Uncured eggs

[Norski]

How long can you leave eggs un cured??
I now have 4 skiens,
Put them in refreguator, in plastic zip lock all air out of bag.
Going to cure eather Sunday or Monday, well they be OK untell than????
I think they should be ok!!!!!!!!!

[Amerman]

No

You should make curing eggs a priority. You will get what you put into it. You should cure the eggs ASAP. I feel they have a 24 hour shelf life. After that the eggs will start to lose their clarity, how well they take cure and develope oders that often we can not smell but fish can. I would say take the few minutes you need and cure them now. If you wait tell Sun or mon it really won't matter what you cure them with.

Scott Amerman

[David Johnson]

What Scott said...especailly about making them a priority.

I'd toss 'em in the trash if they sat around for several days before curing them.

I feel the same way about them if they are frozen before being cured.

[ 11-27-2003, 11:23 AM: Message edited by: David Johnson ]

[Thumper]

Garbage in, garbage out.

[SKP]

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What Scott, Dave, and Jack said!

Take the few minutes now to cure them. Use the cure on the eggs, then immediately put them in a freezer bag or two, squeeze out most of the air, and zip it. Leave them at room temp for 48 or so hours. Flip the freezer bag 2-4 times a day, so the eggs juice out, then reabsorb the juices. I put the freezer bags of curing eggs in a shallow large glass baking pan on the kitchen counter, so if the bag develops a small leak, the wife doesn't have pink counters. After 48 or so hours of curing/flipping time, put them in the freezer, by vaccuum sealing, or using freezer bags or whatever your method of freezing is.

Every hour you wait to cure them, the quality drops.

SKP

[ 11-27-2003, 11:20 AM: Message edited by: SKP ]

[Mikeymoto]

Man listen to the pros, they do this as part of their living. It takes almost no time to do it, if you have any questions about how go to Scotts web site and you can be curing eggs like the pros as soon as you put the mouse down. MM

[spinnermaker]

Cure them as soon as they leave the fish. If you can't 36 hours tops past that put in the garbage.

[Sliderite]

I think is good to be ready for eggs once you get them. Always think ahead and have the egg cure available(or ingredients)at home so you can just do it. Have everything stocked at home and ready to go so it is no big deal.

[Norski]

Thanks and Yes I use Anerman's Cure, and I found it in the fishen box I take with me, The box holds everthing from Cure to well you name it.
Thanks to all.

Tight Lines RIVER-RAT.