Thread: Best way to store anchovies?

On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:21:47 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the best way to
> store the remainder that isn't used?

Small jar, covered with oil.

I buy them in jars that way. The jars seem to be milder and
higher quality than the cans.

What's the theory of the fillets wrapped around capers? Are these
supposed to be eaten that way? I do rinse and eat them that way
occasionally.

-sw

Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:

>Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the best way to
>store the remainder that isn't used?

Glass jar in the refrigerator, for up to four days.

Steve

On Jul 15, 7:21*pm, Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwri...@xgmail.com>
wrote:
> Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the best way to
> store the remainder that isn't used?
>
> TIA
>
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==
The best way would be to bury them in a far corner of the yard or just
flush 'em...gawd how I hate anchovies.
==

Sqwertz wrote:

>
> What's the theory of the fillets wrapped around capers? Are these
> supposed to be eaten that way? I do rinse and eat them that way
> occasionally.

In short, yes. It's purely a matter of tradition. It started in Sicily,
made it's way to Italy, then on to your local supermarket shelves.

It's really a pretty good combination though. I eat them right
out of the can.

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The best way would be to bury them in a far corner of the yard or just
flush 'em...gawd how I hate anchovies.
==
thanks. great contribution.

On Thu 15 Jul 2010 06:52:17p, Steve Pope told us...

> Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the best
>>way to store the remainder that isn't used?
>
> Glass jar in the refrigerator, for up to four days.
>
> Steve
>

Thanks, Steve. I was hoping for longer or the possibility of
freezing them. It's highly doubtful I'll use them up in 4 days. :-(

I bought them to use on half of a large pizza, as I'm the only one
who eats them in our house. Maybe I could use some in a quasi Caesar
salad or make some Green Goddess dressing.

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On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:03:49 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Thu 15 Jul 2010 06:52:17p, Steve Pope told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the best
>>>way to store the remainder that isn't used?
>>
>> Glass jar in the refrigerator, for up to four days.
>
> Thanks, Steve. I was hoping for longer or the possibility of
> freezing them. It's highly doubtful I'll use them up in 4 days. :-(

My anchovies have been in the jar in the fridge for over a year.
And I just ate one after I read your post the first time. They're
just fine.

Of course they came in the jar in the first place, but I don't see
why taking them out of a can and transferring them to a jar would
matter one bit. All that salt, how can they go bad?

I always buy anchovies in the jar rather than the can.

-sw

"Wayne Boatwright" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| On Thu 15 Jul 2010 06:52:17p, Steve Pope told us...
|
| > Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:
| >
| >>Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the best
| >>way to store the remainder that isn't used?
| >
| > Glass jar in the refrigerator, for up to four days.
| >
| > Steve
| >
|
| Thanks, Steve. I was hoping for longer or the possibility of
| freezing them. It's highly doubtful I'll use them up in 4 days. :-(
|
| I bought them to use on half of a large pizza, as I'm the only one
| who eats them in our house. Maybe I could use some in a quasi Caesar
| salad or make some Green Goddess dressing.
|

Chopped up in tuna or salmon salad
Definitely in any savory salad
Blended into an egg salad, or
Topping on a Ritz cracker with egg salad *personal favorite*
On a toast square, topped with lemon juice *personal favorite*
Topping a devilled egg
Invaluable ingredient in lamb stew or lamb shanks

Thanks, Wayne, gotta get some more tomorrow. Good luck

pavane

On Thu 15 Jul 2010 07:14:21p, pavane told us...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected] 5.247...
>| On Thu 15 Jul 2010 06:52:17p, Steve Pope told us...
>|
>| > Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:
>| >
>| >>Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the
>| >>best way to store the remainder that isn't used?
>| >
>| > Glass jar in the refrigerator, for up to four days.
>| >
>| > Steve
>| >
>|
>| Thanks, Steve. I was hoping for longer or the possibility of
>| freezing them. It's highly doubtful I'll use them up in 4 days.
>| :-(
>|
>| I bought them to use on half of a large pizza, as I'm the only
>| one who eats them in our house. Maybe I could use some in a
>| quasi Caesar salad or make some Green Goddess dressing.
>|
>
> Chopped up in tuna or salmon salad
> Definitely in any savory salad
> Blended into an egg salad, or
> Topping on a Ritz cracker with egg salad *personal favorite*
> On a toast square, topped with lemon juice *personal favorite*
> Topping a devilled egg
> Invaluable ingredient in lamb stew or lamb shanks
>
> Thanks, Wayne, gotta get some more tomorrow. Good luck
>
> pavane
>
>
>

All good ideas, pavane. Thanks!

