Good video on Smoked salmon

Halifax Aussie · February 07, 2010, 05:07:02 PM

Seen this on utube and liked the knife work as well as the video in general !
What do u folks think ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5h-9P9K_MU&feature=related#watch-main-area

3rensho · February 07, 2010, 09:55:55 PM

Very interesting video. I too was impressed with the knife work. Thanks for the post.

Gizmo · February 07, 2010, 09:59:12 PM

I think they done a fish or two before getting filmed. ;)
I like the skinning machine. Amazing that it get only the skin.

Kummok · February 08, 2010, 09:30:36 AM

I think someone is selling them chum at sockeye prices.....that's the palest wild "sockeye" I've ever seen. Up here, we call it 'Red salmon' because it is, well, RED. The meat in the video looked good and firm with no residual blood...a real plus!

They pulled the pinbones post-smoke while I do it pre-smoke....no biggie but it works well for the way I cut it up and process.

As far as the skinning machine goes, it leaves too much grey for my taste....that's where the nasty fishy flavor resides and ALL mine gets trimmed off. I really like the machine that they use to get the "mush" off the backbone...I work the backbone over with a small, flexible knife and the very thin "salmon bacon" pieces go into the frying pan w/ spices for about 10-15 seconds which makes, along with a couple eggs, a great breakfast. Most I've seen just throw the backbone meat away...a real waste of great meat. :-[

The knife work on cutting the slabs is very good and Gizmo's right, it is accomplished by the experience of whacking up hundreds of fish....many folks at the cleaning tables here do it pretty much the same but it IS entertaining to watch many weekend fishermen destroy a perfectly good fish AFTER dragging it through the dog crap on the docks to the public cleaning tables full of seagull crap...Yuck! :'(

azamuner73 · February 08, 2010, 11:45:04 AM

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's coho or Atlantic. Grizzly is run out of Quebec.

RAF128 · February 12, 2010, 04:13:00 AM

I'm going to make this. I don't know how I'll duplicate the "26" spices so I think I'll wing it. Use spices that I like. Kosher salt will be what I'll use. Only other concern is how am I going to keep the cold smoke at 10* C (50F). Room temp in my garage is 63 and with the cold smoke adapter it usually rises to about 80*. I was thinking I'd buy a few bags of ice and put them in to the bottom of the tower. Any thoughts?

RAF128 · February 18, 2010, 01:18:13 PM

Well, the salmon just went into the smoker. Put a couple of ice bags in with it. If all goes well should have some smoked salmon at this time tomorrow.

Kummok · February 18, 2010, 01:45:12 PM

Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm ...... Anticipation!!

OU812 · February 18, 2010, 02:48:16 PM

I cant wait.

Next time salmon is on sale I'm buyin it all. :D

Kummok · February 18, 2010, 03:07:35 PM

A few years back, I posted an estimated cost per pound (and kg for my metricated friends) of our '"free" catch-it-yourself salmon up here in Alaska....after adding in the cost of the offshore boat, tackle, fuel, license, boat equipment, safety stuff, etc and amortized over 8-10 years, it came out at something like $800/lb. Kinda makes store-bought a lot more attractive!! :-\ Now if I could just find a fishmonger that was as picky as I am about proper catching/processing, I wouldn't concern myself with offshore fishing that much... ;)

tsquared · February 18, 2010, 09:33:27 PM

QuoteA few years back, I posted an estimated cost per pound (and kg for my metricated friends) of our '"free" catch-it-yourself salmon up here in Alaska....after adding in the cost of the offshore boat, tackle, fuel, license, boat equipment, safety stuff, etc and amortized over 8-10 years, it came out at something like $800/lb. Kinda makes store-bought a lot more attractive!! Undecided Now if I could just find a fishmonger that was as picky as I am about proper catching/processing, I wouldn't concern myself with offshore fishing that much... Wink

Please keep your opinion to your self--around my wife!!! That's dangerous math you're talkin there mister. ;)
T2

SnellySmokesEm · February 19, 2010, 07:23:47 AM

Great Video..... That Salmon looked delicious.

QuoteI work the backbone over with a small, flexible knife and the very thin "salmon bacon" pieces go into the frying pan w/ spices for about 10-15 seconds which makes, along with a couple eggs, a great breakfast.

Let me know next time your making breakfast! Yum!

RAF128 · February 19, 2010, 08:59:25 AM

4 hours to go. Unfortunetly the temp go in the mid 70's over night as my ice melted down. Also I should have turn the heat in the garage off. Got the temp down again for the finishing. Probably won't be just like I want it but it should still be good.

azamuner73 · February 19, 2010, 09:19:17 AM

I'm not buyin that they use 26 spices. That's probably to discourage people from trying to copy their recipe.

I bet they only use like 5 ingredients. I see what appears to be whole peppercorns...why? It's not like the flavor is going to get in the fish...it's gonna roll off. And is that a cinnamon stick on top? lol

I bet it's salt and sugar mostly.

Kummok · February 19, 2010, 07:35:24 PM

Quote from: tsquared on February 18, 2010, 09:33:27 PM

Please keep your opinion to your self--around my wife!!! That's dangerous math you're talkin there mister. ;)
T2

Trust me, T2....she already knows the math...she's just letting you live the myth of free fish...I only suspect this because it's my wife that came clean and gave me the "truth of free fish calculations"...so I then moved on to "free ptarmigan" instead...guess I showed her, eh!?!? ;) ;)