What are they dipping the salmon in?

[Reeltime]

@ 4:47 mark they dip the salmon in a liquid, anyone know what that is, salt water? why?
might do this if it helps freezing whole..

 

[trophywife]

freeze then dip in water,, glazed. same as tunas.

 

[Reeltime]

Always wondered why the tuna i buy has major frost, ok thanks Blair

 

[baddogg]

Holy motion sickness Batman. Take that Go Pro off your head

 

[Fox]

Glazed with water. I worked at a commercial fish plant when I was young and that’s what they did with whole or fillets. Better quality

 

[ziggy]

It’s to keep the fish fresher when frozen. As a kid we used to watch them brine the fish prior to freezing them at the commercial facility.

 

[Rain City]

It’s to keep the fish fresher when frozen. As a kid we used to watch them brine the fish prior to freezing them at the commercial facility.

Fresh or salt water?

 

[Reeltime]

I like to keep quite a few fish whole and might do this, i guess freeze it first then do a couple coats of water glaze, this Awesome it's kinda like prawns in
little tubs of water and good seal from the air

 

[Rain City]

I like to keep quite a few fish whole and might do this, i guess freeze it first then do a couple coats of water glaze, this Awesome it's kinda like prawns in
little tubs of water and good seal from the air

I started doing this with my fillets with salt water. I cut it all up and portion it and put all the pieces in a bowl of water then vac pack them dripping wet. I was just experimenting though, had no real proof of concept.

 

[Reeltime]

I started doing this with my fillets with salt water. I cut it all up and portion it and put all the pieces in a bowl of water then vac pack them dripping wet. I was just experimenting though, had no real proof of concept.

Anything to extend the life of the meat of the fish, fillets especially

 

[tubber]

Freeze first. The fish needs to freeze the new layer instantly (cold, cold). Do multiple dips. Some trollers used to carry bags of sugar for the dipping seawater.

 

[ziggy]

Fresh or salt water?

In the commercial cold storage plant it was brine ( salt) not sure what proportion but I believe the idea was to form a skim coat of very cold ice on the fish. The salted mix allowed for much colder commercial freezing.

 

[ziggy]

https://alaskanfishandchicks.com/2015/07/03/freezing-salmon/
Here is an article that is maybe more relevant for recreational fishers. They give the brine mix etc. and tips on freezing .

 

[Tsquared]

Saltwater brine on the freezer trollers. As someone mentioned they need to be thoroughly frozen before glazing: bang 2 fish together and if they sound like a couple of bowling balls, you’re good to dip.

 

[Reeltime]

Looks like the water is super chilled in the freezer for that instant glaze, your right @Tsquared that's such a cool sound like bowling balls when there
banging them together, thats one cold freezer...