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| "Wayne Boatwright" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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|| On Thu 15 Jul 2010 06:52:17p, Steve Pope told us...
||
|| > Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:
|| >
|| >>Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the best
|| >>way to store the remainder that isn't used?
|| >
|| > Glass jar in the refrigerator, for up to four days.
|| >
|| > Steve
|| >
||
|| Thanks, Steve. I was hoping for longer or the possibility of
|| freezing them. It's highly doubtful I'll use them up in 4 days. :-(
||
|| I bought them to use on half of a large pizza, as I'm the only one
|| who eats them in our house. Maybe I could use some in a quasi Caesar
|| salad or make some Green Goddess dressing.
||
|
| Chopped up in tuna or salmon salad
| Definitely in any savory salad
| Blended into an egg salad, or
| Topping on a Ritz cracker with egg salad *personal favorite*
| On a toast square, topped with lemon juice *personal favorite*
| Topping a devilled egg
| Invaluable ingredient in lamb stew or lamb shanks
|
| Thanks, Wayne, gotta get some more tomorrow. Good luck
|
| pavane

Nostalgic elaboration. My mother decades ago would make up
a fairly bland egg salad, incorporating a bit of dill pickle relish, and
put a tablespoon or so on a Ritz cracker, topping it with one of
those wonderful rolled anchovies around capers. They went so well
in any social gathering that I rarely had the chance of grabbing enough,
and there were never leftovers. To me at the time (and still) the ideal
canapé. I still make a lunch on them, with a touch of cayenne or
Penzeys Black and Red pepper. Oh yum.

pavane

On Thu 15 Jul 2010 07:21:44p, pavane told us...

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> "pavane" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:QfP%n.839092$[email protected]..
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>| "Wayne Boatwright" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>|| On Thu 15 Jul 2010 06:52:17p, Steve Pope told us...
>||
>|| > Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:
>|| >
>|| >>Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the
>|| >>best way to store the remainder that isn't used?
>|| >
>|| > Glass jar in the refrigerator, for up to four days.
>|| >
>|| > Steve
>|| >
>||
>|| Thanks, Steve. I was hoping for longer or the possibility of
>|| freezing them. It's highly doubtful I'll use them up in 4 days.
>|| :-(
>||
>|| I bought them to use on half of a large pizza, as I'm the only
>|| one who eats them in our house. Maybe I could use some in a
>|| quasi Caesar salad or make some Green Goddess dressing.
>||
>|
>| Chopped up in tuna or salmon salad
>| Definitely in any savory salad
>| Blended into an egg salad, or
>| Topping on a Ritz cracker with egg salad *personal favorite*
>| On a toast square, topped with lemon juice *personal favorite*
>| Topping a devilled egg
>| Invaluable ingredient in lamb stew or lamb shanks
>|
>| Thanks, Wayne, gotta get some more tomorrow. Good luck
>|
>| pavane
>
> Nostalgic elaboration. My mother decades ago would make up
> a fairly bland egg salad, incorporating a bit of dill pickle
> relish, and put a tablespoon or so on a Ritz cracker, topping it
> with one of those wonderful rolled anchovies around capers. They
> went so well in any social gathering that I rarely had the chance
> of grabbing enough, and there were never leftovers. To me at the
> time (and still) the ideal canapé. I still make a lunch on them,
> with a touch of cayenne or Penzeys Black and Red pepper. Oh yum.
>
> pavane
>
>
>

I would like that very much!

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Duh'Weenie wrote:
>
>Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the best way to
>store the remainder that isn't used?

In your stomach of course you overly pretentious dumb butt ****.

Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu 15 Jul 2010 06:52:17p, Steve Pope told us...

>> Glass jar in the refrigerator, for up to four days.

>Thanks, Steve. I was hoping for longer or the possibility of
>freezing them. It's highly doubtful I'll use them up in 4 days. :-(

>I bought them to use on half of a large pizza, as I'm the only one
>who eats them in our house. Maybe I could use some in a quasi Caesar
>salad or make some Green Goddess dressing.

Yeah, I try not to open a tin of anchovies unless I have a plan
for consuming both halves of it.

