How to Break Down a Whole Salmon

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  • čas přidán 24. 10. 2013
  • Video tutorial of butchering a whole salmon with tips and tricks. www.chefsteps.com/activities/b...
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Komentáře • 85

  • @cookingwhileheadbanging4793

    Such an informative video. Finding this channel was a serious gem. Thanks guys!

  • @chefsteps
    @chefsteps  Před 10 lety +2

    we always remove the pin bones and sometimes skin the filets but in the case we just showed the initial breakdown without portioning, pulling bones, or skinning

  • @chefsteps
    @chefsteps  Před 10 lety +1

    often, a large amount of explanation is in the intro and step text available on our website

  • @danielholmberg1875
    @danielholmberg1875 Před 7 lety +1

    By far the best video on how to break down a whole salmon i have ever seen

  • @dariush314159
    @dariush314159 Před 10 lety +1

    I'm loving the commentary videos where everything is actually detailed. I hope you guys do these types of videos more often. Much of what came before had many rather complicated steps that went without explanation. Now if only all of your videos were like this...

  • @ThaOlBoy
    @ThaOlBoy Před 5 lety

    Straight to the point! Nice!

  • @theawesumzman
    @theawesumzman Před 7 lety +83

    The guy sounds so sad, probably cause he didn't get to mention Sous Vide

  • @NimbusEntry
    @NimbusEntry Před 10 lety +19

    I noticed you do butcher a lot of saltwater fish, but where I'm at it's difficult to get nice fresh ocean fish. Is there a chance of you ever doing a butchery video of some common lake/river fish (bass, trout, pike, perch, etc)?

    • @krispykruzer
      @krispykruzer Před 6 lety

      sdhoigt actually I had the same thought....I reckon fresh water fish is different to sea water fish. It's actual bones....like in chicken...it's a different science and it's knowledge that's very exclusively acquired...good luck

    • @rupagogoi8977
      @rupagogoi8977 Před 6 lety

      sdhoigt this is also accounts for trout because salmon & trout are similar fish. And the procedure is the same.

  • @ivanbenjie09
    @ivanbenjie09 Před 8 lety +1

    This is satisfying

  • @johnstout5624
    @johnstout5624 Před 8 lety +2

    Gorgeous little King salmon.

    • @SveinNOR
      @SveinNOR Před 8 lety

      +John Stout Just stay clear of Norwegian salmon. You should see the amount of chemicals they use on their fish. Other countries fishfarms are probably as bad, but I can not testify to that.

  • @toufas
    @toufas Před 10 lety

    Can you give us more details on the deba please?

  • @brianwilson5750
    @brianwilson5750 Před 10 lety

    Do you have any recommendations on shears?

  • @lansiman
    @lansiman Před 9 lety

    that looks like a short japanese deba,what blade length you guys use for the deba? 120mm,150mm?

  • @emmereffing
    @emmereffing Před 10 lety

    beautiful!

  • @NinesRK
    @NinesRK Před 6 lety +1

    *Perfection*

  • @joshniernberg586
    @joshniernberg586 Před 9 lety +4

    Nice video, interesting technique, keep up the good work! Ignore the trolls...

  • @redetrigan
    @redetrigan Před 10 lety +12

    Out of curiosity, do the chefs in these videos have day jobs at restaurants? Or is ChefSteps their job, as it were?

    • @chefsteps
      @chefsteps  Před 10 lety +42

      All of our Chefs have worked many places all over the world. Right now, we get them full time at ChefSteps. :)

  • @yoshikagespeedwagon8025
    @yoshikagespeedwagon8025 Před 4 měsíci

    Is this filmed in heaven? Why is the light flaring directly in my eyes?

  • @jackxiao9702
    @jackxiao9702 Před 6 lety

    What knife are you using?

  • @chefsteps
    @chefsteps  Před 10 lety

    Sugimoto White 180 deba

    • @RandomGuy-ii6gg
      @RandomGuy-ii6gg Před 7 lety

      ChefSteps hell yeah.i also use the sugimoto brand.its intresting as they have knives for both left and right handed people

  • @tifosi77
    @tifosi77 Před 10 lety

    They have info on the Japanese knives they use in the videos (and sell via their store) at their website /knife-collection (can't post web addresses in comments)

  • @rashedalawadhi3100
    @rashedalawadhi3100 Před 10 měsíci

    Which santuko knife are u using?

  • @pierceclothier8626
    @pierceclothier8626 Před 7 lety

    What scissors are you using?

  • @user-gc5qo9sd1w
    @user-gc5qo9sd1w Před 3 lety

    Good

  • @aisha7x
    @aisha7x Před 10 lety

    makes awesome sashimi.

  • @otteliasb
    @otteliasb Před 10 lety

    Is there still bones in the meat? Just wondering because I've never fillet a fish before

  • @kkakckk
    @kkakckk Před 10 lety

    I just watch your halibut video also, and I just want to know why are you cutting the fins?

  • @shadowremorse
    @shadowremorse Před 10 lety

    why u no remove pin bones?

  • @popcornmaster3172
    @popcornmaster3172 Před rokem

    I have to say salmon is such a beautiful fish

  • @andersbrtlsn
    @andersbrtlsn Před 10 lety

    Beautifully done, very fine fish and great looking knives. (Except for that big-ass chip one of them, haha). Great job!

  • @truffled_dust6987
    @truffled_dust6987 Před 9 lety

    What do you use to remove the scales

    • @RandomGuy-ii6gg
      @RandomGuy-ii6gg Před 7 lety +1

      WackyVids i would reccomend a dull ass knife that you dont use anymore.or sharp one if like to abuse your knife.i reccomend having a deep sink.if you dont,you can always ask you fish monger to do it for you.you descale it so you wont damage you blade.

