25lbs of smoked Albacore Tuna.

mike johnson

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• Aug 29, 2015

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Here's about 25lbs of fresh albacore tuna fresh out of the brine.

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• mike johnson
• Aug 29, 2015

Here it is all smoked up. I used a light flavor brine so the tuna is the main star. It is delicious.

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Looks great Mike!
what flavor smoke/brine?
Never done tuna before I would assume you wouldn't because it's awesome I love it with a super light seare and soy and wasabi[emoji]128077[/emoji]

 

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Oh wow! I'll bet that is amazingly good!

 

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Great looking Tuna

 

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Looks great! Tuna is without a doubt my favorite type of smoked fish and I love smoked salmon.

I don't mean to pry but having 25lbs and your location did you get to catch the tuna yourself or did you find a good buy?

 

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I was able to buy 4 fish totaling 96 lbs. for $1.75 a lb. I actually used a store bought brine that was for trout. It had powdered honey in it and I liked the idea of just a touch of extra sweetness from the honey to bring out the great flavor of the tuna. It worked out perfect. I used peach pellets in my amnps.

 

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Mike Johnson said:

I was able to buy 4 fish totaling 96 lbs. for $1.75 a lb. I actually used a store bought brine that was for trout. It had powdered honey in it and I liked the idea of just a touch of extra sweetness from the honey to bring out the great flavor of the tuna. It worked out perfect. I used peach pellets in my amnps.

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That sounds like a great buy on tuna! I live down around Longview, Wa and would love to search for tuna around that price, I would do the same as you did. Did you buy off the dock or was it "from a friend" type of buy? Again not trying to pry, if I can find tuna close to that price if would load up, smoke some and put some in the freezer, also I would be happy to drive to the coast for that price.

Thanks again,
Alan

 

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Looks great Mike! Are you going to can it up? That is a great price, selling off the docks here in Oregon for $3+ a pound non-dressed weight.

 

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Alan123 said:

Mike Johnson said:

I was able to buy 4 fish totaling 96 lbs. for $1.75 a lb. I actually used a store bought brine that was for trout. It had powdered honey in it and I liked the idea of just a touch of extra sweetness from the honey to bring out the great flavor of the tuna. It worked out perfect. I used peach pellets in my amnps.

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That sounds like a great buy on tuna! I live down around Longview, Wa and would love to search for tuna around that price, I would do the same as you did. Did you buy off the dock or was it "from a friend" type of buy? Again not trying to pry, if I can find tuna close to that price if would load up, smoke some and put some in the freezer, also I would be happy to drive to the coast for that price.

Thanks again,
Alan

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• Aug 31, 2015

This is the guy I got it from. He was at 2$ a lb. for whole fish the last time I checked.

dirtsailor2003 said:

Looks great Mike! Are you going to can it up? That is a great price, selling off the docks here in Oregon for $3+ a pound non-dressed weight.

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I caned up about 30 qts. There is nothing like home canned tuna.

 

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Mike Johnson said:

I caned up about 30 qts. There is nothing like home canned tuna.

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Agreed! We have 6 cases of 1/2 pints that should get is through the winter. Gonna need some more next summer!

 

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Thank you very much Mike! I have sent a email to him and hope to load up, I do love albacore tuna steaks.

Thanks again for the help, I hope thing go well with the tuna.

Alan

 

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No problem. Glad to help.

 

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MJ. Looks delicious !