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Smoked mackerel fillets. Looks like a perfect fillet. Incredibly moist and the fish flakes brilliantly. Right amount of salt with a good smoke taste. The texture is a bit dry, but it's still very good. It has a slightly sweet and smoky flavour. The appearance isn't great and it has a slightly dry, cooked chicken like texture.
Mackerel for freezing should be chilled immediately after capture and frozen within 24 hours; mackerel with a high fat content should preferably be frozen within 12 hours. Frozen mackerel, properly glazed and kept in cold storage at -30C, will keep in good condition for at least 6 months. Cold storage life can be extended up to 1 year when mackerel are packed in polyethylene bags that are topped up with water and frozen in vertical plate freezers.