How to Fillet a Fish

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  • Опубликовано: 1 фев 2015
  • Once you take the courageous leap to fillet your own fish you'll never look back. It' better for SO many reasons, Click play and find out.
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  • @carlbrocks1671
    @carlbrocks1671 2 года назад +203

    You just taught a man who has never fillet a fish in all his 62 years but I am going to give it a go asap. You made it look so easy. Thank you.

    • @archiesinfield9333
      @archiesinfield9333 Год назад +8

      It’s not as easy as it looks hahaha

    • @iliveonearth289
      @iliveonearth289 Год назад +3

      Hope you did good

    • @eduardobarrios514
      @eduardobarrios514 Год назад +2

      How was it?

    • @Masowe.
      @Masowe. Год назад

      @@archiesinfield9333 have you tried it? i am starting to think its not for me before trying🤣

    • @Masowe.
      @Masowe. Год назад

      @ICE 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @F2t0ny
    @F2t0ny Год назад +164

    Anyone else here because you're broke and plan on trying to catch fish from the local river to avoid paying the ridiculous cost of meat?

    • @mojon_1
      @mojon_1 3 месяца назад +7

      that’s my problem too and the big problem not that i’m broke no it’s the local river is without fish

    • @ImBrockatron
      @ImBrockatron 3 месяца назад +5

      Well, id need to pay for a license to do that...

    • @residentJokeBiden
      @residentJokeBiden 2 месяца назад +2

      @@ImBrockatronsame. But i can and have caught enough in the past but im ready for the next step and not catch and release

    • @residentJokeBiden
      @residentJokeBiden 2 месяца назад +1

      Also, remember to vote trump and fix the prices

    • @bryanlane7208
      @bryanlane7208 2 месяца назад +1

      If you live near the ocean get into spearfishing. It’s super fun and you get unlimited meat after the initial investment.

  • @haggai32
    @haggai32 4 года назад +941

    this guy has 2 accents

    • @JMeier-xz6wx
      @JMeier-xz6wx 4 года назад +28

      Ya Boi It‘s Australian for sure

    • @harryglass4821
      @harryglass4821 4 года назад +3

      hahahaha

    • @Ruymand
      @Ruymand 3 года назад +21

      kind of feels like South African. probably wrong but my South African friends English sound like Australian Americans.

    • @SenkaBandit
      @SenkaBandit 3 года назад +17

      Kinda sounds Irish

    • @Ale-fd6uj
      @Ale-fd6uj 3 года назад +24

      Ruymand he’s not from SA, sounds half Irish half Aussie

  • @yourmomxddd9639
    @yourmomxddd9639 4 года назад +194

    ”let your knife do the work”
    Gordon Ramsay: *very good, my child*

  • @iamjayla1284
    @iamjayla1284 5 лет назад +56

    Went fishing today for the first time so I need this video!! Can’t get no fresher then this

    • @itskajeric
      @itskajeric 6 месяцев назад +2

      mackerel will never be the same again after watchng this video🥹

  • @GoshenPrepping
    @GoshenPrepping 5 лет назад +30

    Awesome Chef Mike! We just caught fish while we are camping and you make the filleting SO SIMPLE! Time to get to work filleting our fresh catch!

    • @remio1377
      @remio1377 2 года назад +2

      How did it go?

    • @pumpkineater6975
      @pumpkineater6975 Год назад +4

      @@remio1377 I was there it went horribly

    • @sonofagun5305
      @sonofagun5305 Год назад

      @@pumpkineater6975i was there, they filleted 20 fish as good as a sushi master!!!!

    • @BikerFan1989
      @BikerFan1989 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@sonofagun5305I was there, they filleted the fish to a satisfactory level. An average taste.

  • @eliminatex
    @eliminatex 7 лет назад +161

    hugh jackman?

  • @mono7468
    @mono7468 4 года назад +177

    Me: *watching this at 3am*
    My parents in the other room hearing "Drag the knife down the spine..." from my room: •_•

  • @BrianMusic12
    @BrianMusic12 3 года назад +42

    Never seen someone fillet a fish without gutting it or removing the head. Very interesting technique

    • @corinthia6261
      @corinthia6261 3 года назад +6

      I thought the same thing but I think the gut it at the market. Or maybe they don't idk I don't buy fish like that.

