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when I poach a salmon, how do I get rid of the scales?
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Kilikini
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> Hi everyone --
>
> Happy Easter! We're planning to poach a huge salmon for tonight -- 10
> minutes per inch of thickness, n'est-ce pas? We're going to cook this
> creature from the black lagoon with the skin on. When it's cooked, I
> think the skin will slide right off, but I want to be sure to get rid
> of all the scales. Should I scale the fish before poaching, or what?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- Pete
I would say, scale first! You don't want to have to pick the scales off
your dinner; that's kind of gross.
kili
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