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Cooking & Baking

Ecumenist

(6,086 posts) Tue Jan 17, 2012, 09:12 PM Jan 2012

I'm about to ask a weird question: Can canned tuna be frozen?

Here's the reason I ask; I have one of those caveman sized cans of tuna from costco and want to make tuna fish salad but NOT FRED FLINTSTONE PORTIONS. Can I freeze the rest?

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I'm about to ask a weird question: Can canned tuna be frozen? (Original Post) Ecumenist Jan 2012 OP

Yes. Denninmi Jan 2012 #1

Yes, but just freeze the tuna and not tuna salad. Warpy Jan 2012 #2

I didn't plan to freeze the tuna salad, just the leftover tuna... Ecumenist Jan 2012 #3

This forum is the greatest :D n/t Aerows Jan 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #5

Denninmi

(6,581 posts)

1. Yes.

Reply to Ecumenist (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 09:19 PM

Jan 2012

It works fine. Just be sure to wrap/package it tightly so the fishy aroma doesn't get into other foods.

Warpy

(111,124 posts)

2. Yes, but just freeze the tuna and not tuna salad.

Reply to Ecumenist (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 09:49 PM

Jan 2012

Squeeze out as much air as you can and be sure to use it up within the next month. You'll still lose texture but since it's going to be mushed up with mayo and celery, that shouldn't make a huge difference.