How To Fillet a Fish with an Alaskan Fisherman

[@Alex-bf7mc]

No idea why i watched this but it was really interesting thank you

[@Potato-wz4ke]

me either

[@Delgrango92]

dude same

[@vash347]

There's something really gratifying about being able to fillet fish... When you get good and you see how nice the cuts come out you feel proud! Because trust me, you will butcher plenty and end up with a lot of spoon meat!

[@J0NJONSON]

Isn’t that the KZbin motto?

[@football75able]

Props to anyone who actually goes out and fillets a fish

[@camiloordonez4906]

There could be fishmongers watching the video

[@RubyJamez]

I do it is way cheaper and you can make a soup with bones, head and belly and than you basically go zero waste on that fish.

[@RobinLundqvist]

Burby Lee my family is very traditional swedish and we fished pretty often. dad and granddad taught me everything I need to know about fish hehe.

[@RobinLundqvist]

shlomo kikebherger people become less independent as they move into cities. call it useless if you want but it’s a privilege imo.

[@jaymartinez2197]

@shlomo kikebherger look at u all useful talking senseless crap pn the internet! Youre a real contribution to society! Thanks for always letting other know theyre useless what would the world do without your services

[@halfstrike721]

Damn I was trying to see him filet this fish but now I wanna start a salmon fertilized garden

[@melvincollins8104]

He left so much behind, now imaging all the fish he wasted in his lifetime. Idiot probably throws away the skin and deep fries fresh fish.

[@tedtraeger3344]

@@melvincollins8104 wait what

[@LOLletsallfreakout]

@Melvin Collins not sure you realise how much of a huge douchewad you sound like. the fact that he even mentioned fertilising your garden with it means that he’s encouraging people not to throw away or waste any of the fish. he also said that when grilling he keeps the skin on. stop commenting on videos you don’t watch, you moron.

[@jaydowd2351]

@@LOLletsallfreakout end of the day he would make a shit fish monger

[@granadosb63]

*_vanessa_* we need more people in this world like you🥺

[@MikeTrieu]

That salmon steak being held together with the skin idea is brilliant! Perfectly even thickness with minimal effort.

[@motsach5397]

But the skin will not be seared and I think seared salmon skin is extremely good on salmon steak.

[@MikeTrieu]

@@motsach5397 The nice thing about this technique is that you can always fold the steak back again to expose the skin and finish the skin on a smoking hot skillet to crisp it up without adding too much additional heat to the meat. Best of both worlds.

[@motsach5397]

@@MikeTrieu have you tried doing it yet? I believe that you cannot fold it that easily since it will break the fish when it's even slightly cooked. I havent tried doing it, just my speculation.

[@MikeTrieu]

@@motsach5397 You fold it while it's raw, cook it, and then unfold it with the skin side now down. You just have to use a spatula to guide it back.

[@motsach5397]

@@MikeTrieu I'm convinced you have never done this before lol

[@polak.7144]

I actually expected to see an old bearded man skinning a salmon with a hunter knife in front of a frozen lake

[@AB-xi9im]

Red Dead Redemption 2

[@paulayasuy434]

johnny sins fillets salmon on his free time

[@obnxis]

Well as someone leaving for the Russian River tomorrow night... that's usually what actually happens, beards, cussing, a filet knife, a running river and it happens about 8 min faster, LOL

[@eertikrux666]

Me: I don’t need to know how Me 1 second later: maybe I do, just in case

[@Fillkarre]

The spoon meat got my appetite really going, looks amazing.

[@STSTV94]

Filleツ when he said salmon burgers i lost it! can you imagine

[@billypilgrim1]

This guy has the same timbre of voice as Jeff Goldblum

[@spoonballs]

YOU have the same timbre of voice as Jeff Goldblum more like it

[@benilak]

*as Jeff Goldblum

[@plataoplomo9018]

Speak English

[@billypilgrim1]

@@plataoplomo9018 I am?

[@billypilgrim1]

@@benilak Thanks Ben, I was pretty dosed up when I wrote it

[@RodrigoTambara]

I will never fillet a salmon in my life, but there's something oddly pleasing in seeing someone good in his craft explain it so well. Great video

[@Shahroz9658]

I work as a part time driver for a seafood company in sydney, we deal Alaskan salmon. The 60+ year old pacific islander guy that works there and i see every day, he fillets a whole salmon in less than a minute or so. Makes me appreciate his skill a lot more.