"Quasi Caesar" is a good idea. In my case, this means a romaine
salad with a vinagerette dressing to which I've added chopped
anchovies, and a few intact anchovies on top. I find I really
do not miss the egg too much.

Steve

On Thu 15 Jul 2010 08:34:33p, Steve Pope told us...

> Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Thu 15 Jul 2010 06:52:17p, Steve Pope told us...
>
>>> Glass jar in the refrigerator, for up to four days.
>
>>Thanks, Steve. I was hoping for longer or the possibility of
>>freezing them. It's highly doubtful I'll use them up in 4 days.
>>:-(
>
>>I bought them to use on half of a large pizza, as I'm the only one
>>who eats them in our house. Maybe I could use some in a quasi
>>Caesar salad or make some Green Goddess dressing.
>
> Yeah, I try not to open a tin of anchovies unless I have a plan
> for consuming both halves of it.
>
> "Quasi Caesar" is a good idea. In my case, this means a romaine
> salad with a vinagerette dressing to which I've added chopped
> anchovies, and a few intact anchovies on top. I find I really
> do not miss the egg too much.
>
> Steve
>

That's pretty much the way I make it, Steve. I also shave fresh
parmesan over it and make some garlic croutons.

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On 7/15/2010 8:21 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the best way to
> store the remainder that isn't used?
>
> TIA
>

Give the nasty things to the cats. On second thought, that much salt
wouldn't be good for the cats either. <G>

On 7/15/2010 10:03 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 15 Jul 2010 06:52:17p, Steve Pope told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the best
>>> way to store the remainder that isn't used?
>>
>> Glass jar in the refrigerator, for up to four days.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>
> Thanks, Steve. I was hoping for longer or the possibility of
> freezing them. It's highly doubtful I'll use them up in 4 days. :-(
>
> I bought them to use on half of a large pizza, as I'm the only one
> who eats them in our house. Maybe I could use some in a quasi Caesar
> salad or make some Green Goddess dressing.

According to <http://www.stilltasty.com/fooditems/index/18769>, they'll
keep for 1-2 months in the refrigerator or maintain best quality for 3
months in the freezer.

<http://groups.google.com/group/rec.food.cooking/browse_frm/thread/56b1b50d89731ca4/07a7710cebba0a57>
contains a short discussion of freezing.

Several sources suggest that to refrigerate them successfully you need
to transfer them to a sealable container and add more oil if necessary
to keep them completely covered with it.

<http://www.napoleon-co.com/pages/product_pages/anchovies.html> has an
interesting discussion of preservation methods for anchovies that you
might find helpful.

J. Clarke <[email protected]> wrote:

>Several sources suggest that to refrigerate them successfully you need
>to transfer them to a sealable container and add more oil if necessary
>to keep them completely covered with it.

Makes sense.

Me, they are a convenience food so if I have to cough up
more oil than is already there to store them (debatable)
then they lose their convenience.

I go mainly with a 4 day rule as that is my standard
rule for any opened tin of anything. Don't have time
to sort out which products are okay open longer.


S.

On Jul 15, 10:03*pm, Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwri...@xgmail.com>
wrote:
> On Thu 15 Jul 2010 06:52:17p, Steve Pope told us...
>
> > Wayne Boatwright *<wayneboatwri...@xgmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the best
> >>way to store the remainder that isn't used?
>
> > Glass jar in the refrigerator, for up to four days.
>
> > Steve
>
> Thanks, Steve. *I was hoping for longer or the possibility of
> freezing them. *It's highly doubtful I'll use them up in 4 days. *:-(
>
> I bought them to use on half of a large pizza, as I'm the only one
> who eats them in our house. *Maybe I could use some in a quasi Caesar
> salad or make some Green Goddess dressing.


We put the whole can on half a pizza!! Try it!!

I soak in milk firth tho - someone said it milds them down, but I
wouldn't know - they're not for MY half.

On Jul 15, 6:21*pm, Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwri...@xgmail.com>
wrote:
> Aftger opening a can of anchovies in olive oil, what is the best way to
> store the remainder that isn't used?
>
> TIA
>
> --
>
> ~~ If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. ~~
>
> * * * * ~~ A mind is a terrible thing to lose. ~~
>
> ************************************************** ********
>
> * * * * * * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright

There's no reason you couldn't put them in the freezer....though I'd
put them in a small jar with a bit more oil first.