Filippo Morelli wrote:
Arnt Rian wrote:
It's ok to freeze it, I have a feeling it holds up better that way.
Is it? Freezing something changes it.
If you want to put it in the fridge, that's definitely safe. I don't think you need to do so, but that will certainly have no negative side effect.
I started using fish glue maybe 10 years ago, and I kept that first bottle on the shelf until it was empty, 3 years or so later. The "tackiness" of that glue seemed to be a bit lower than the fresh fresh glue that replaced it, so when I bought a big pail after that, I poured its contents into a number of smaller containers and put them in the freezer. When I take them out now, one by one, the glue in each one seems very similar to the previous. So, like I said, I have a feeling it holds up better that way, and from my experience, freezing does not seem to affect it in any negative way (none that that I have noticed yet, anyways...
)By the way, on their web site, Norland (which is the type I use) state this about their fish glue: Storability -- Excellent (Freeze-Thaw Stable).
So Filippo, not to be argumentative, but do you have any information that indicates that freezing fish glue is not safe? The way you put it, it seems you think it will change for the worse, and I'd be very interested to know why you think so.