Comments on: Caviar – Everything You Need To Know About Caviar http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/ingredients/caviar-%e2%80%93-everything-you-need-to-know-about-caviar/ A Culinary Guide for Home Cooks Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:23:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: RG http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/ingredients/caviar-%e2%80%93-everything-you-need-to-know-about-caviar/#comment-29919 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:28:47 +0000 http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/ingredients/caviar-%e2%80%93-everything-you-need-to-know-about-caviar/#comment-29919 I called one of the top Caviar distributors in Florida and asked them about Beluga caviar and why they can sell it in Florida. It turns out that they can sell any Beluga caviar from the Caspian Sea that was already purchased before the ban date of September 30, 2005. The only stipulation is they can only sell it Interstate. When asked about shelf life, it was explained to me that the 6 to 8 week maximum shelf life starts when the caviar is transferred from the larger imported 4-pound tins and repackaged into the smaller tins and jars. When asked about the shelf life of the larger 4-pound tins, I was told they have an ideal shelf life of up to 3 years. Not that they go bad after three years, but after that the quality diminishes. They also explained it is critical they store them in temperatures just above freezing and they rotate the tins often. I called one of the top Caviar distributors in Florida and asked them about Beluga caviar and why they can sell it in Florida. It turns out that they can sell any Beluga caviar from the Caspian Sea that was already purchased before the ban date of September 30, 2005. The only stipulation is they can only sell it Interstate.

When asked about shelf life, it was explained to me that the 6 to 8 week maximum shelf life starts when the caviar is transferred from the larger imported 4-pound tins and repackaged into the smaller tins and jars.

When asked about the shelf life of the larger 4-pound tins, I was told they have an ideal shelf life of up to 3 years. Not that they go bad after three years, but after that the quality diminishes. They also explained it is critical they store them in temperatures just above freezing and they rotate the tins often.

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