    • @corinthia6261
      @corinthia6261 Год назад

      @Jamie Saunders Oh good thing they killed it then.

    • @schminble
      @schminble Год назад

      this is how you fillet fish, how have you been doing it?

    • @FIREDEATHDAN
      @FIREDEATHDAN 10 месяцев назад +1

      You only gut it if you eating it whole

  • @mightyredfilly6717
    @mightyredfilly6717 5 лет назад +93

    You make it look easy, though I'm sure it's more challenging than I expect it to be. :)

  • @jkid8948
    @jkid8948 6 лет назад +50

    Wonderfully instructed and helpful! I really appreciate that you took the time to make this video. Thanks!

  • @eunyoungchae2621
    @eunyoungchae2621 11 месяцев назад +57

    I ordered two of these based on the reviews. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxqmKabisEv81ul5v7OhvVxxOpt2CJruI- Received them on time and they look good. I really like the handle on these knives as they feel good in my hand. I'm giving them 4 stars on look and feel, but have not had the chance to put them to the test yet. I mostly fish for catfish and can hopefully try them out in the next few days. If they hold an edge throughout a limit of catfish, they'll be worth another star.Update...I used the 9" strong and the 9" fillet on a mess of catfish. I did put a sharpening on these before I started. I want a razor edge to fillet fish but they weren't quite that sharp. The people who gave these knives crappy reviews and said they were sending them back was because they weren't razor sharp. So what, do they not have a knife sharpener?? Good grief! I mean you have to sharpen any knife from time to time.I personally like them and am pleased with them. If you're too lazy to sharpen a knife then hire someone to clean your fish lol.I've never bought a knife in my life that would shave hair right out of the box. Don't be afraid to purchase the knives. They're pretty nice in my opinion.

  • @Steve197201
    @Steve197201 Год назад +14

    This video is not only a tutorial on how to fillet a fish, but also how to properly add background music to a video. It's not jarring and it doesn't overpower the speaker. Content creators, take note.

  • @jeji1222
    @jeji1222 4 года назад +23

    "let the knife do the work" gordon ramsay says this all the time in his masterclass lmaoo

  • @luccheddu8197
    @luccheddu8197 3 года назад +19

    Serial Killer with passion for cooking released this statement: "I give the head to my kids, they put their fingers into his mouth, they give him a name...."

  • @pml5842
    @pml5842 19 дней назад

    Thank you. I've been cooking for many years but have NEVER filleted a fish. I'm excited to try it.

  • @danamoradi6031
    @danamoradi6031 2 года назад +10

    Thanks a lot, I'm actually just a kid but I managed to get a piece of a much larger salmon using a technique similar to this, awesome video!

  • @mrspoonz9656
    @mrspoonz9656 4 года назад +92

    I love to give my kids dead fish heads! Fun for the whole family!

  • @ckbs1
    @ckbs1 5 лет назад +160

    Australian or American?
    Im picking up both

    • @whengrapespop5728
      @whengrapespop5728 5 лет назад +13

      ckbs1
      Australican 🇦🇺 🇺🇸

    • @0xbitbybit
      @0xbitbybit 5 лет назад +16

      sounds like an aussie that's moved to the US

    • @user-xe2eb1zj5i
      @user-xe2eb1zj5i 5 лет назад

      ckbs1
      🇶🇦Qatari Or 🇦🇪Emirati
      They always debating tho🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦

    • @user-xe2eb1zj5i
      @user-xe2eb1zj5i 5 лет назад

      ckbs1
      🇶🇦Qatari and Emirati🇦🇪
      They alwsys debating tho🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦

    • @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790
      @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790 4 года назад +2

      I heard that the Australian accent is slowly becoming more and more American due to Hollywood.

