How to break down or process a salmon. Gut, gill, fillet, skin, de-bone.

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Demonstrated first, then explained. Some basics of processing salmon and other fish. These are commercially caught wild Sockeye, I didn't get the opportunity to bleed them by cutting through the gills. Wild Sockeye are NATURALLY very red compared to other salmon. Yes, the frames can be scraped for salmon burgers etc. I use these framed for bait. Skins can also be cut to smaller pieces and deep fried and eaten like a potato chip.
SENELLI - Commercial knife used

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  • @santhoshthewizard
    @santhoshthewizard7 жыл бұрын

    I have a habit of watching filleting videos especially salmon . This is a masterpiece of all video which I watched till today.

  • @Oisdead

    @Oisdead

    6 жыл бұрын

    santhosh kumar so I'm not the only one that enjoys this

  • @krazus2036

    @krazus2036

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's satisfying to watch and you get to learn more about this almost extinct art. I like to fish and eat what I fish so I just watch these when I am bored or I can't fish myself

  • @mko549
    @mko54910 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to make this and share your knowledge. Much appreciated.

  • @snekychanuwu9545
    @snekychanuwu95455 жыл бұрын

    Why am I watching this I’ve never even been fishing in my live

  • @jvhuggard

    @jvhuggard

    4 жыл бұрын

    SPARTANwolf 96 same. But now I wanna

  • @wileycoyotesr8623
    @wileycoyotesr86232 жыл бұрын

    You are a very good teacher. I always try to watch newly made salmon videos. This one ranks right up with the best.

  • @justaskmom
    @justaskmom9 ай бұрын

    Awesome video. I'm tasked with filet-ing a Salmon my vet son got for his service. My knives were expensive but are less than sharp. I've watched 10 videos now. I'm still intimitaded even though I'm a 40 year experienced cook. I'm really dreading this!

  • @davidtaxis1183
    @davidtaxis11837 жыл бұрын

    This is terrific; thanks. I don't have a filet knife, but should be able to do the job. The u-tube will be playing over and over till I get it!

  • @corradoprizzi7559
    @corradoprizzi75597 жыл бұрын

    Invaluable advice. Thanks so much. Great tutorial .

  • @ccacolumbus7476
    @ccacolumbus74769 жыл бұрын

    You are very professional .. handle the fish like a 5 star restaurant chef

  • @v2point0
    @v2point0Ай бұрын

    Thanks for this, I was struggling with removing the gills so I took your advice

  • @KG-vi2mv
    @KG-vi2mv6 жыл бұрын

    That filleting knife is honestly the best... got one back in 2008 when I went to cooking school and still have it. Nice and flexible definitely my favourite knife.

  • @kimradelia9583
    @kimradelia95835 жыл бұрын

    This was the best video I've seen yet, I like your teaching style.

  • @kimrutherford167
    @kimrutherford16710 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial ty......Watched vid went to the kitchen and filleted my first salmon like a pro thanks to you. You made it simple and easy!!

  • @sophiebarrow870
    @sophiebarrow870 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial, thanks so much for sharing! I looked through others and this was by far the clearest for view and explanation. Thanks for the help :)

  • @coopergudgel1023
    @coopergudgel10238 ай бұрын

    Thanks. I'm thinking about fishing, only doing all this as soon as I catch the fish. The info is much appreciated.

  • @SuperBardley
    @SuperBardley7 жыл бұрын

    Wow, really well done vid! I really appreciate seeing you take the filet from the skeleton right away, and then go about dealing with the ribs and axial fins as separate tasks -- I've been suffering through the rib step whilst the filet is still attached and that does not work well at all, duh.

  • @benjaminguillot3458
    @benjaminguillot34588 жыл бұрын

    Verry good explanation! Helped a lot!

  • @loyalty.2481
    @loyalty.2481 Жыл бұрын

    He did not come to play! Wow. Great job!

