Mackerel Fillets

[Sigsy]

Just wanted to know for sure before I give my relatives food poisoning?

Can a freshly caught mackeral fillets be kept in the fridge overnight to be cooked or frozen the following day?
Or must they be immediately frozen?

 

[Topfly]

Hi Sigsy, You can keep keep them in the fridge for a few days ok but taste better the day after they were caught. best frozen down as soon as possible, but imo , the longer they are in the freezer they become fishing bait. hope this helps

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

keeping them overnight is fine mate...they'll still taste better than any "fresh" mackerel you'd buy in the shops

 

[paulthespark]

mackerel taste thier best 1 to 2 hours after being caught, the longer you keep them their flesh and taste deteriates, max: day in the fridge any longer freeze them down for bait:red:

 

[anndy]

just remember this fresh mackrel,,,,,,, from asda is about 4 days old
:red:

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

just remember this fresh mackrel,,,,,,, from asda is about 4 days old
:red:

The one and only time I've had food poisoning in my life was from dodgy not too fresh macky...never again will I buy the grey pastey looking crud they sell in the supermarkets

 

[Charlton]

Sigsy, mackerel horrible things, taste awful, but if you do want to keep some for eating, keeping them in a cold fridge for a couple of days will be ok, after that freeze and the quicker you can freeze them the better, if you have a super freeze on your freezer use it. Another thing, use a good quality cling film and wrap them up well, two or three layers, dont let any flesh be left uncovered or it will suffer freezer burn. If you do it properly you can keep mackerel quite a while. But as they are horrible tasting you had far better just give me all your mackerel.

 

[mark]

if you're going to freeze you're fish don't wash them first, use some kitchen roll on them first, pat them to get all the moisture out before you freeze them as any moisture/water in them expands when frozen and breaks the flesh down, main reason a lot of peoples fish goes mushy when thawed

 

[codseeker]

ya nah what a meanz

ya nah what a meanz

wormy effing bliters they are if ya carnt be boshed just send them my way few chest freezers will hold them for the coming winter

 

[codseeker]

and some may rather leave them lying on piers . if they fresh and not sun baked lol i will come get them if in numbers

 

[codseeker]

who do ya wanna call ,macky busters .pm,s for a number. LOL

keep our piers tidy

 

[fishingfanatastico]

who do ya wanna call ,macky busters .pm,s for a number. LOL

keep our piers tidy

LOL codseeker.