How long can I keep seafood and produce out of the refrigerator?
How long can I keep seafood and produce out of the refrigerator?
I want to pick up groceries on my lunch break but I need to get seafood and produce. If I bring these items into the office (about 72 degrees) how long will it last?
It’s items like crab legs, scallops, apples, lettuce
Thank you 
Here are some tips that will help you know what to do so that your seafood will stay fresh longer:
Tips on what to look for when you buy seafood:
1. Check the reputation of the retailer. Ask family and friends where they buy their seafood. Someplace that has a good reputation is a great place to start.
2. Smell – The location should not have stench. There should be a gentle smell of the sea but not of rotting seafood or fish. Any type of out of date odor is not something you should be comfortable with.
General Appearance – Does the place look clean? Does it look like things are kept in good repair? What you see in the front or retail area is usually the most presentable. So if the front looks bad then the area behind closed doors is probably not something you want to see or purchase from. The seafood itself should look like it was freshly caught. The texture should look moist, fresh and firm. The eyes should look clear and have a plump look. The eyes should never be sunken.
Make sure and have an ice chest – You want to make sure you have something to keep the seafood cool for the journey home. An ice chest or some type of chiller bag is a must. Being prepared makes all the difference. It is best to purchase your seafood only when you are going straight home.
Storing your seafood at home – As soon as possible make sure and place your seafood in the refrigerator if you do not plan to cook it right away. Never allow the seafood to sit it’s own juice. Keep it in the coldest part of the refrigerator and cover with ice. Never allow fish or seafood to sit not cooled for any length of time.
Keeping your seafood in the freezer – You should freeze seafood as soon as possible and when it is as fresh as possible. When freezing fish it is best to filet it rather than freezing it whole. If you are going to freeze the fish whole make sure and clean and gut if first. You should however leave the scales on. Wrap the fish in a plastic wrap then place inside a freezer bag. Make sure and remove all air from the bag. Place in the freezer with a label and date on the outside.
Shrimp should be frozen in a block or encased in ice type form.
These are just a couple of suggestions to help you in storing seafood. Make sure that if the seafood or fish has a strong smell you throw it out rather than take a chance.
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BBQ Pit Boys Grilled Stuffed Clams Seafood Recipe
Check out these delicious and easy to grill, Seafood Stuffed Clams. One of the BBQ Pit Boys combines Rhode Island Littleneck Clams, Maine Lobster, Louisiana Shrimp, and Alaskan King Crab into some herb bread stuffing mix for a crowd pleasing BBQ side dish!
You can print out this BBQ Pit Boys recipe at http://www.BBQPitBoys.com
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“Chinese Food Recipes” Chinese Food Recipes
Here is a great recipe for Sixi scallops. I love this recipe because it is not only quick to make, but super tasty and good for you too!
"Chinese Food Recipes" Chinese Food Recipes
I think this may be one of the healthiest dishes within Chinese cuisine. There are many authentic dishes that are actually quite healthy and nothing like some of the ones you get already made from a local store. Authentic Chinese dishes tend to contain less meat and a lot more soy bean or vegetable products which are beneficial to your health.
So, here is the recipe for this Sixi Scallops. I hope you enjoy making it as much as I did!
You Will Need:
1lbs scallops
1 med washed and peeled carrot. Cut slightly thick.
1 red pepper, sliced into thin (about 2cm) diamond shape
1 yellow pepper, slice same as red pepper
1/2lbs of mange tout
1 clove of finely chopped garlic
1 slice of finely chopped ginger
1/2 chilli, thinly sliced
1/2cup of stock
2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp potato starch or corn flour water (1 Tbsp of Potato starch or corn flour water :2 Tbsp cold water, mix them evenly before pouring in dish)
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp powdered white pepper
1 Tbsp rice wine
Cooking Instructions:
First, marinade your scallops with the rice wine and a couple pinches salt and pepper powder.
Heat your wok with 1 Tbsp of oil and stir-fry the red and yellow peppers for 2 minutes.
After 2mins, add the carrot and stir-fry for an additional minute or two.
Next, add mange tout, chilli, ginger and garlic. Stir-fry everything for another 2 minutes.
Then add your scallops, and stock to the mix. Cover the wok with the lid and cook for 2 minutes.
Stir in your potato starch and water next and bring it to boil again.
Let cool for a bit then enjoy!
Categories: Seafood Recipes Tags: chinese, food, Seafood
Seafood Newburg with Saffron Rice Recipe : How to Add Seafood to Sauce
Learn how to make seafood Newburg with Saffron rice in this free video series. Easy online healthy recipes.
Expert: Chef Donn Ovshak
Bio: Chef Donn Ovshak is a member of the elite Executive Chefs of the World. He is currently working at the world famous Ice House in Pasadena.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan
Duration : 0:2:31
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Isola Restaurant Hong Kong Part 2
Part 2) Exec Chef Gianni Caprioli from Hong Kongs pre-eminent Italian restaurant cooks up a lobster pasta.
For more like this visit: www.legourmet.tv Distributed by Tubemogul.
Duration : 3 min 23 sec
Super Bowl Party Recipe: Clams Casino Appetizers
Clams Casino is a classic appetizer for those special holiday parties, or any other time you want to impress your guests. Visit http://foodwishes.com, to get the ingredients and more info, and watch over 300 free video recipes. Thanks and enjoy!
Duration : 0:3:16
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Eating sea food in Tel Aviv – BBC Food & Travel
Food and travel writer Stefan Gates is in Tel Aviv to see non-Kosher diets in the capital and compare his feast to food life in Jerusalem. Interesting video from BBC documentary series ‘Cooking in the Danger Zone’.
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I’m going to eat a whole stuffed lobster at Legal Seafood Boston GloZell and SK’s Road Trip
glozell1http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/glozell1HowtoI’m, going, to, eat, whole, stuffed, lobster, at, Legal, Seafood, Boston, GloZell, and, SK’s, Road, Trip, good, food, diningI’m going to eat a whole stuffed lobster at Legal Seafood Boston GloZell and SK’s Road Trip
Duration : 0:1:0
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Wreaking Haddock: How To Eat Sustainable Seafood
It’s World Oceans Day and there’s commotion in the Ocean. If we all don’t start eating seafood in a sustainable way, the oceans may be out of fish by 2048. Three strikes and you’re trout. Or hear what Umbra has to say about whats on your plate and in the ocean. You’ll want to follow these guidelines hook, line and sinker.
Umbra on Tuna and Mercury
http://www.grist.org/article/2009-04-…
Director of Seafood Choices Alliances
http://www.grist.org/comments/interac…
OTHER LINKS:
Join Oceana to help protect the Worlds oceans.
http://www.oceana.org
Support the New York Aquarium
http://www.nyaquarium.com/
Shrimp Suck!
http://shrimpsuck.blogspot.com/
SEAFOOD GUIDES
Blue Ocean Institute Seafood Guide – http://www.oceana.org/fileadmin/ocean…
iPhone App from the Monterey Bay Aquarium
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr…
Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Pocket Guides
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr…
Another cool guide for the visually inclined:
http://neilbanas.com/seafood.html
A Guide to Grocery Stores that Protect You From Mercury
http://www.oceana.org/gl/
Duration : 0:3:0
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Ann cleaning a fish at her apartment in Kerch Ukraine.
Me and Ann went to the fish market in Kerch Ukraine to buy some fish. This is one of the fish we bought there, it was like 15 UAH (Less than $2, CHEAP!). Ann is pretty much a professional fish murderer/mutilator/fryer. This fish was delicious, for real.
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