  • @busbystandup1337
    @busbystandup13375 жыл бұрын

    So much better than the farm-raised, orange-dyed crap we allow stores and restaurants to sell us

  • @deannastevens1217
    @deannastevens12176 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I just gut and filleted 7 salmon. THIS METHOD IS AMAZING!!!!! I'm not great at it yet and I need sharper knives... Mine are awesome but not as awesome as yours!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU> It took forever to cut up the last batch of salmon. I used a different method for canning and it sucked. THANK YOU!!!!!

  • @gregorsidler3962
    @gregorsidler39629 жыл бұрын

    Thanks...... very nice job. Best video I have seen in a long time!

  • @FayeCat21
    @FayeCat218 жыл бұрын

    This is so informational. Thanks for sharing.

  • @cordgoss
    @cordgoss2 жыл бұрын

    seen other tutorials and this one was the best! thanks

  • @ebonylilyofzion177
    @ebonylilyofzion1772 жыл бұрын

    This was very helpful. Thank you so much. I personally have always enjoyed eating the skin on the bottom of my fillets lol!!😍🥰

  • @phyllisflorin5763
    @phyllisflorin57637 жыл бұрын

    This has been so helpful! I just got my first whole fish caught by a friend and I was clueless as how to cut it. Should have looked at this first! I hacked it up pretty badly, but it still was delicious!

  • @thestrander1742
    @thestrander17428 жыл бұрын

    late comment: OMG can people stop hating on the way he does it cause he does it like a freaking champion. seriously it was commercialy caught and iced he couldn't bleed it right away and if your just using the meat he didn't waste anything jeez people grow up

  • @theburgernoder2441
    @theburgernoder2441 Жыл бұрын

    I come back to this video every 2 years. I don’t even fish.

  • @hasdrubal121
    @hasdrubal1218 жыл бұрын

    thanks I got a salmon today and followed your vid to process it.

  • @bobbrady7825
    @bobbrady78259 жыл бұрын

    Great instructional skill and video. Thanks!

  • @GxWatts
    @GxWatts7 жыл бұрын

    Look at that rich red color. that's a beauty.

  • @discgolfer78
    @discgolfer7810 жыл бұрын

    thank you for teaching me how to do this. its much appreciated. have a great day

  • @user-pl2rs6ss2y
    @user-pl2rs6ss2y6 ай бұрын

    10/10 he even kept his table clean

  • @deannastevens1217
    @deannastevens12175 жыл бұрын

    I am having to revisit this. I forgot some of it. It's amazing. and I had to do salmon today. Found my knives had been used by someone and weren't sharp. Needless tosay the fish won and are still on ice until tomorrow. :(

  • @vullom29
    @vullom294 жыл бұрын

    This is a very good video. Good job and thank you

  • @jacecobert9445
    @jacecobert94459 жыл бұрын

    very clean, nice video my man

  • @stickAran
    @stickAran7 жыл бұрын

    watching the blood red color of the salmon file is like porn. Seriously, thats proper healthy fish meat.

  • @mugensamurai

    @mugensamurai

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sure it's not because of all those snuff videos?

  • @JonnysChannel
    @JonnysChannel4 жыл бұрын

    Anybody watching this during lockdown? Got mad plans to go fishing this year😂🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @2brite4uw32
    @2brite4uw325 жыл бұрын

    It’s so satisfying~!! I love it! ^^

  • @malcolmoliver4530
    @malcolmoliver45307 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Very informative.

  • @23v0lv32
    @23v0lv324 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video

  • @eatpumkin090
    @eatpumkin0906 жыл бұрын

    After watching this guide I made my first attempt. My salmon was quite large so I figured a kitchen knife would be better. I was very wrong. Buy a fillet knife or you will end up with choppy looking fillets.

  • @JayB-bq7hh
    @JayB-bq7hh9 жыл бұрын

    Great info dudes !!! You should use the bones for stock , it makes a great soup !!!

  • @lizhauraki3478
    @lizhauraki34784 жыл бұрын

    Chur ! Great demo. Gutted Salmon now on to filleting it.. tho a must do and thats to buy a proper fish filleting knife, make do with what I have atm. Thanks for the vid😁👍🏻

  • @halo091000
    @halo0910008 жыл бұрын

    great video who needs a dad when u got this guy showing u what to do right here

  • @LillianLincoln
    @LillianLincoln8 жыл бұрын

    AWESOME! Thank you for this!!!!

