Your seafood is stored beautifully in your freezer, and you're ready to prep your next meal. Now what?

Thawing is super easy and only takes 2 steps:

Step 1: Completely remove the packaging. This helps ensure that your seafood retains its premium flavor and texture for you to enjoy, and it helps prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. *

Step 2: Place your portion(s) on a shallow dish in the fridge for approximately 10-12 hours before you're planning to cook. **

💡 Keep in Mind -- Your seafood is surrounded by a layer of ice, which protects against moisture loss. Place your portion(s) on a paper towel or use a rack to allow this to drip away from your seafood as it thaws.

Once your portion is thawed we recommend rinsing it to remove any remaining water from the ice glaze, then patting it dry.

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So, you thawed your seafood in the fridge, but something came up. Once thawed, here's how long it lasts in your fridge:

We typically recommend that you cook and enjoy the seafood within 1-2 days of thawing, per USDA's refrigeration safety guidelines. You can view this here -- the chart we reference is at the bottom of the page.

If the seafood were placed in the fridge on Monday, it'd be thawed by Tuesday. So, we'd then recommend that the seafood is consumed 1-2 days later, on either Wednesday or Thursday.

Of course, we recommend that you use your best discretion with following these guidelines. Also, please make sure to fully remove the packaging before placing your fish portions to thaw! ❄️

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Ready for dinner, but forgot to thaw your seafood in the fridge? We have a solution!

Step 1: Remove the packaging completely for all raw vacuum-packed seafood, then place item in a leak-proof, resealable bag (not a vacuum-sealed bag).

Step 2: Submerge bag in a bowl of cold tap water, changing out the water every 30 minutes until item has thawed.

Step 3: Once thawed, remove and rinse the portion then pat dry.

💡Keep in Mind -- With this method, be sure to cook the seafood right after it has thawed. Don't allow it to come to room temperature on the counter.

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Notes

* Spot Prawns, Cold Smoked Sockeye Salmon and Hot Smoked Sockeye Salmon can be thawed in its enclosed packaging without removing the packaging.
🐟 Once it's placed in fridge, open the package within 30 days.
🐟 Once the pack is opened, consume the seafood within 5 days.

** Weathervane Scallops packs can be split to eat some now and save the rest for later.
🐟 Remove the packaging, and place the frozen Scallops in a dish, uncovered, in the fridge.
🐟 Allow the scallops to partially thaw just enough to break them apart.
🐟 Continue thawing the scallops you wish to eat now, and store the rest in a freezer-safe bag in your freezer to enjoy later without a loss in quality.

Please note: Crab legs can be prepared straight from frozen if boiling in water. 🦀 If you decide to steam, grill or broil them, be sure to remove the legs you want to cook and thaw under refrigeration on a tray/plate.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out! We love to hear from our members. ☺️