Too early to get scallops for Friday?

[Anonymous]

Fresh scallops. Busy week, can stop today. Too soon to keep them fresh in fridge?

[Anonymous]

I think they would 95% be fine. It sounds like you don't want to freeze, but just throwing in that I have frozen fresh scallops to cook later and they have always tasted fine.

[Anonymous]

I would go for frozen, unless I was certain I had a great source for quality scallops:

" a good IQF (individually quick frozen) scallop might be superior to a "fresh" supermarket scallop that's five days old."
https://www.thespruceeats.com/buying-fresh-scallops-sizes-and-facts-995525

Is there a good source around here for fresh, not previously frozen, scallops in March?

[Anonymous]

Never buy seafood thawed in the store counter unless you are cooking it within hours and even then give it the smell test - fishy, bleachy ? pass on it. You don't really know how long it's been sitting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would go for frozen, unless I was certain I had a great source for quality scallops:

" a good IQF (individually quick frozen) scallop might be superior to a "fresh" supermarket scallop that's five days old."
https://www.thespruceeats.com/buying-fresh-scallops-sizes-and-facts-995525

Is there a good source around here for fresh, not previously frozen, scallops in March?

+1 to buying frozen