  • @funnyvideos..375
    @funnyvideos..3752 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the great video I learned something

  • @slipknot5567
    @slipknot556710 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful, Thanks man.

  • @Shanoize
    @Shanoize6 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! Thanks!

  • @mo-reesespieces9066
    @mo-reesespieces90668 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for taking the time to show this. I have watched several videos on filleting fish, and most of them do not gut the fish. Is there a reason you do? Some cut around the rib cage instead of though, I guess due to not gutting the fish. The pin bones, are they all the way through the middle of the meat from head to tail, or is there a small section to look out for? Again, thanks for showing this, I know it must take some time to do this. Peace, Reese

  • @MarkDesvaux
    @MarkDesvaux10 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the excellent video.

  • @LaughableSynonyms
    @LaughableSynonyms9 жыл бұрын

    Hi there, Good intsructional video, I was wondering if you know if its possibly to boil Salmon head, like I would with a Snapper or Trevally. Perhaps it would be too rich?

  • @MyDiamondhead
    @MyDiamondhead10 жыл бұрын

    Awesome vid.....

  • @harbeh
    @harbeh10 жыл бұрын

    the colour is amazing!

  • @TheAnaFoFana

    @TheAnaFoFana

    9 жыл бұрын

    He didn't bleed the fish, so yeah.

  • @moarcowbell1

    @moarcowbell1

    9 жыл бұрын

    Equius Zahhak some fish have a nice red color even after being bleed. Copper river fish have a rich red color regardless.

  • @Dawseyandsons

    @Dawseyandsons

    9 жыл бұрын

    Equius Zahhak This was a commercially caught sockeye that was put on ice. I prefer to bleed the fish right away by cutting their gill but not all commercial fisherman do that. Sockeye are naturally much redder than other salmon.

  • @b.b.5048
    @b.b.504810 жыл бұрын

    Great vid, thanks

  • @flamedrag18
    @flamedrag187 жыл бұрын

    holy that's some nice red salmon.

  • @davidong3468
    @davidong34686 жыл бұрын

    The fillet knife very good......what the brand of the knive???

  • @carlgrooms2344
    @carlgrooms23442 жыл бұрын

    beautiful job. what knife are you using? it it still your favorite for salmon?

  • @louismendes4743
    @louismendes47435 жыл бұрын

    I am now hungry and slightly more knowledgeable, thanks.

  • @Dawseyandsons
    @Dawseyandsons5 жыл бұрын

    In this case it was just to show how. Some people prefer smoking fish without it so it absorbs more smoke and if it’s going to the market a lot of buyers and chef chefs want it off. Some prefer it on top of course. Same goes for the brown layer between the skin and the meat. Some like it some don’t.

  • @kylewattssurfing3266
    @kylewattssurfing32668 жыл бұрын

    Grrrreatttttt videoooo and thankkkkksssss forrrrrr sharinggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @TurkeyDart
    @TurkeyDart8 жыл бұрын

    great job.

  • @bingbang8341
    @bingbang83418 жыл бұрын

    Very good.

  • @christ4edwoods207
    @christ4edwoods2077 жыл бұрын

    Your a BOSSSSSSSS, I sell fish and I learned something

  • @williamearl4774
    @williamearl47746 жыл бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @lt.dragon2095
    @lt.dragon20958 жыл бұрын

    I watched this before going camping so I know how to gut a fish if I go fishing

  • @thwack35
    @thwack359 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thanks for posting it. You said that you had plans for the bones. What do you like to do with them. I've been seeing that some people like to smoke them. Any suggestions? I'd appreciate it.

  • @Dawseyandsons

    @Dawseyandsons

    9 жыл бұрын

    Chris Evan I stick them in the freezer and the use them for crab bait. Commercially many companies use a machine that has a comb/brush that has small fingers that scrapes the meat off turn use for salmon burgers. One could smoke them but I don't bother.

