How to Fillet a Fish With A Cordless Electric Knife
Fish fillets are an object of far too much confusion and far too many problems, most of which could be solved simply by owning an electric cordless knife. Many people either find it takes them forever to fillet a single fish, or they end up with bones in the fillet, or they end up cutting themselves, or some unfortunate combination of the three. If you are one such person then I’m happy to tell you that there is a simple way to do the job, quickly, easily, safely, and well. It does require the right tool for the job however.
There is a saying that when all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. That’s as true in the kitchen as it is anywhere else. If you don’t have a particular kitchen implement and aren’t used to using it, you don’t think about it. When a difficult problem comes up, you choose which tool to use based on what you have. Unfortunately, many people do not have an electric carving knife.
If you don’t have an electric knife, you need one. They are really the only tool for the job when it comes to slicing meats, pies, soft cheeses, really anything soft or anything with stuffing. When you use an electric cordless knife the food slices perfectly and doesn’t get at all misshapen.
So what’s the trick to fish fillets? Lay the fish flat on your cutting board and angle the electric knife in just behind the front fins (or gills if there are none). You want to use between a 30 and 45 degree angle at first, and let the knife cut until you feel it hit bone. Then gently angle the blade towards the tail to move along the bones and slice all the way down, until there is just a bit of skin left near the tail that the knife has not yet cut through.
Do not cut through that last patch of skin! It should be about 1-2 inches wide. Now flip over the almost-fillet and what you want to do is use the same motion you just used between the bone and the fillet, except now you will be separating the fillet from the skin (which should now be on the bottom). You can help this along by actually pulling the fish with your other hand. Repeat this process with the other side of the fish and you can have two fish fillets, neat and perfect in under two minutes. If you don’t already have one, get yourself an electric cordless knife and save yourself a lot of effort and frustration in the kitchen.
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Why A Cordless Knife?
I think the cordless knife is an amazing invention. We’ve all been there when it comes time to carve up a holiday turkey or pot roast. Sometimes we have a good round of slicing up the bird or roast, other times it’s a jagged meat cutting nightmare. That’s where the cordless electric knife comes in. But you’ll soon find that you won’t be using it just for cutting meat, it cuts a multitude of things.
A cordless cutting knife can cut up so many things, like meat and at the joints of the animal, fruit, vegetables, cheeses, hard breads, soft breads, desserts like cake and pies. Even ice cream! A cordless knife is a great little piece of technology – it it works by moving back and forth at a very fast rate, via a tiny motor inside. The motor does all the work for you, and you don’t have to slice back and forth one bit, it basically just cuts right through.
Because you’re not sawing through the food, the cut is extremely clean. Of course, it’s even better that there’s no cord for the knife. No need to worry about where the cord is and if you might accidentally cut into or , or trip over it even. You can use it inside the kitchen or out by the barbeque because it’s a cordless knife. Banging. If you like having barbeques at the park with family and friends, it can be used there too. Sweet!
Of course you store the knife in a block that charges it when not in use. Two blades should come with it, and they are for different types of slicing. One blade is great for hard food items like meats, fruits, vegetables, hard breads, etc. The other blade is for soft food items like desserts, soft cheeses and soft breads. They are totally safe for the dishwasher (just like your plastic martini glasses) so there’s no need to hand wash them and worry about cutting yourself. Of course there are many styles of knives and many brands to choose from like Cuisinart, Black & Decker, Toastmaster, Sonic Blade, Hamilton Beach, Oster and many more.
So you can see how great of a kitchen tool the cordless knife is, not only saving your wrists, but also cutting your food more cleanly.
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