Thoughts on vacuum sealing smoked salmon?

[wrybread]

I just finished smoking a batch of salmon and am about to bag it up. I usually vacuum seal it, and try to press the seal button before the vac sealer puts too much suction on the salmon and starts pulling out the oils. It still often doesn't look that good though. I was thinking about wrapping the salmon in saran wrap first to see if that helps. Has anyone else hit the issue? Any clever solutions?

Thanks for any help.

Here's a pic of my warmup batch, so tasty. I did 8:1 sugar to salt, brined overnight until firm, then lightly rinsed, then smoked for about 4 hours bringing the temp up to 145.

 

[Steve H]

There are vacuum sealers that have a "moist "seal feature. It doesn't draw a full vacuum which is great for damp/fragile items. Mine is an inkbird. Look it upon Amazon.

 

[tbern]

Your smoked salmon looks great!

 

[LoydB]

Freeze before sealing. Then poke a hole in the bag when you start to thaw.

 

[SmokinAl]

Freeze before sealing. Then poke a hole in the bag when you start to thaw.

Exactly what I do with my lox!
Al

 

[Fueling Around]

I freeze really moist items before putting under the vac.
My sealer has a pulse button so I can inch my way and re-position items before making the seal.
Here's the expensive reply, get a chamber sealer

 

[Steve H]

Here's the expensive reply, get a chamber sealer

There is that! lol

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Here's the expensive reply, get a chamber sealer