  • @obankafool7949
    @obankafool79498 жыл бұрын

    Looks good

  • @AngelsTrumpett
    @AngelsTrumpett3 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit that knife Is sharp!

  • @chuckkerber4735
    @chuckkerber47359 жыл бұрын

    Best video on filleting a salmon I've seen- what species? Which brand knife? Thanks!

  • @Dawseyandsons

    @Dawseyandsons

    9 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your feedback. Wild Sockeye Salmon and Sanelli fillet knife.

  • @chuckkerber4735

    @chuckkerber4735

    9 жыл бұрын

    Great.

  • @garyritterstrings
    @garyritterstrings9 жыл бұрын

    I use a much bigger and longer knife . I can make one slice to cut the rib cage out. Try it and save time.

  • @Skumfly
    @Skumfly9 жыл бұрын

    Super instruction video :-)

  • @Asumii7
    @Asumii72 жыл бұрын

    Lol I was just wondering if the vegan lady saw this 😂😂

  • @pascaljohns4242
    @pascaljohns42425 жыл бұрын

    Cool. now i just need to catch one!

  • @kd741
    @kd741 Жыл бұрын

    Yeah! Like it! Now, I got to do it!! Have any smoking tips?

  • @23v0lv32
    @23v0lv324 жыл бұрын

    Oh my god you even pin bone fresh fillet. You savage ahaha

  • @davescopes249
    @davescopes2495 жыл бұрын

    Something tells me that you have done that a few times before. Lol. The sharpness of that knife made me cringe 🔪🗡️. Thank you for sharing your video

  • @onemanwreckincrew
    @onemanwreckincrew9 жыл бұрын

    great job thanks ! look at the deep red color ! ... nothing like the cheap salmon I just got that came from offshore farming ... Chile I think ... what is the best online venue to buy good wild salmon ? thanks ...

  • @Dawseyandsons

    @Dawseyandsons

    9 жыл бұрын

    Don Quixote I'm not aware of any online wild Salmon brokers but I'm sure there are plenty. I live on the coast so they're are a lot of local opportunities. The salmon you get from Chile are farmed Atlantics. Farmed salmon are naturally a lighter fleshed color to begin with but most consumers prefer the darker colors so the farmers use feed with Astaxanthin added which colors the flesh a bit. These deep red sockeye salmon are not found everywhere and they are a in my opinion the best tasting of any type.

  • @landmine950
    @landmine9503 жыл бұрын

    Thank You

  • @fastforwardl
    @fastforwardl10 жыл бұрын

    awesome! what fillet knife is that your using with the green handle , im gonna pick me one up !!

  • @Dawseyandsons

    @Dawseyandsons

    10 жыл бұрын

    Sanelli

  • @mugensamurai
    @mugensamurai5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @wettosixecho
    @wettosixecho9 жыл бұрын

    fill-it or fill-ay

  • @levigoldenberg8955
    @levigoldenberg89558 жыл бұрын

    do the salmon need to be descaled if you are going to leave the skin on?

  • @derekborba8963
    @derekborba89638 жыл бұрын

    Why did you gut and remove the gills if you are filleting? Do you use for stock or something?? I couldn't get audio to work so my apologies if you touched on this already.

  • @thestrander1742

    @thestrander1742

    8 жыл бұрын

    cause if you cut the fillet out and get guts all over the meat it spoils it but some people cook the heart and other stuff too (salmon heart is actually good )

  • @krazus2036

    @krazus2036

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's best to gut the fish carefully at the bottom making sure you don't cut any organs. You don't want the nasty chemicals from the organs on the meat or it will be un eatable.

  • @brodiemcfadyean893
    @brodiemcfadyean8934 жыл бұрын

    I have the Leatherman signal best thing I ever bought for hiking

  • @semmes5342
    @semmes5342 Жыл бұрын

    perfection!

  • @reddragonmirage
    @reddragonmirage8 жыл бұрын

    thanks!

  • @jchrg2336
    @jchrg23364 жыл бұрын

    Now that's a fish that goes with a masoesa moksa-alesi

  • @dirtriderwr250r2
    @dirtriderwr250r29 жыл бұрын

    pretty good...i smoke all the bones for my world famous dip

  • @lizhauraki3478

    @lizhauraki3478

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi. What's your recipe for 'world famous dip ?