  • @LorenzoBlade
    @LorenzoBlade 5 лет назад +3

    This last year i started cooking different dishes, and so far my girlfriend fell in love with what am cooking so much that she told me if i cook she will wash everything every day :P
    I tried to filit a fish today and it came to me really easy. Some people are born with talents am wandering if i had a great talent at cooking and i never knew because i never tried

  • @UFOENGINE
    @UFOENGINE 8 лет назад +181

    is the fish ok?

    • @TheHardscoperrr
      @TheHardscoperrr 8 лет назад +77

      Yes, hes alive and swimming in the ocean with his family.

    • @viceroy2214
      @viceroy2214 7 лет назад +18

      UFOENGINE He dead.

    • @robotbjorn4952
      @robotbjorn4952 5 лет назад +4

      No. No he's not.

    • @fuadhakim94yearsago86
      @fuadhakim94yearsago86 5 лет назад +5

      Yes the fish want some spa and have a surgery

    • @aaronsun1659
      @aaronsun1659 5 лет назад +3

      Yea. We miss him. But thank lord, he didnt feel any pain going through all this.

  • @rupertmcnaughtdavis3649
    @rupertmcnaughtdavis3649 Год назад +2

    So easily explained, going to fillet my fish right now! Thanks from South Africa.

  • @fishingpinky3165
    @fishingpinky3165 5 лет назад +6

    Thank you. Caught my first fish today and had no clue how to do this. Great short video.

  • @OlyimpicChamp3
    @OlyimpicChamp3 9 лет назад +18

    It looks fun. I'll be sure to try it out, thanks!

    • @ChefMikeWard
      @ChefMikeWard  9 лет назад +6

      OlyimpicChamp3 Youre welcome, let me know how it goes. :)

  • @MelanieSakowski
    @MelanieSakowski 9 лет назад +15

    When I began eating meat and fish again since being a 5-year veggie, I promised myself to not be in ignorance as to the whole experience of eating meat; from farm to table.
    This summer, a challenge for me is to catch, fillet, and prepare a fish in a full circle of respect and gratitude for the nourishment this life will give me. I'm time-framing it to my two weeks at the cottage this fri. Will report back, and now I have no excuse that I don't know how to fillet a fish.
    Namasthe :)

    • @ChefMikeWard
      @ChefMikeWard  9 лет назад +1

      melanie sakowski Super excited for you Melanie, let me know how it goes. :)

    • @MelanieSakowski
      @MelanieSakowski 9 лет назад

      I will!

    • @MelanieSakowski
      @MelanieSakowski 8 лет назад +4

      Oi Mike, I did it, with a fresh caught red snapper! it was neat, and tasted so good BBQ'd in butter, salt and pepper, simple and yum :) Food tastes so good when from start to end you play as big a role as you can in the process, nah? Namaste

  • @badregase1943
    @badregase1943 3 года назад +1

    Loved this video. Could not for the life of me deal with your accent. As an Australian I heard every every single time your accent slipped from US to Aus. Freaked me out.

  • @rainthunder7547
    @rainthunder7547 7 лет назад +4

    Thank you! Now to try it on a whole pacific rockfish soon.

  • @tomrizzo1554
    @tomrizzo1554 5 лет назад +1

    Ear smear doesn't matter very good video good photography and very informative and I just happened to watch it when I came home with 4 Spanish mackerel from my boat perfect timing

  • @Saunteringvaguely.downwards
    @Saunteringvaguely.downwards 7 месяцев назад

    19 Georgia girl. Moving to MO to do some fishing near my brother. My mother laid a fishing rod on my bed for my birthday because I love salmon and always enjoyed the idea of catching my own from start to finish. I was expecting it to be a bit more gore-intensive.
    I plan on catching all sorts of fish while I’m there and taking them to my brother for the holidays. Wish me luck :) I think I’m looking forward to filleting them more than I am catching them now

    • @saarza9991
      @saarza9991 2 месяца назад

      Good luck girl 😇
      I'm 19 too and I always catch fish with my mom. It's fun to fish with family
      Sending love from India

  • @delilahjones6496
    @delilahjones6496 3 месяца назад

    I recently tried a recipe for whole branzino and it tastes so good, but the bones are an issue. Now I know how to get rid of them thanks to you. Appreciate it!