[@poppajay4968]

Watching this because some older lady got mad at me for not knowing how to fillet a salmon for her. I fill in at the fish department sometimes at work while the guy that runs the section is on his break. (I was hired on as a cashier/stocker and have only been cutting fish a couple days a week for a few months) The guy that runs our seafood department is a former sushi chef and he tried to show me how to do it. You guys make it look so easy!

[@jostanvallis3564]

4:56 holy, that’s way more satisfying that those slime or ASMR videos

[@MickyM07]

Takes me back to when I worked at Tesco and they put me on the fish counter, I hated the idea of it at first but once I was filleting whole salmons it was actually quite fun and technical 🙌🏼

[@RudieObias]

Did Vice fly this man from Alaska down to Brooklyn just to shoot this video?!

[@dumdumdumbest834]

Best question asked for this video

[@brohymn2620]

he said he was from some public office in alaska. maybe its a government promotion thing

[@MrYouarethecancer]

@@brohymn2620 it's not a public office lmao he's a marketer.

[@BetheWainaina]

Am assuming the communication director might not be based out of Alaska if his job is to promote the products to Chefs and all that, probably based in their primary market

[@Majorvino]

he doesn't have a beard.. so I think he just know an Alaskan Fisherman.

[@rizzathegreat]

I'm definitely not going to do that but it was fun to watch 😊

[@brothersalt5827]

Rizza The Great lmao basically everyone who visits a mychannel 😂

[@rizzathegreat]

@dark lord It's not that it's hard. I just can't finish that much fish.

[@rizzathegreat]

@dark lord I don't have a family, so buying large quantities ends up being a waste.

[@tysonseafoot7834]

Rizza The Great cut The filets into a size that you like then vacuum seal and freeze it.

[@tysonseafoot7834]

Rizza The Great that’s what I do when I catch one. Or just invite all your friends and family for dinner lol

[@Avetarx]

Next time: How To Fillet an Alaskan Fisherman with a Brown Bear.

[@ilyaelric9539]

Kodiak Bear *

[@worldofwatii7366]

Avetarx with maple syrup seasoning

[@cashyman1941]

@@ilyaelric9539 Kodiak Brown Bears only exist on the Kodiak Island. There are other brown bears in Alaska

[@James-wd9ib]

I knew I wasn't alone when I saw the confusing subject-object sentence construction.

[@azaroarazenka]

I have no idea who this man is but his attitude and skill invested into his trade is absolutely phenomenal. Would want him to be my cool uncle. 11/10

[@bushmanj85]

Wow....the first video i have ever seen on KZbin fillet a salon right. Leave it to us Alaskans to show everyone. I have seen so many salmon fillet videos on KZbin that are just complete butcher jobs. Finally a video the exact way I was raised to fillet a fish

[@Cre8ive07]

Exactly!

[@RobRuiz805]

This guy is the Alton Brown of fish!! Great camera presence and easy to follow with interesting facts thrown in!

[@fardincardin1478]

no

[@beccadee0935]

He was genuinely happy and passionate about filleting this fish. I want to learn how to fillet a fish, good voice, very informative, thank you. Nice watch!

[@theuniquebean]

This was SO informative! I’ve been wanting to start buying my fish whole but was nervous on how exactly to break it down.

[@carpediem5232]

Defiantly use a more flexible knife with a finer tip than that in the video, it is much easier at first.

[@AllTheArtsy]

You'll save so much buying fish whole!

[@nickyang1143]

Start with a bigger fish, unfortunately bigger is easier and you will stuff up a few times before you get it right. Choose something cheaper, a large snapper is good practice

[@ghalibbakhtiar1300]

If you still can't break it down try bringing up the fish's childhood trauma or pass judgement on its looks

[@Sholly97]

I used to be a fishmonger for a number of years and these are my tips to improve on this method: - Use flexible knives - Use a dull bread knife for skinning as you will pierce/break through the skin otherwise - Go as close to the backbone as you can, don't leave any flesh on the bones - Pinbone before you skin, otherwise it'll fall apart Happy filleting!

[@albertledesma5173]

- He used a stiff knife and it worked great. - He didn’t use a “dull bread knife” and he didn’t go through the skin. - He left flesh on the bones and called it “spoon meat” and gave great ideas for its use. - He pin boned it AFTER skinning it and it didn’t fall apart. So every one of your “tips” was debunked before you even put them down. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Explain that.

[@Sholly97]

@@albertledesma5173 I can explain it in 4 words if you like to make it simple to understand? He. Is. A. Professional.