  • @Naatzx2

    @Naatzx2

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lizhauraki3478 guess we'll never know

  • @TheGamingGeneral
    @TheGamingGeneral10 жыл бұрын

    U are not even afraid of the gutty lol my dad needs to wear gloves

  • @krazus2036

    @krazus2036

    6 жыл бұрын

    TheGamingGeneral2003 the rough callused hands of a man is the only glove you'll ever need. Wash your hands in the river with some soap and you should be fine.

  • @Drifter212

    @Drifter212

    5 жыл бұрын

    Because he's actually your "mom."

  • @brysonhigh8777
    @brysonhigh87778 жыл бұрын

    nice stradegy

  • @sandmantech10
    @sandmantech1010 жыл бұрын

    Thanks I'm going out to get my self a fillet knife now any recommendations other than a sharp one ? : )

  • @jandhjandw1990

    @jandhjandw1990

    10 жыл бұрын

    I've always preferred the more flexible blades and longer as opposed to shorter and like you said super sharp makes life a whole lot easier. I 'steel' the blade every few minutes of use to keep it sharp.

  • @johnnyboy5976

    @johnnyboy5976

    10 жыл бұрын

    I like Dexter knives for a cheap fillet knife. I think you can get an 8 inch sani safe for like $20 bucks. My favorite is a custom blade but if you want a really nice knife Wusthof makes a great blade.

  • @ashtheruler5253
    @ashtheruler52539 жыл бұрын

    do you use any old pliers to de-bone the fillet or are there specific de-boning pliers for fish gutting?

  • @Dawseyandsons

    @Dawseyandsons

    9 жыл бұрын

    Ash Theruler I do have special pliers that have a small bent nose that are also spring loaded for really fast work. But you can use any pliers that have a nice tight bite. My Leatherman multi-tool works quite well. Remember too that the pinbones pull out much easier after the fish is on ice and out or rigor for at least 2 days.

  • @littlegoobie

    @littlegoobie

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Ash Theruler I do it the same way. I have a small spring loaded gerber multi tool that i keep just for this.. all stainless. way easier than those stupid tweezers. and like the guy said, the pin bones pull out esier if you wait a few days. ...or if you're going to freeze it, do it after you thaw it. There are commercial machines to pull pin bones without tearing up the meat as well as smaller hand held versions but they're very expensive at this point...several thousand dollars for the cheapest one.

  • @sneedingsoyjack7170
    @sneedingsoyjack71704 жыл бұрын

    Not even gutting a salmon. Just being reminded of home.

  • @timmacdonald9584
    @timmacdonald95847 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, but why do you gut and gill it before you fillet it? You are not using or saving gills or guts and even the blood line would stay on the backbone the way you are doing it? Just curious. A bit of extra work for no apparent benefit.....???

  • @squirrelbee647
    @squirrelbee6477 жыл бұрын

    It's really fresh fish 🐟

  • @youtubedemonitizeme2609
    @youtubedemonitizeme26096 жыл бұрын

    looks so good i wanna eat it

  • @judygomez709
    @judygomez7098 жыл бұрын

    I like to see them open them . but how do you do it without getting discussted

  • @thestrander1742

    @thestrander1742

    8 жыл бұрын

    it's easy don't be a bratty little wimp

  • @pugsilant7385
    @pugsilant73857 жыл бұрын

    and the skin tasts good!

  • @johnechterhoff4791
    @johnechterhoff479110 жыл бұрын

    Thanks the perfect cleaning surface. I wanna' go!

  • @shuc1337
    @shuc13377 жыл бұрын

    Did you scale the fish beforehand?

  • @Dawseyandsons

    @Dawseyandsons

    7 жыл бұрын

    No I didn't because I knew I was going to skin them. But any type of salmon is very easy to scale, even with the side of a spoon.

  • @grocerybird9744
    @grocerybird97447 жыл бұрын

    What is the point in gilling it if your gonna cut the head off anyway