Let’s just pretend that there’s only one type of fish 💀
I think it’s very cruel to do this. That’s why I buy my fish already filleted
You’re so close
NSFV
(Not Safe For Vegans)
Fillet
Fixed, thank you
This is is terrible advice. You need different methods to fillet different fish. This I would only do on small fish with soft bones like mackerel or bridge.
Curious, since I’ve never filleted a fish before; what would you do for bigger fish like salmon?
- Bleed the fish by cutting along the neck and splitting the heart in two.
- Gut the fish.
- Use a flexible and thin knife to cut along the rib bones in the belly starting from the neck.
- Follow the bones with the knife down toward the tail.
- Cut toward the back by following the bones with the knife.
- Cut the bone that lies in the side fin up toward the neck.
- Cut the bones from the dorsal fins.
- Use a pair of fish bone tweezers to pull out the bones running through the middle of the fillet.
3-6 are the parts that require skill. 8 is only needed in some fish. Others have bones on the side that just go 1/3 of the way down and you can just cut that part out in a V formation.
Look at you fancy pants with special gloves; if you don’t spill a bit of your blood along with the fish’s you’re doing it wrong. :P
They’re cut resistant, not blood resistant
Maybe this only works on certain fish, but if you stop the first long cut just short of the tail you can flip the fillet over and it stays connected to the body, making it easier to hold while you cut the fillet away from the skin.
Do you gut it, first? Or, do they stay put while you remove the meat?
It depends. If you want the fish to last longer while dead, you should gut and bleed the fish right away. Otherwise if they’re really fresh, you can just fillet around them.
There will still be a small row of bones to remove in the centre of the fillet on the head side. At least in my experience filleting herring.
For most people, unless you’re filleting a flat fish (flounder, sole, etc), you’re probably better off using a boning knife than a fillet knife. The flexibility of a fillet knife can be helpful, but it’s also more difficult to control properly. I’d also recommend going in from the back on step 2. With a little bit of practice, it’s quite easy to learn to feel your way around the ribcage, rather than slicing through it and having to remove those bones later on.
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Can you post how to fillet a dog next?
Sure! Im not from a dog-eating culture, but I imagine it’s similar to filtering a cow or deer!
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Remove the guts, and any organs you might want to make a meal of. Make sure you have a nice, sharp knife, and always cut away from yourself. Remember, dull knives are more dangerous than sharp ones.
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Skin the animal by cutting across the neck in a circle. Cut a long line from the neck to groin, and along the underside of each limb. Then, peel away! If you’re careful, you wont damage the hide and you can make a neat rug or clothing out if it.
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Separate the legs from the torso. Then, cut away whatever strips of meat from the torso you like. Do the same with the quarters, it’s much easier to manuever your knife now.
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Refine your strips of meat by cutting away connective tissue and fat. Any small chunks of meat can be made into snacks for pets, or canned or made into stew. I’ve had great success shoving meat chunks, potato, carrots, and rutebega into mason jars and pressure cooking it. Makes for a great meal-in-a-jar!
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Package your steaks, stew meat, etc. Double vacuum sealing tends to work best for meat you want to freeze.
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Find a recipe and enjoy a hearty meal, enhanced by the satisfaction of the work you put into your food!
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Out of curiosity what was the intent of this comment?
- To joke about it being irrelevant for most people to know how to fillet a fish
- To make a troll joke about filleting something ludicrous (like saying “can you post how to fillet a unicorn next?”)
- To make a sadistic joke about killing something that people empathize with more than a fish
- To make a vegan statement about how killing a fish and killing a dog should be seen as equally distasteful (no pun intended) as the murder of a sentient thing
- To ask a question because you legitimately would like to know how to fillet a dog
No judgement, I’m just fascinated by the fact there are so many different reasons someone might post a comment like this.
To point out how gruesome it is to tell someone how to property cut up someone’s murdered body in a “you should know” channel.
This isn’t a channel for serial killers.
No, but there’s a thousand ways to fillet a cat
Too compressed
I think I squeezed the fish too hard, what do I do?
Didn’t notice until you said anything. Getting too used to jpeg
