home freezers. In this deep-freeze environment, properly packaged flash-frozen fish will keep for a year or more. But since most home freezers don’t get that cold, one should consider buying only enough fish to last a few weeks. This is why we encourage customers to subscribe to our auto-ship service. Auto-shipping is the most convenient way to manage your salmon supply and optimize your storage options. Alternatively, when your supply begins to run low, just visit www.vitalchoice.com to order more!