  • @xawnzayn204
    @xawnzayn204 6 лет назад +69

    make sure to clean your knife in every cut, that's what Gordon Ramsay taught me LOL

    • @iceyplayz3388
      @iceyplayz3388 3 года назад +16

      It doesn’t matter when you fillet a fish because there’s not much juice or anything. Actually, it doesn’t really matter unless you use the same knife for different foods. Then it matters.

    • @sanjilovestocook
      @sanjilovestocook 3 года назад +2

      @@iceyplayz3388 true

  • @bd3825
    @bd3825 3 года назад

    Beautiful fish. I was just about to put basa on my shopping list, but Meckerel looks so delish.

  • @oldmother123
    @oldmother123 2 года назад +1

    You made this look so easy! Going to try it

  • @BenjaminHME
    @BenjaminHME 4 года назад +1

    That was intensely pleasant to watch. I'm going to buy a fish!

  • @Meechl
    @Meechl Год назад +1

    Excellent tutorial! Easy to follow and very satisfying filleting your own fish. I have subscribed to your channel. Thank you.

  • @BobbyGeee
    @BobbyGeee 3 года назад +1

    Wonderful ! You make it look quite easy!

  • @siekierni
    @siekierni 7 месяцев назад +1

    Super clear and informative. Thank you so much for this tutorial.

  • @Angelicwings1
    @Angelicwings1 2 года назад +2

    I have a question. With the bones and head do you make a stock of just that or do you freeze and save up until you have enough? Do you use the whole head to make the stock?

  • @kcflick6132
    @kcflick6132 5 лет назад +15

    Is that dwarf fortres music in the background lol

  • @ZimXander
    @ZimXander 6 лет назад +47

    Thanks, Hugh Jackman!

  • @shadowsnipez552
    @shadowsnipez552 4 года назад +1

    You are explaining so clear all of the other you tubers were too fast lol 😂

  • @67Spectre
    @67Spectre 5 лет назад +3

    Very nice knife work! I really like the v-cut to get rid of those annoying bones.

  • @marciastarot7839
    @marciastarot7839 5 лет назад +4

    This video is so simple and great thankyou so much!!!

  • @nicksanderson2363
    @nicksanderson2363 9 лет назад +31

    "cut behind his year?" LOL you mean fin

    • @ChefMikeWard
      @ChefMikeWard  9 лет назад +4

      Nick Sanderson It's not an ear? ;)

    • @mtmcdougall7097
      @mtmcdougall7097 9 лет назад +1

      Chef Mike Ward no, it's not.

    • @naterhys
      @naterhys 8 лет назад +13

      Humour seems to be lost on some people.

    • @Sencess
      @Sencess 2 года назад

      @@naterhys haha yes

  • @mujeebgsm
    @mujeebgsm 8 месяцев назад

    Superb.I did fillet first time in my life.Enjoyed. Sure I will do it myself .It wasn't hard as I thought all the years 😂.It's easy.

  • @boogitybear2283
    @boogitybear2283 2 года назад

    “Fish Heads, Fish Heads, Roly Poly Fish Heads. Fish Heads, Fish Heads, eat them
    up YUM!”-Barnes and Barnes

  • @Eliel7230
    @Eliel7230 5 лет назад +1

    I would like to suggest using a moist towel to wipe off the knife periodically as you go about processing a fish. It will help in keeping debris from the cuts.

  • @marhzkao
    @marhzkao 8 лет назад +11

    I really do like that knife. Would you mind sharing what model is that? Thanks a lot!

    • @frogfoot198
      @frogfoot198 6 лет назад

      It appears to be a Wusthof utility knife.

