How To Buy Fresh Seafood Online

By Carolyn Anderson


One of the jewels of the sea is its abundant resources, especially when it comes to food. Many people buy their seafood from a local grocer, but those could have been sitting around for days before you actually buy them. If you want really fresh fish but live nowhere near the ocean, you should buy fresh seafood online to get the freshest catch shipped directly to your front door.

Many sellers online get the fish from the ocean and pack and freeze it within hours so that it stays at the height of freshness when it reaches you. No more wondering how long that shrimp has been in the case at your grocery store. Your purchase goes from the water to the freezer to your door quickly and efficiently.

Some people would not think to order fresh groceries online, because they are afraid they would go bad during shipping. The good news is these online ordering companies pack the fish with plenty of ice packs in a cooler, so everything gets to still frozen. You will not have to worry about melting or food poisoning.

Once you place your order, it is then packed in the cooler and shipped as soon as possible. It will usually arrive within two days, though you can pay extra for overnight shipping. The only exception to this rule is a weekend order. After a certain hour on Friday and through the weekend, orders will be held for packing and shipping until Monday. This is because of limited or no delivery service on weekends. This ensures your fish does not stay in a warehouse getting warm all weekend.

As for what you can order, you can get anything that is available at a grocery store, plus lots of rare or specialty foods that you may not be able to get any other way. First there is whole fish, which allow you to practice your deboning and filet skills. It also saves you money, since whole fish are generally cheaper than fish that have already been cut and cleaned, since there is less labor involved. As a bonus you can use the bones and some other pieces to make fish stock.

They may cost a little more than whole fish, but you can order cuts that have already been cleaned and boned. These are ready to cook and eat with no other prep necessary. You can order with or without the skin on, depending on which kind of fish you are ordering and how you want to prepare the fish.

Shellfish are quite popular, especially shrimp and prawns. Oysters and scallops are other examples of highly popular and tasty fare that you can easily purchase online. Lobster and crabs are also available, though some varieties may be a seasonal offering only.

In addition, most sellers have at least a few prepared dishes that you just have to pop in the oven or microwave to heat through. This is a huge time saver, and makes for an impressive spread of food when you have guests over.




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