05-30-2005, 02:59 PM
I am looking to improve my fish cleaning techniques so as to not waste as much of the fish as I do. Because of my lack of skill in this area, I tend to cook smaller fish whole. However, over the years I have seen folks that could fillet even the smaller fish that I end up cooking whole and haveing to eat around the bones or lateral line.
Thus far, I have been unsuccessful in finding some web sites that address this - it's my fault for not knowing enough about internet searches to narrow it down.
Now here are the questions:
Does anyone know of a place I could find on the internet that deals with this specifically ?
What recommendations would there be as far as an electric fillet knife(for those big catfish and such) ? I've seen rechargeables and pluging models - Has anyone had experience with particular brands that are good or ones that should not be considered ?
Does everyone use a board with a nail or a clamp to hold the fish while filleting ? In the past I have only used one of those specially designed fillet gloves to hold the fish down.
Usually I have just released big fish in the past(I know the small ones generally taste better) but there are times I would like to(or have to because of injuries to the fish) take one home for big fillets. The reality is that I have been somewhat intimidated by the task of cleaning the larger fish and knowing that I would botch it in that a lot of meat would be wasted or end up as pet food for my house cat.
If anyone can or would care to have mercy on me and help me be more efficient in this, I would deeply appreciate any assistance. Thank you in advance for your help.
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Thus far, I have been unsuccessful in finding some web sites that address this - it's my fault for not knowing enough about internet searches to narrow it down.
Now here are the questions:
Does anyone know of a place I could find on the internet that deals with this specifically ?
What recommendations would there be as far as an electric fillet knife(for those big catfish and such) ? I've seen rechargeables and pluging models - Has anyone had experience with particular brands that are good or ones that should not be considered ?
Does everyone use a board with a nail or a clamp to hold the fish while filleting ? In the past I have only used one of those specially designed fillet gloves to hold the fish down.
Usually I have just released big fish in the past(I know the small ones generally taste better) but there are times I would like to(or have to because of injuries to the fish) take one home for big fillets. The reality is that I have been somewhat intimidated by the task of cleaning the larger fish and knowing that I would botch it in that a lot of meat would be wasted or end up as pet food for my house cat.
If anyone can or would care to have mercy on me and help me be more efficient in this, I would deeply appreciate any assistance. Thank you in advance for your help.
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