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#934109 - 07/13/15 06:24 PM Smoked salmon issue
landcruiserwilly Offline
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I just smoked up a batch of salmon, and one of the fish I smoked was the oilest salmon I've ever seen. It was a wild, pale fleshed fish around 12-14 lbs. slippery like tuna. I smoked it along with other fish in the big chief for around 9 1/2 hours on saturday, and after the fish cooled, I noticed how soft the pieces were. My daughter who is a smoked salmon eating machine wouldn't finish it. it's from all the oil in the fish, as it's fully cooked through. before i vac pac it all, is there any thing i can do to fix it? I could try to render more of the fat in the oven, but I'm afraid of over doing the fish. the oil is concentrated along the blood line under the skin.


thanks!

willy
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#934110 - 07/13/15 06:30 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
gregsalmon Offline
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Its a white king! They are the best!

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#934111 - 07/13/15 06:30 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
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Fix it?

SERIALLY?

Sounds like a premium product to me.
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#934114 - 07/13/15 06:36 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
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Bring it over Willy, I will take care of it for you smile Maybe we can use a bit to grease the bearing on the trailer?
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#934116 - 07/13/15 07:12 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
landcruiserwilly Offline
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smoooshy. feels like it's under done. don't get me wrong, the flavor is great. just a little too squishy for my taste....

not a white king, though. This is the only pic. 3 kings all from swiftsure. the one on the left is the one in question, middle white king, and the reddest hatchery king i think i've seen.



willy
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#934121 - 07/13/15 07:42 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
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#934123 - 07/13/15 08:20 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
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try baking it till firm
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#934124 - 07/13/15 08:30 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
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marks on the scales?
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#934125 - 07/13/15 08:44 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
eyeFISH Offline
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Originally Posted By: landcruiserwilly
smoooshy. feels like it's under done. don't get me wrong, the flavor is great. just a little too squishy for my taste....

not a white king, though. This is the only pic. 3 kings all from swiftsure. the one on the left is the one in question, middle white king, and the reddest hatchery king i think i've seen.



willy


Apricot flesh is CLEARLY the oiliest... just look at all those THICK white lines of fat between the muscle layers!

White king is middle of the road

Bright red king looks lean as a coho... NO FAT!

What's funny is that the majority of PNW anglers equate "cut red" with "cut good". Even upriver boots "cut red"... but without fat, MEH!

I'd take that cut on the left ANY day.

....

BTW the fat NEVER lives near the midline. That is ALWAYS the leanest part of a salmon fillet. (See how the white lines fade to almost nothing near the spine and get thicker the further from the midline?) Fat piles up as you move toward the belly or the back. The best bites will come out of the top inch and the bottom 2 inches.
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#934127 - 07/13/15 09:04 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
landcruiserwilly Offline
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I think that maybe it's just under done,as the fat is dripping from the midline-thickest portion of the piece. similar sized pieces with little fat like the red king were firm, like I like it. I put the pieces of mr fatty back in the oven @200F for a bit and see what happens.


thanks,
willy
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#934141 - 07/14/15 08:00 AM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
Swifty27 Offline
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Dang, probably too late. If it's going in the oven, line a baking sheet with foil. Put a cookie rack on the baking sheet. Fish goes on the cookie rack. Drizzle on some honey and bake at 300.

Keep it on the racks to cool as it will try to sweat oil.

That's how I do springer anyway. My $0.02 for next time.

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#934144 - 07/14/15 08:31 AM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
blackmouth Offline
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When I smoke Salmon pieces that are quite thick or quite oily I remove the skin after the fish is partly smoked/cooked, it should peel off easily, and that allows the fat with a place to escape from.

You can also simply cook it some more as some have suggested.
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#934167 - 07/14/15 12:23 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
landcruiserwilly Offline
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that's what i did. i put it in the convection at 200F for 2x 30 minute stints. I removed the thinner pieces after 30, and put the rest back for another 30. it firmed up pretty well. should be good to go.

thanks for the suggestions and offers to find a home for the salmon.



willy
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#934207 - 07/14/15 07:29 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
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Do you air dry your fish before smoking it? Letting it sit allows all the nutrience to settle back into the meat.

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#934366 - 07/16/15 08:42 AM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
landcruiserwilly Offline
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Registered: 10/20/04
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yes. i put the smoker in front of a fan for at least an hour to get good pelicle formation. it's great, it was just a little under done. oven fixed it. delicious...





willy
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#934474 - 07/16/15 06:04 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
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I'll be the judge of that.
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#934492 - 07/16/15 07:04 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
landcruiserwilly Offline
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i can hook you up!
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#1014394 - 09/25/19 07:53 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
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The oilier the better for me.
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#1014447 - 09/26/19 04:54 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
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Tulie ?
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#1014454 - 09/26/19 11:03 PM Re: Smoked salmon issue [Re: landcruiserwilly]
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If you are EVER in this predicament again.... simply let the salmon cool. The luxurious "softness" you find so unpalatable will simply gel up, esp once you get it in the fridge.
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