Northwest Fishing Reports

I decided this is the year to learn to use eggs. Got the curing pretty much down (at least one method) and have found many different methods for curing, now I am looking at different ways to store them.

How do you store your cured eggs?

What method and how long do they keep?

I am thinking more long term (as in stocking up on pink eggs for this and next season), but would like to hear your short term methods as well.

I have a vacuum sealer so was thinking about freezing, then vacuum pack em. I have my own full sized fridge in the garage, so I can use it if there is a good long term method for the fridge too.

i normally vaccume pack on pulse vac and have them covered int 20 mule team borax( yes the soap) and make sure that all the eggs are covered or layer the eggs. so borax-eggs-borax-eggs. and at the top at least 2/4 to 1/2 in of borax each time.

I cure mine, cut them into bait sized pieces, dust them with borax and vacuum pack 'em. They keep for quite a while in the fridge, but they'll last forever in the freeze. My packer has a gentle cycle, and when they're cured up nice they don't get crushed by mine. You could freeze them first and then vacuum pack them if your packer is too violent. They last forever, especially if you make up trip sized packs. I cut the bags a little big so that I can run them through the dishwasher and reuse them a couple times.

now when you come home with 6lbs of roe be ready for alot of fun and work

I just put mine in plastic jars. Keep them in the fridge and keep packing cured eggs in there as I get them until the jar is completely packed to the brim with eggs. The cover the top with borax, seal tight, and freeze. The last forever like that.

In the fridge, I would expect well cured eggs to last a MINIMUM of 6 weeks before they start to go funky. I have had them last much longer as well.

I put my fresh skeins in seal a meal bags .Sealthem and freeze. When I need eggs I take them out ,defrost ,cut up then add a lil pro-cure , dry them just a lil then before I leave a lil borax and put in the eggs I'll think I need.

For storage, I go to Safeway and they sell these plastic containers for 4 bucks a piece. They work great when storing in the freezer with borax. They also come with soup or chilli:cheers:

and they got soom goood chilli lol

curado wrote:and they got soom goood chilli lol

Yes they do! It's our favorite!

eggs even cured will freezer burn if simply frozen. Similar to curado, i cure my eggs however, then put them in a bag with enough 20 mule team borax to cover them and give them a good coat. Then, since my vaccum packer is a piece of crap, freeze the eggs in the bag with borax until solid frozen, like a day. Then, take the frozen clump and vaccum pack it, so the pressure doesnt squish them. Then theyll last all year in the freezer, with no freezer burn! its worked well for me for a long time, and my eggs always smell fresh and steelies love em. MAKE SURE to pucture the bag before thawing out or they will be an egg smoothy.

fishenfreak is right on. also a little trick i have learned from a couple guides is when you are curing add a little sugar to your eggs before the layers of borax. this is a steelhead method i have found out to work extremely wel for both winter and summer runs because it hardens the eggs up a little more

When Ive cured my eggs in the past ,curing then borax then freezer I found the eggs dried very quickly. I used to use borax alone and then freeze. The curing is what I think dries them out.In using a food saver system there is no air in the bag to make it turn bad. I've had eggs last almost 2 seasons this way.But yes everything eventually gets freezer burned. JMO

I have about 10 cures that I use depending on what is happening. Some cures you just freeze the eggs in ziploc bags. I have found eggs with my borax cure that have frost on them that thawed and worked great. Sulfite cures I just store in borax in glad style containers in the freezer. I burn through so many eggs though I really have little need for long term storage. I have already gone through a couple gallons in august alone. Test out a couple ways and see what works for you. Been doing the egg thing for a looong time and I just keep it as simple as possible. Never really vac sealed them and they have come out of the freezer fine. (plus thats more bags for fish)