Knife for cleaning fish

Do all your households like dishes made with fresh fish? But before you cook, you need to clean the fish, and nobody likes this process. The fish is very poorly cleaned - it can not be kept, scales scatter all over the kitchen, a disgusting smell complements the unpleasant picture. Dear housewives do not worry, thanks to our advice you can quickly clean the fish. The main thing is to know which one to take a knife for cleaning fish and step by step algorithm of actions, the rest is a matter of technique and practice.

Important! Before work, lay the cutting board with parchment or food film. Fish smell will be difficult to wash off the board.

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Fish cleaning knife

Before you work, you need to choose the right tool to remove the scales.

Usually for this process a knife is used - for cleaning fish or universal.

Important! If you do not have experience, use the blunt side of the knife. Also for beginners, a normal fork is good.

You can buy in the store a special scraper for cleaning fish. You can make a similar scraper at home. For manufacturing you need:

• wooden board;
• tin cover for beer;
• nails;
• hammer.

Nail with a hammer and nails several tin covers to the board. Your scraper is ready.

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Several secrets of fast fish cleaning

Following our advice, you can quickly clean the fish:

1. Fresh and non-leached fish is well and quickly cleaned.

Important! If you are fishing near a pond, do not be lazy to clean the fish immediately. Quickly clean, and from the scales do not need to clean the kitchen.

1. Rinse the fish carcass under running cold water
2. Start from the tail to the head.
3. Slippery fish sprinkle a little salt so that it does not slip out of your hands.
4. To scales do not scatter in different directions, you need to clean under water. That is, load the carcass into a container of water and clean it.
5. If the fish have sharp fins( pike perch, ruff, perch, etc.), cut them with scissors before cleaning.
6. If you have a small fish, you can remove the scales by salting and rubbing your hands. In the end, rinse in cold water.
7. When the carcass is very poorly cleaned, you can beat it with boiling water and leave it for 10-15 seconds.and then clean.

Important! Do not overdo the carcass in boiling water, because then the scales will be removed along with the flesh of the fish.

1. Sometimes flakes scatter in different directions, in which case a large plastic bag can be used. Clean the fish inside the package.
2. If you have frozen fish, you need it to thaw, then you can start working.
3. It will be easier to clean if a toothpick or match is inserted into the open mouth of the fish.
4. When your carcass slides, fasten its tail with an awl, pin it to the board.
5. Drying is poorly cleaned. Moisten it with a wet cloth or put it in water for a while.

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Fish evisceration

After scaling, you can start evisceration. First you need to clip all the fins with scissors. Then we perform all the actions in turn:

1. Cut off the head.
2. Cut from the cut in the middle of the peritoneum with a knife to the tail.

Important! Do not cut the knife too deeply to avoid bile ducts.

1. Gently remove the insides and discard, except for caviar and liver.
2. Thoroughly rinse the carcass, especially inside the ridge.
3. If you cook with the head, then remove the gills.

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Cleaning of river fish

In most cases, fishermen like to fish in rivers. We will uncover some secrets, how easy is it to clean the river fish? Some species of river fish do not need scaling. For example:

• salmon;
• burbot;
• catfish;
• tench;
• steers.

Important! When preparing the ear on the river bank, they do not even clean bream and perch. Remove the gills and the entrails. Prepare the ear, then carefully take it out, clean the scales with the skin. The fish are served separately on a plate. Fish broth pre-filter.

Clean perch

Many are having trouble cleaning perch. We will help you to solve this seemingly complex problem. So, let's start:

1. We need to cut off the fins with scissors - they are very prickly.
2. On the cutting board, we cut the abdomen from the head to the anus.
3. Removing the insides.
4. We clean the scales with a usual grater - the side on which the potatoes are grounded on the turfs.

Important! To fish does not slip on the board you need to fix the tail, using a fork or an awl.

Special attention: lin

Many of you really like dishes made from lin. Meat is rich in fats and proteins. Let's enumerate the tricks that you can easily clean the line:

1. Rinse the carcass carefully under a stream of cold water from mucus and mud. Put it aside in the sink.
2. Boil the water. Pour boiling water over the remaining mucus. Then rinse with cold water again.
3. It is not necessary to clean from scales, as it is melted during heat treatment. But if you still want to remove, then hold in hot water for 20 seconds and clean with the blunt side of the knife, in the direction from the tail to the head.

Important! If you hear a strong smell of mud, then rinse in brine. And before the preparation of additional sprinkle with lemon juice.

Using all these tips you can quickly, effortlessly clean fish, and fish dishes will become a frequent treat on your table, will not only please your unforgettable taste, but also bring health to you and your family.