    • @garrettcowdell2177
      @garrettcowdell2177 5 лет назад

      closest thing I could find was a Zwilling Diplome Fillet Knife

    • @hcnevils
      @hcnevils 5 лет назад +1

      It's a Zwilling J.A. Henckels...not the best but it is a good knife

    • @knownbutunknown
      @knownbutunknown 4 года назад

      @@hcnevils I'm currently looking at knives. I'm pretty close to getting a set of classic wusthof knife

  • @MarkTilley
    @MarkTilley 3 месяца назад

    Nice, thanks for this been putting this off for the last 40 years

  • @avlertavermont7094
    @avlertavermont7094 4 месяца назад

    You saved me!) I adore such a simple but effective approach. Will try it now

  • @spagfishing4731
    @spagfishing4731 5 лет назад +2

    Great job, thanks for the instructional video

  • @naomiacelajado9291
    @naomiacelajado9291 3 года назад

    Thank youu!! I really need this because my school need us students to video ourselves cutting a fish with different technique but choose one🤧

  • @aubreegallucci8343
    @aubreegallucci8343 Год назад

    This was incredibly helpful!

  • @bangtanchefs4849
    @bangtanchefs4849 2 года назад

    Thanks, mike! This helped a lot.

  • @mayragatica2124
    @mayragatica2124 6 лет назад +4

    Thank you very simple instructions

  • @gideonpaulalcaide
    @gideonpaulalcaide 3 года назад

    OMG I love this chef!

  • @ZanMartel
    @ZanMartel 3 года назад

    This guy is amazing 😂

  • @ChuxDiaz
    @ChuxDiaz 2 года назад

    This guy knows what's up

  • @michaelsotomayor5001
    @michaelsotomayor5001 2 года назад +1

    “Whip off the tail”
    That’s the best part 😢

  • @gizamanmathata168
    @gizamanmathata168 Месяц назад

    I really enjoyed watching and definitely learnt a thing or 2

  • @Juggernaut_Overdrive
    @Juggernaut_Overdrive 4 года назад

    Great Video, cant wait to try this!

  • @danielbecker4118
    @danielbecker4118 4 года назад

    This helped me a lot… thanks!

  • @codyburgess6414
    @codyburgess6414 9 лет назад +1

    I was wondering what you did with Scales this time? Maybe made some Scales head soup?

  • @frankyazzie495
    @frankyazzie495 3 месяца назад

    77 year old man just learned how to fillet a fish. Going fishing now.

  • @poamlevi8615
    @poamlevi8615 5 лет назад

    What ever it is I love your style this is how it is to be

  • @Sakuyushi
    @Sakuyushi Год назад +1

    No BS, straight to point!

  • @168grhp
    @168grhp 10 месяцев назад

    This method worked best for me. Thanks for sharing.

  • @simarudnick5400
    @simarudnick5400 5 лет назад +1

    Great job 💚

  • @ChefMikeWard
    @ChefMikeWard  9 лет назад +52

    Give me your thoughts guys. See you soon.

    • @TheOrca11235
      @TheOrca11235 8 лет назад

      +Chef Mike Ward Usualy I tend to get a lot more blood when filleting. Is there any way to prevent this?

    • @srilankaneatingshow808
      @srilankaneatingshow808 8 лет назад +1

      +Chef Mike Ward What is the brand of the knife that you're using?

    • @hamuelhamadam
      @hamuelhamadam 8 лет назад

      +DA Max looks like a zwilling henckel

    • @jadenferguson1598
      @jadenferguson1598 8 лет назад

      very useful I will try it

    • @alexhermann7815
      @alexhermann7815 7 лет назад

      Okay, that's discusting how you give your kids the fish head to play with. That's really unsanitary

  • @prajolshrestha837
    @prajolshrestha837 3 года назад

    One word "Art"

  • @WahozzyHD
    @WahozzyHD 4 года назад +1

    damn why have i been gutting the fish first my whole life hahaha u smart simple man skipping that process

  • @Hudson4351
    @Hudson4351 Год назад

    Which specific knife are you using to do the filleting? The brand looks like Zwilling but which model of knife is it?

  • @deity5965
    @deity5965 2 года назад

    You're not the Wolverine, are you sir? 🤣
    But anyways thanks for this video! I mma go fillet the fish now!!!!

