{"id":255,"date":"2021-04-04T06:02:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T06:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ausagrifresh.com\/?page_id=255"},"modified":"2021-04-06T10:29:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T10:29:23","slug":"purchase-storage-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ausagrifresh.com\/index.php\/purchase-storage-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchase &#038; Storage Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"255\" class=\"elementor elementor-255\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-764c0fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"764c0fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1438f35\" data-id=\"1438f35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c1f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88c1f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Purchasing and Storage Tips<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a45c8e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a45c8e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4089ba\" data-id=\"e4089ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ace1cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"3ace1cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6161\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6161\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Purchasing Tips<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6161\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6161\"><p>What to look for when purchasing whole fish:Bright and lustrous skin or scales.<\/p><ul><li>Firm flesh that springs back when touched.<\/li><li>Bright pink-red gills.<\/li><li>Pleasant fresh sea smell.<\/li><\/ul><p>What to look for when purchasing fillets and cutlets:Bright, lustrous and firm flesh.<\/p><ul><li>Any dark muscle should be pink-red in colour.<\/li><li>Pleasant fresh sea smell.<\/li><li>No discolouration, gaping or bruising.<\/li><\/ul><p>What to look for when purchasing crustaceans and molluscs:<\/p><ul><li>Brightly coloured, lustrous shells or flesh.<\/li><li>Firm, intact shells, heads, tentacles or flesh.<\/li><li>Shells closed or close when tapped or gently squeezed.<\/li><li>Pleasant fresh sea smell.<\/li><li>No discolouration, particularly at joints.<\/li><\/ul><p>Seafood will stay fresh longer if it\u2019s kept cold. When shopping for seafood use a chiller bag or esky and ask your fishmonger to pack some ice with your purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6162\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6162\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Storage Tips - Refrigeration<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6162\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6162\"><ul><li>Scale, clean, and gut fish. Place on a plate or tray or in a lidded container, cover with a damp cloth and then with plastic wrap or the lid. Store in the coldest part of the fridge and use within 2 &#8211; 3 days.<\/li><li>Clean and rinse Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopus. Place on a plate or tray or in a lidded container, cover with a damp cloth and then with plastic wrap or the lid. Store in the coldest part of the fridge and use within 2 &#8211; 3 days.<\/li><li>Dead crustaceans (such as Prawns) should be consumed as soon as possible after purchase. Refrigerate, covered with plastic wrap, on a plate or tray or in a covered container in the coldest part of the fridge.<\/li><li>Live crustaceans (such as Crabs) should be consumed as soon as possible after purchase. Keep in a cool place with a damp cloth over the container ensuring that the cloth remains damp.<\/li><li>Live molluscs (such as Mussels) should be consumed as soon as possible after purchase. Place in a container, cover with a damp cloth and keep in the warmest part of the refrigerator, usually the crisper (optimum 5\u00b0C), ensuring that the cloth remains damp. Before cooking discard any shells that are open and don\u2019t close when tapped or gently squeezed.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6163\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6163\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Storage Tips - Freezing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6163\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6163\"><ul><li>Scale, gut, gill and wipe out all fish before freezing. Place in an airtight freezer bag, extract as much air as possible, label and date.<\/li><li>Whole non-oily fish can be frozen for up to 6 months at -18\u00b0C or less.*<\/li><li>Whole oily fish, and all fish fillets, steaks and cutlets can be frozen for up to 3 months at -18\u00b0C or less.*<\/li><li>Meat from molluscs (such as Squid and Mussels) can be frozen for up to 3 months at -18\u00b0C or less.* Gut and clean Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopus or remove meat from shells. Place in an airtight freezer bag, extract as much air as possible, label and date.<\/li><li>Crustaceans can be frozen for up to 3 months at -18\u00b0C or less.* Place crustaceans (other than Prawns) in an airtight freezer bag, extract as much air as possible, label and date.<\/li><li>Place unpeeled Prawns in a plastic container appropriate to the volume of Prawns. Cover with water, seal and freeze. This forms a large iceblock, which insulates the Prawns. Do not add salt as it draws out the moisture. Label, date and freeze as above.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>* Note: many domestic freezers do not get as low as -18\u00baC, if in doubt check.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[flexy_breadcrumb] Purchasing and Storage Tips Purchasing Tips What to look for when purchasing whole fish:Bright and lustrous skin or scales. Firm flesh that springs back when touched. Bright pink-red gills. Pleasant fresh sea smell. What to look for when purchasing fillets and cutlets:Bright, lustrous and firm flesh. Any dark muscle should be pink-red in colour. 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