They don't keep fresh at all...but they freeze really well, and not only that, since they are shellfish, you can freeze them whole and just defrost and clean the amount you want to eat...and they are a lot easier to clean and eat after they've been frozen.

I usually vacuum pack them in packs big enough to feed a couple of people...depends on the size of the squid as to how many, but usually a dozen or eighteen, whole.

A chef in the city told me that he would never serve squid or octopus that hadn't been frozen, both for the ease of preparing it and the ease of eating it.

Works for me...your mileage may vary.

Fish on...

Todd