How long can clams be kept in the refrigerator

1. Can clams be put in the refrigerator?

Uncooked clams can be frozen in the refrigerator. There is no problem with freezing it normally for a month, but the seafood will no longer be fresh.

Clams are also a type of seafood, and have very high requirements for temperature when stored. Fresh clams are usually stored in water at 0 to 4 degrees. Once the clams die, they will quickly become tasteless and spoiled at temperatures above 10 degrees. The temperature for storing dead seafood is usually required to be below -18 degrees.

The refrigerator's freezer obviously does not have the ability to preserve dead clams, so clams can be placed in the refrigerator for short-term storage, and must be placed in the freezer for long-term storage.

Clams are creatures that live in saltwater lakes or seas. They are generally difficult to keep alive and can only last for 7-10 days at most. You need a larger space and it would be best if you also grow some saltwater (tap water with salt will do, remember to change the water frequently) plants. Add some better soil to the saltwater to grow the clams.

2. Is it good to keep clams fresh in the refrigerator?

It’s best not to. Because clams are alive, refrigerating them in the refrigerator will kill them and will not have the effect of preserving them. The correct way is to keep the clams in water so that they will not die.

In addition, clams are best eaten on the same day. If they are refrigerated, they will definitely not taste as good as fresh clams.

3. How to choose fresh clams

1. Buy at the right place: It is recommended to go to a larger seafood market nearby to choose. Seafood stalls usually place the seafood in multiple plastic frames. Don’t just pick from one frame; choose from different frames.

2. Fresh clams: When no one is stirring the water, the living clams will extend a relatively long "tongue". If you touch it with your hand, it will quickly retract. You can choose one by one from different boxes, but you need to be quick, otherwise they will be snatched away by others.

3. Dead clams: First, they cannot stick out their tongues. Second, some of the tongues that have stuck out can no longer be retracted, and their tongues have turned white in color. This kind of clams are not needed.

4. Tightly closed clams: Some clams are always tightly closed. For this kind, you can ignore it for now and observe it. Then choose from other boxes to see if it will stick out its tongue at you. If it does, take it home. If not, then you don’t have to pay attention to it and it’s best not to buy it.