[@Sholly97]

@@albertledesma5173 Give it a go yourself mate and find out how easy it is, it takes years of practice to get to his level and even more to be able to fillet it without an ounce of meat on the bones.

[@albertledesma5173]

Sholly Hahaha. I’m an AVID fisherman and have been processing my own fish (yes, even salmon) for years. I think you missed the point of my comment. Never mind. Might be too difficult.

[@Ironborne]

@@Sholly97you’re right, I have tried skinning it once, it was a hard procedure and I will be taking your tips haha.

[@pandadorable82]

i love him he explained how to use every part of the salmon :')

[@r.s.marcus3043]

That was fantastic to watch. I don't break down salmon as much as you, but I'm not a novice. I use a flex knife to skin a side, but your solid blade did a much better job. Thanks

[@andrewenciso4791]

I swear to God whenever Munchies posts a video on here they deliberately make the instructional video more complex than it actually is 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@MrAwsomeshot]

that butterfly fold over technique at the end is brillant

[@b.c.c.7088]

Thanks, very well explained. The Idea to "butterfly" the Steak to achieve the same Thickness is a total Winner for me and to Spoon the Fishbones for minimal Waste is awesome. I salute to you Mr. Woodrow

[@official_surge]

I don't know why but this feels satisfying

[@egorrukin6426]

What a beautiful fish!

[@lsimon4127]

8:45 just changed my life 😱 great vid 👏🏻

[@BBQandBottles]

Growing vegetables in Alaska year round? Salmon really is a miracle fertilizer!

[@amandadeeder]

BBQ and Bottles yep! Alaska has one of the most world records for growing big vegetables since during the summer we have sun 24/7

[@prestonooi8317]

I cant be the only one who read "how to fillet an alaskan fisherman"

[@xp3r670]

Nah i did dw

[@arun4705]

me too wtf

[@Cre8ive07]

I knew how to fillet but the part about spooning was an eye opener. I always wondered how to use that meat. Thank you.

[@Yehi_0r]

or you can just cut all the thing in 3 part , oignon carrots celery and hop to the pan , sauté , pour water Salt, bouquet garni. 1h Filter it and you got a delicious soup full of collagen and Omega 3 ^_^ the good for the skin and for the heart :)

[@Cre8ive07]

@@Yehi_0r Usually by the time it's filleting time after fishing, I'm just trying to process and get it canned, vacuum sealed...so never really any time or space to use the carcass for things. It just really never crossed my mind to boil it or spoon it.

[@nomeaknat]

@@Cre8ive07 All the bones are pretty good boiled. I do that as I am cutting up my salmon for a tasty treat.

[@swisski]

If you are interested, check out how to butcher a whole tuna by Bon Appetit on You Tube. Its 20 minutes long but its a thing of beauty. At 18:00 the japanese guy shows what de does with the spoon meat and the bones of the fish. Highly recommended!

[@Bingus_Bangus]

This MAN kinda sound like Chef Goldblum lol

[@NewVenari]

Whole salmon was on sale today. I bought one, and now you've shown me how to deal with it. Thanks!

[@leemartin2978]

What a great tip at the end, I’d have spent the rest of my life messing about with a piece of fish of differing thickness trying to get an equal cooking time. Nice job and very professional

[@dreadwing01]

Grest video, I spent three years processing sport fish in Valdez Alaska as one of my jobs growing up. The owner taught me just as you shown great blade work.

[@AZ-gs6hj]

Needed this. Salmon season has just started where I am at and so far caught one.

[@KewlCrayon]

Thats a neat idea for the salmon steak. Nice way to leave it with no bones and minimal skin. I often just slice the whole fish into steaks, leaving the backbone, much less work. Cook it with the skin still on too, peel it off before eating. Keeps in all the moisture and oils. Now if I'm making salmon fillets. Just like you said. Leave the skin on. Tinfoil underneath and just toss it on the fire/bbq. Lemon, Dill, little bit of salt. Perfect. If were going to be making jarred salmon, the salmon steaks go in bones and all. The bones will become very soft when jarred and super edible. My favorite part to eat is the vertebrae of the spine when eating jarred salmon over rice.

[@majermike]

me too, I always keep it a lot quicker and simpler than this guy, but hey there's no wrong way to do it I guess

[@justaskme7563]

Where is Matty Matheson ? I want to see him making cooking videos again. The energy and passions he is pouring is just IMMENSE. 😊

[@bliickyyy_]

This man looks like he’s always on the verge of laughing 😂

[@akev9075]

Im a commercial fisherwoman in Alaska, and I approve of his technique👏🏼👏🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@zubzero304050]

I've never thrown away a fish head or tail there both great for stew and soup and the head has bits of meat you can cut off and use in other dishes the only thing my family ever recycles are the guts

[@bighardflip]

This is a weird Johnny Sins scene...

