Choosing and Storing Fish
The first step to a fantastic fish meal is choosing the freshest seafood you can find. Being a good seafood cook means being flexible: If the flounder isn't great, switch to seabass. If the crab looks iffy, try the shrimp. But how do you make that choice? It's easy if you know what to look for.
Handling Your Catch for the Table
How to best handle the fish you catch so they give you as much pleasure at the table as they did catching them.
How to best handle the fish you catch so they give you as much pleasure at the table as they did catching them.
Why Frozen Fish May Be Better
When shopping for fish, don't forget the freezer section: Buying frozen fish is often better than buying "fresh," because many fish are often frozen on the boat. This means they're fresher.
When shopping for fish, don't forget the freezer section: Buying frozen fish is often better than buying "fresh," because many fish are often frozen on the boat. This means they're fresher.
How to Freeze your Fish
Instructions on how to properly freeze fish to prevent freezer burn or spoilage.
Instructions on how to properly freeze fish to prevent freezer burn or spoilage.
Storing Fresh Fish
How to store fresh fish at home.
How to store fresh fish at home.
Buy Fish or Shellfish
Unless you caught the fish yourself, you really have no way of knowing exactly how fresh it is. But you can judge a fish’s quality if you know what to look for. Here’s how.
Unless you caught the fish yourself, you really have no way of knowing exactly how fresh it is. But you can judge a fish’s quality if you know what to look for. Here’s how.