cleaning fish

[dsmith]

After Dennis has fileted the fish, I clean them really well before freezing them. People I have given them to comment on how clean they are. I use a tootbrus to scrub them down. I have found that if I bend the filets along the middle, the leftover blood squeezes out and I get it with the toothbrush
But I have a question. If there is a wound on the fish, I cannot get the blood all off of it. Is it safe to leave a little blood , or should I cut that off? I am very picky about getting all the blood off. But it just doesn't always happen.

[mastercatter]

It should be removed if possible. Proper cooking will destroy most if not all bacteria. Best and easier to just cut it off while it is being cleaned. If it is going to be at a later time, Use vacuum bags or cover in clean water before freezing.

[dsmith]

I buy ziploc bags at Sam's club. I do freeze them in water. Learned that from mom and dad. I can still remeber when I was young, before ziploce bags, Mom used to use milk cartons. Remember the old cardboard ones? She'd put the fish in them and fill with water and freeze

[lymi]

Feb 15, 2009 19:18:51 GMT -5 dsmith said:

After I use a tootbrus to scrub them down.

I just read this and I don't think that a tootbrus was what she meant to type. I promise that there is no "tooting" going on. Just a lot of fish being cleaned.

[mastercatter]

Yes I remember them. That was before the plastic bottles took over....