(5 lbs.) USA Extra Large Gulf Shrimp, shell-on, head-off [21/25 count per pound] flash-frozen or chilled, ready to cook. Arrives in a custom seafood cooler with an exact amount of dry ice or gel packs for the trip to your destination.
IQF Gulf Shrimp
makes for a Healthy Dinner!
Crab Depot’s shrimp trolley crew quickly flash freeze a fresh gulf shrimp harvest within hours after the catch. Individually Quick-Freezing blasts the bacteria from forming and ceases the downgrading of the texture from chemical preservatives like sulfites. No need to treat the shrimp for shelf life since the quick freezing takes care of this need. The FDA and NOAA ensure USA shrimp live in a natural marine environment with a plentiful diet that will only enhance the crustacean’s taste. Their omnivorous diet of algae, plankton, detritus, and small invertebrates like worms make for shrimp with high omega 3s and a metallic-earthy and surprisingly buttery flavor when steamed or stir-fried. 
Freshness from frozen even serves up higher quality shrimp than pounds sitting on ice. Minerals, texture, taste, and even moisture “leach” out the shrimp when sitting on ice for days, but an IQF shrimp keeps its quality longer after thawing. Likewise, the method of IQF when comparing to other freezing methods outperforms with no crystals forming on the shrimp that will pierce the shells, causing a mushiness during the cooking process. In fact, the shrimp keeps its snappiness and also maintains all the oceanic flavors when quick frozen after the catch.
Keep it easy with IQF shrimp! Grab what you need from the freezer and avoid thawing a huge 5-pound block. Plus, preparing a pound or even half pound shrimp requires less cooking time and ensures your serving sizes match your needs. Remember though, to look at the label and make sure the shrimp trolleys harvested from USA waterways where sustainable catching methods attempt to avoid bycatch of turtles, seabirds and other mammals. Not only does USA shrimp boast more robust meat, but the massive industry in the Gulf States respect safe waterways and the environment. Yes, IQF Gulf Shrimp makes for an all-around healthy dinner!