Curing Frozen Roe/Eggs

[XtremeNW]

If you need to know how to cure frozen roe this is the way I do it for my bait business.

This is wet brine to start off with.
Step 1: Get non tap water and sea salt.
Step 2: One cup of salt to One quart of water. You might have to times the salt/water so that your eggs will be underwater in the container that you are using.
Step 3: boil the water and salt until the salt is diluted. Pour the salt/water brine in a pan and let cool down before you put the eggs/roe in brine.
Step 4: Let the eggs/roe sit until they are thaw out.
Step 5: Take eggs/roe out of the brine, let the eggs/roe drain/dry out before curing them.
Step 6: Cure your eggs/roe how you would fresh unfrozen
Eggs.
I cure my frozen roe/eggs with Cure-All Bait cure and they come out looking like fresh cured roe/eggs.

Any questions feel free to drop me a PM.

[scudrunner]

This is great information. I had about 50 pounds of frozen roe from a processor, most of it was mush when it thawed and the rest didn't cure well at all.. i.e. it got good color but didn't fish very long or very well.

This is a great tip! Thanks

[seamslayer]

I have avoided freezing uncured eggs for that reason. When ice crystals form on the eggs, the egg develops hairling fractures making them milk out after a very short time period. Does this process you use counter this? That would be cool if it did.:D

[Arctic]

So if I were to purchase a volume of FRESH eggs from you, would they have ever been frozen??? I probably would not have them shipped if there was a place I could go, like a storefront, or something similar.

[Chinook SSSF]

I am not thinking there is roe available now, that is not frozen.

[Arctic]

Yeah? Its gotta be oot there man! Every so often I come across a few pounds of fall Tilly berries, that either got Rapid Flashed, or are still unmolested from the frost. Frozen eggos, at least in my observations, have usually been some of my least favorite varieties. As stated before, the mush game, and the castability game, were too much to overcome when they got frozen at anything above 0F. Colder than that is much better, but I'd settle...:rolleyes:

[Mr. R & B]

space saver for long explanation of my frozen egg curing experience. Too tired to type that much right now.:)

RB

[XtremeNW]

So if I were to purchase a volume of FRESH eggs from you, would they have ever been frozen??? I probably would not have them shipped if there was a place I could go, like a storefront, or something similar.

I get fresh salmon roe in when they are in season.

[Chinook SSSF]

Thanks for the great curing tips:cool:

[Clack-a-holic]

Thank you that is awesome.

[Shortbus]

So do you place the frozen roe into the salt and water mixture or do you thaw them first then put them in the brine?

If you thaw them first, how long do you leave them in the brine?

Last, do you have to thaw slow meaning put the brine in the fridge as they thaw or just out in the garage?

Thanks!

[XtremeNW]

You put the frozen roe in the salt and water mixture. Make sure the water is some what cold when you put the roe in and you can leave them in the fridge or in the garage, either way is good. If you have anymore question feel free to call me. 1-541-981-4449
Eric



So do you place the frozen roe into the salt and water mixture or do you thaw them first then put them in the brine?

If you thaw them first, how long do you leave them in the brine?

Last, do you have to thaw slow meaning put the brine in the fridge as they thaw or just out in the garage?

Thanks!