Vacuum sealed frozen salmon burgers - seal broken due to thawing?
I was wondering if thawing something that is vacuum sealed can result in the seal being broken (or if it's the air expansion due to warming). I left salmon burgers on counter to thaw for half an hour so I could separate the two patties and when I came back to the kitchen (actually 40 minutes) the plastic was all loose around the burgers. I put them back in the freezer for now. I think it looked vacuum sealed when I took them out of the freezer. I wonder if I should throw them out. Thanks!
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The question I would have is whether it was frozen when you bought it, or if you froze it yourself. If you froze it and the packaging was good when you did then there's no reason to throw it out unless it's gotten too freezer-burned to be palatable. It's the temperature of the freezer, not the packaging that preserves food when in the freezer, so it should be safe providing it was properly handled before being frozen. As for the bag being loose it may very well have a hole in it, it's more likely to have happened in the freezer than during thawing. Because you froze it yourself and the packaging was good you know whatever happened occurred after you bought it, so it should be just fine.
If you bought it frozen then I would suggest throwing it out because you don't know when the packaging was broken or what the food could have been exposed to.
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Why You Should Never thaw frozen fish in its vacuum sealed packaging?
When vacuum-packaged fish is not properly stored and thawed it has the potential to create a deadly toxin that can harm consumers. Fish is a known source of the bacteria Clostridium botulinum type E. This bacteria is a spore former that can grow at temperatures above 38F and without oxygen \u2013 such as a vacuum package.Can you thaw vacuum sealed salmon?
There is an easy solution. Either take the fish out of the package or simply cut a hole in the vacuum package to allow air inside before putting the fish into the refrigerator to thaw. This is no longer an anaerobic environment. So no longer risky.How long is vacuum sealed salmon good for after thawing?
It is not recommended to re-freeze fully thawed raw product. After opening raw salmon, it is best to consume within 3 days of thawing. Smoked salmon packages can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. DO NOT Keep sealed vacuum-packed raw salmon in your refrigerator for more than 2 days.Can vacuum sealed fish be thawed and refrozen?
Yes, cooked or uncooked fish that has been thawed in the refrigerator can safely be frozen and refrozen.Air Fryer Salmon Burgers
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