  • @MervinJohn
    @MervinJohn Před 7 lety

    Any tips on removing the pin bones?

  • @stevemondal4530
    @stevemondal4530 Před 7 lety

    HI

  • @peterk814
    @peterk814 Před 7 lety +1

    How to make filleting salmon difficult

  • @ninacubana
    @ninacubana Před 7 lety

    it looks so hard to do :(

  • @EJBen007
    @EJBen007 Před 5 lety

    Wasn't there a step involving removing the pin bones?

  • @rachieinthekitchen5528
    @rachieinthekitchen5528 Před 8 lety +4

    Are you guys a restaurant? I'm confused

  • @whynottalklikeapirat
    @whynottalklikeapirat Před rokem +1

    One major mistake here: you must first break it down psychologically - do that and you’ll find that everything after that becomes so much easier. Filleting salmon Is a game of mental fortitude: a great battle of minds. Salmon wily, crafty opponents but their weakness is that they are emotional and easily triggered. Break their will and you have broken down the whole salmon.

  • @ryandunn6375
    @ryandunn6375 Před 3 lety

    I'm so thankful that our narrator here is so full of enthusiasm and energy. Otherwise, I would have been so bored that I would have looked up something mundane, like, trimming fish.

  • @katcastro5945
    @katcastro5945 Před 3 lety

    I was so distracted by his beautiful hands, I had to watch it 3 times :)

  • @MrRobot-rq6ko
    @MrRobot-rq6ko Před 5 lety

    This man said warm up the meat foh

  • @karstenvonfjellheim5321
    @karstenvonfjellheim5321 Před 10 lety

    Ah, but showing how fast you can remove them is fun ;)

  • @frogfoot198
    @frogfoot198 Před 6 lety +1

    Your technique is a bit unorthodox. Left quite a bit of meat on the carcass too. Nice Deba knife though.

  • @fuadahmed2475
    @fuadahmed2475 Před 5 lety

    😍💪🏾👌🏾

  • @johnp82
    @johnp82 Před 6 lety

    WHAT is up with the music

  • @kawong3975
    @kawong3975 Před 3 lety

    He sounds like that collage professor who loses all hope towards his students.

  • @georgi6722
    @georgi6722 Před 3 lety

    well , it's not best fillet ...a lot of bones left in the belly

  • @nicholastrevino6313
    @nicholastrevino6313 Před 6 lety +4

    I'm personally surprised the chef didn't try to cut the salmon using the JOULE sous vide machine...

  • @simonreynolds7430
    @simonreynolds7430 Před 10 lety

    You should have shown how to remove the belly skin now thats skill and something that thick knife will not do, you need a fish filleting blade with some flex

  • @MrWuddles1
    @MrWuddles1 Před 4 lety

    悪くない

  • @nciscrazier
    @nciscrazier Před 6 lety

    This guy is so shaky oh god

  • @joshuapritchard9614
    @joshuapritchard9614 Před 8 lety +3

    so...... when are you guys going to do some videos about the horrid paperwork that comes with being a chef>?

  • @LordRunolfrUlfsson
    @LordRunolfrUlfsson Před 7 lety

    Egad, this is a late comment, but a video on removing the skin from the meat would be a nice addition.

  • @rafars2246
    @rafars2246 Před 3 lety

    All that good flavor coming from the spines gone....
    Best way to eat salmon is to cut it in horizontal slices like bread...

  • @Groet
    @Groet Před 10 lety

    I see you using gloves for handling different ingredients but not raw fish? Seems a bit strange to me.

    • @Jjsb94
      @Jjsb94 Před 8 lety

      +Martin Jonsson Gloves are really necessary with "Ready to eat foods" If your still at the beginning of production its a lot safer to use your knife un-gloved. Clean hands are your best tool.

    • @JoseAlbn
      @JoseAlbn Před 7 lety

      Gloves are only there to prevent cross-contamination when multi tasking. If you're just working with one thing, and its not ready to eat like a salad or something, you dont need it. Clean hands is the name of the game.

  • @Bigdoggq
    @Bigdoggq Před 10 lety

    This may be the worst way to filet a salmon or any fish for that matter

  • @salmonfish1145
    @salmonfish1145 Před 7 lety

    Huh, no Joule sous vide machine self promotion? That's odd.

  • @yorkaturr
    @yorkaturr Před 3 lety

    Seriously. There's no benefit for all these unnecessary steps such as removing the fins with scissors or removing the tail before filleting. You could just fillet it the normal way with 2 strokes with a proper filleting knife and then cut it the way you want.

  • @danlee2735
    @danlee2735 Před 8 lety

    dont think youre going to last very long if chef asks you to break down a salmon and you give them something like this LOL.not pinboned, filet in 3 pieces, and silverskin still on? u serious

    • @babyhuey6342
      @babyhuey6342 Před 6 lety

      They're doing it for their own purposes, not someone else's. They're also not done, obviously. Moron.

  • @wzk921109
    @wzk921109 Před 7 lety +2

    Amateur

  • @kendra5193
    @kendra5193 Před 7 lety +11

    Terrible voice over he sounded so bored

  • @zsollose
    @zsollose Před 9 lety +1

    Wow really bad work with the salmon.
    I thought they were "hight skilled chefs "
    Oh well I was wrong.

    • @creatine64
      @creatine64 Před 9 lety +28

      can you post a video of you breaking one down so we can see what a professional you are?

    • @RandomGuy-ii6gg
      @RandomGuy-ii6gg Před 7 lety +1

      poco loco dude,did you not watch the vid?they said that they are showing hoe they debone it for THEIR own uses.not to serve to customers.