[@classyjohn1923]

LOL beat me to the comment!

[@rm4250]

I love the way the knife just glides across the red

[@MarionDoesIt24]

“Y’alls”- this beautiful beautiful guy

[@adembayraktar3860]

Now I really want some salmon. You're clearly skilled and very knowledgeable about your fish filleting. Thanks for sharing.

[@-Anjel]

the folded piece with the skin in the middle is a common way of cutting salmon in Finland. If you by a single serving of salmon in a supermarket it's cut like that and restaurants serve their salmon like that. I've worked in a supermarket after school and foreigners were always bewildered by it.

[@Sonny1065LV]

Watching this in the back of an Uber on the way to Pike Place to get some salmon! Maybe I'll opt to fillet it myself, great video.

[@SUSHIANDDESSERTS]

Very good explained video :)

[@LichlordKazam]

Videos like this makes me miss sharp knives. I've been working with damaged/blunt knives for years now.

[@JayLeePoe]

salmon skin cooks about the same speed as regular cut bacon in a raised cooking pan in the oven

[@TheJensPeeters]

we actually learned a technique in culinary school, where you end up with significantly less "spoon meat", but other than the two long cuts surprisingly similar

[@prussiangamer]

Man I graduated from High school and I'm still learning stuff

[@jamesken6182]

You never stop learning!:)

[@ImHankMardookis]

That salmon looks so good!!

[@feynmansnudge9621]

That was a Masterclass in Salmon filleting !

[@CursedAngelo]

2 months into summer and I’m watching a video on how to fillet a fish. For sure

[@NizarSenussi]

I'm curious why anyone would dislike this video.

[@mr.speyside5240]

Because those of us that are vegans value animal life. This video is disgusting.

[@rusu8721]

I'm proud of you Jeremy! good job processing that salmon!

[@nrsolja1022]

Damn Steve Wilkos knows how to handle a fish

[@igotsomecuddylastnight7116]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@iamjaysaul1169]

read this comment, literally right before buddy appeared on screen. LOL thanks for the laugh Fred

[@modiggady]

You a fool😂😂😂

[@dirkdiggler4843]

Idiot

[@TheGunnCat]

I have never seen a commercial processor of salmon use a method like this. If you're interested to see how hand filleted salmon is done by commercial fishmongers elsewhere, the only footage I've found is on shutterstock, named, 'Asian man slicing a fillet of salmon at table in a fish shop.' As far as steaks go, I scale, butterfly, and pinbone, for a completely bone free experience.

[@andrewhamilton7864]

Munchies, you the real MVP.

[@67johnfrag]

This is perfect, I'm actually going to be fishing in Alaska very soon. I will definitely be using these techniques, thank you!!

[@Tobias.d]

Yo this video was super insightful! Props to the host!

[@fullmindstorm]

Well, as salmon goes, you guys got the best in the world to teach, an Alaskan commercial fishermen.

[@sayakgupta3068]

Something about the fish is extremely satisfying

[@papijohzay7160]

6:08 this man is slick af

[@danandco.452]

Great breakdown - thank you! I love filleting fish, not that we have alot of sockeye Salmon over here, will try this on a trout

[@sofiacookiemonster9786]

that last salmon steak « hack » just blew my mind

[@TheHenchmen69]

Great vid, that thumb hole idea is going to save me a fortune lol

[@Jason1067]

I use a pretty similar technique with walleye. I’ll start behind that pectoral fun cut done to the spine and follow it down to the tail but instead of cutting the fillet off at the tail I just flip it over with my knife leaving it attached to the fish and then proceed with the same skinning technique used in this video except I’m holding on the the head and gills as I skin the fillet flip the fish over and repeat!

[@AntimonyGamer]

As someone who grew up in Alaska, it never occurred to me that someone wouldn’t know how to break down a salmon. Sockeyes are the tastiest type of salmon, but Chinooks and Cohos are larger and more fun to catch.

[@Hansruedi00mc]

As a fishmonger of 20 years, i gotta say he did it absolutely beautifully

[@kilometro6389]

Is his watch a SEIKO? Because if it is... Damn its beautiful!

