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How to cut the fish to make it delicious

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How to cut the fish to make it delicious

Most of us have grown up seeing our parents spend a lot of time to cut, clean and cook fish. Yet some of us didn’t think that we could do that as well.

But as you grow up, you realize that you are the adult now who has to do all that work to be rewarded with a delicious fish-based meal and you start enjoying that long process. Some even go fishing to add more excitement around it.

How to cut the fish to make it delicious
Fillet knife

Let’s say, you have caught a fish or bought it fresh from the market or you are still thinking about buying it but you have no idea how to cut, clean and cook it.

In order to help you solve these problems, you have to read carefully next .

You need :

A cutting board

A bucket

A plate

First , scaling .

A note on fish scales: Before you fillet a whole fish, it should be scaled. Doing the job yourself isn’t difficult, but it’s messy, because the scales tend to fly all over and you find them in weird places around the kitchen for days after. For this reason, we always ask the fish monger to do the scaling for us. And actually, a good fish monger will also fillet the fish for you, but where’s the fun in that?

Fish scales are also quite sharp, so putting on a pair of disposable gloves will save you from hurting your hands.

Now put the fish flat on its side and grab the tail firmly to prevent slipping. Take the knife in your dominant hand and turn it to its blunt edge since scaling requires a blunt knife. Put the blunt edge against the skin of the fish near its tails fin.

Start scraping the fish moving from its tails to he head until that side of the fish has no scales left on it and do the same on the other side.

How to cut the fish to make it delicious
Fillet knife

Second , cutting .

Step 1

Rinse the fish under running water and pat dry. Position it on a cutting board with its back towards you. Using a sharp knife held behind the gills and side fin, cut straight down halfway through the fish to the backbone, being sure to include the meaty spot right behind the top of the head.

Step 2

Turn the knife parallel to the board (at a 90-degree angle to your first cut) and cut along the spine from head to tail, removing the belly flap with the fillet. You’ll need to apply a fair amount of pressure at first to break through the rib bones. As you cut, press down firmly on top of the fish to steady it.

Step 3

Finish removing the fillet by cutting all the way through the skin at the tail. Repeat steps 1 through 3 on the other side of the fish.

Step 4

Remove the rib bones and belly flap by cutting under the top of the rib bones to the bottom of the fillet at a 45-degree angle. There is some meat here, but on small fish it is minimal. (On larger fish like tuna, this fatty belly is thicker and very flavorful.)

Step 5

check for pin bones. Some fish have little bones that run along the midline of the fillet and are nearly impossible to see. To remove them, feel along the fillet to locate each bone and then pluck it out with a pair of clean needle-nose or fish pliers. Pull the bones out in the direction they are pointing, as you would a splinter.

How to cut the fish to make it delicious
Fillet knife

Finally , washing

There will be dirt on the fish after cutting, so we need to rinse with water .

And , If need a nice Fillet knife , I recommend one to you .

You asked for a better fillet knife, and Gerber listened. This knife is the fisherman’s dream: it comes with a incredibly sharp high carbon stainless steel blade; a moisture-resistant, slip-proof Gator Grip handle; and a hard-molded sheath with a built-in ceramic sharpener, so you can keep this knife at 100% no matter where you are. It’s made for working fisherman for whom any wasted seconds mean wasted profits. Thanks to Gerber’s small enhancements, knife will perform efficiently and spectacularly, regardless of whether it’s filleting your 1st fish or your 200th.

Features:

Overall length: 12.13″

Blade length: 7.5″

Weight: 4.9 ounces

Limited lifetime warranty

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How to cut the fish to make it delicious
Fillet knife

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