[@MZ009]

That salmon had a family

[@tonyflamingolindsay4984]

props to you tasty, you picked a great guy. im from alaska and this was spot on

[@sankalppatil2994]

I have no idea why I watch these but I do 😂

[@lennoxbeharry5004]

you are an inspiration to young fishermen well done

[@brittney1950]

Great video. I wish he covered Cleaning up the fish by scaling it. In the video it looked like it wasn’t scaled. Overall valuable info

[@rscr2487]

bonusmeme Yes, they do have scales.

[@bullettoothjosh]

@@bonusmeme4691 incorrect.

[@Cre8ive07]

Salmon is never scaled.

[@ericotten3034]

Salmon scales are tiny and you do not really need to remove them. If you still want to scale it anyways just give the salmon a rub with a rough towel against the grain of the scales. They come of super easy when it is a silver coloured specimen like the one shown here. The towel prevents you from damaging the skin or the flesh. With fish that have a much more tough skin and sharper, harder scales you might want to use a scaling tool. This would apply to most snappers, walleye, bass, perch, panfish, basically everything on which the skin feels rough and dry when you stroke it against the grain.

[@littlegoobie]

most people in north america don't eat salmon skin, not that i know of, and it was thrown out in this case. This fish was broken down with scales on. Besides that, the skin on bigger salmon starts getting very thick and leathery, it can be 1/8" thick on large salmon which is kinda gross.

[@wipeoutdogg]

I’m going on a lake trip tmrw and going fishing for the first time, this video seemed relevant

[@Rixxx1970]

I fish the pacific northwest very frequently. I fillet salmon a little less frequently. (anyone but me ever get skunked?) whenever I fillet salmon, I definitely waste more meat than you did and its not nearly as pretty. You have great skills. Experts make their craft look easy. It is not. Hats off to you, sir.

[@Cespinozas]

Thank you man!!!! finally someone explained it to the masses . Hate getting that question “ WHY IS THE SALMON THAT COLOR? “

[@NW_Blessed]

I like how he says spoon meat since he can fillet it perfectly to the bone. No need for a spoon

[@joshmore7175]

This is amazing. The skill and insight here is great

[@subashniraula4443]

That is one weird way to fillet a fish, but whatever works...... good job man.

[@UssyMustyYS]

This video relaxes me

[@thegourmetgrandadandfamily]

This Video will help me so much as we eat a lot of fish... thank you so much...big like from my Channel..

[@KellBC1]

Each fish needs to be fillited different... this video is only kind of educational to flitting salmon

[@tcrmn]

@@KellBC1 you use basically the same technique for all round fish (trout, seabass etc. etc.) so useful video

[@tysonseafoot7834]

KELL BC why are you pointing this out ? It says that in the title ? Lol

[@biggiecheese5135]

Dude, really? You eat a lot of fish and don't know how to fillet a fish?

[@tysonseafoot7834]

Biggie Cheese what’s with some of you ? I fillet fish all the time and watched this video.

[@bai2111]

Love these videos

[@shays4088]

For those of you looking to filet your fish, check out the “filet away” fish mats. Serious game changer when it comes to keeping the fish from sliding around

[@littlegoobie]

don't know what that is but any piece of clean floor carpet from a remnant store will work. Another thing that works very well is the vinyl "runner" carpeting that you lay down on top of carpet in high traffic hallways and entrances. Have it spikes side up using staple gun to attach it to a wooden or plastic board.

[@jerryyang1299]

Spooning the excess meat is brilliant!!

[@dangerriff8304]

I love how he spare that little bit of the belly! True master!

[@sergeykopylov652]

Nice fish! In my place we have only frozen fish... Local river fish not frozen at summer time, yes.

[@SPDcru]

Okay but that halving of the filet trick is actually so smart why did I not know how to do that...

[@danr5239]

I've only filet one salmon and I can be honest with you I destroyed that fish. I did a terrible job. When I was a little boy are used to go fishing for sunfish so I did a couple of those when I was a kid. But this is a new hobby that I want to get into so I appreciate your video.

[@ethankoh6748]

Damn it looks so satisfying removing the pin bones

[@tonyflamingolindsay4984]

it is the most satisfying thing ever

[@jyaw16]

goodness gracious when he cut out that first filet

[@stevensteven9657]

As someone who lives in a fishing town in Alaska he knows what he is talking about

[@tonyflamingolindsay4984]

as someone who lives in Alaska, I second that

[@garliclasagna]

sick cut at the end there bud

[@gonzisonsbc]

I love sockeye salmon.

[@jdxsea]

Great technique!