  • @fahoodie1852
    @fahoodie1852 5 лет назад +6

    1:04 I do that as well

  • @lifeofalfishaalfazshaikh8941
    @lifeofalfishaalfazshaikh8941 5 лет назад

    Lovely......way of explaining....u made it so easy..india

  • @chucknorizz
    @chucknorizz 8 лет назад

    thank you, great video

  • @Ramonerdna
    @Ramonerdna Год назад

    thank you so much....first time trying and i did a decent job. You were right, once i sharpened the knife it did most of the work

  • @bilaldude3610
    @bilaldude3610 5 лет назад +6

    One tip for filleting the fish is, when you go over the backbone with the knife, move your knife downwards to get the meat on the other side
    This minimizes meat wastage

  • @TheRAMBO9191
    @TheRAMBO9191 4 года назад

    thanks to you i did my first fillet on a store whole fish already gutted, now i just need to learn how to gun the fish! that part makes me nervous. 1. ill have to catch a live fish which i have done many times just catch release but this time will need to kill and keep. 2. never killed a fish before so guna feel bad but i want to learn the right way to do it. many theories claim fish know when they get cut but do not feel the pain like humans so that slightly helps if true.

  • @jucasoofficial.....6193
    @jucasoofficial.....6193 2 года назад

    Very helpful &professional sir......

  • @osamabahnasy7616
    @osamabahnasy7616 2 года назад

    Very easy and helpful and lovely video

  • @lukaduka21
    @lukaduka21 4 года назад

    I enjoyed this video. Thank you sir.

  • @damianzhang8979
    @damianzhang8979 3 года назад

    Really helpful video!

  • @fellipedemoraes3748
    @fellipedemoraes3748 Год назад

    Thank you for showing!

  • @ishertananton9081
    @ishertananton9081 Год назад

    amazing videos thank you

  • @vanessasanchez7002
    @vanessasanchez7002 2 года назад

    Love it super simple.

  • @TheGreatAyRAB
    @TheGreatAyRAB 3 года назад

    Dude has a mixture accents of Australian, American, and Amercian-Southern. Wild!

    • @sakikogookheng
      @sakikogookheng 3 года назад

      He could be South African, the accent sounds like American-Australian

  • @ademajc
    @ademajc 5 лет назад +1

    about to try it now

  • @fidelthomas7762
    @fidelthomas7762 4 года назад

    Excellent video👍

  • @miguelleonardo1866
    @miguelleonardo1866 5 месяцев назад

    bro, thanks. just thanks, no other words.

  • @satadrubanerjee4862
    @satadrubanerjee4862 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful!!!
    😍😍😍

  • @yejuvendrashisodiya
    @yejuvendrashisodiya 6 лет назад

    Your video was helpful thanks.

  • @remio1377
    @remio1377 2 года назад

    Thank you. Can you suggest the knife or knives that could be used.

  • @sunilverma111
    @sunilverma111 6 лет назад

    Very good video. I learned.

  • @obiwanfisher537
    @obiwanfisher537 Год назад +1

    Now I feel like going fishing. And yes, sharp knife makes kitchen work safer, easier and more fun, but your knife is really, really sharp.

  • @MGerdtell
    @MGerdtell 5 лет назад +1

    Is there anything you can do with the leftovers, like making sauce foundation or soup from it? Or is that rather ill advised?

    • @oce884
      @oce884 5 лет назад

      you can cut out a nice piece out of the cheeks of the fish, its really tender meat. however, its a very small amount of flesh. you can also crush the bones and when they are a powder they could be added in a soup or something to add a lot of calcium. the flesh above and under the spine is full of bones but you can scrape of a lot of meat from those bones. the meat you got from that could be made into fish soup or sauce. you can also put the leftovers in soup and it will cook the flesh off the bones. then you can filter the bones out. maybe This helpt you a bit.

    • @gilesellis8002
      @gilesellis8002 2 года назад +1

      Fish Stock, keep in fridge till needed

  • @DeeVonDee
    @DeeVonDee 2 года назад

    Great video. This guy looks like Hugh Jackman 🤣

  • @k.padhikari9917
    @k.padhikari9917 3 года назад

    So nice cutting style , thank you

  • @Levi-qm5cg
    @Levi-qm5cg 2 года назад

    Nice classical guitar music!

  • @Utube-gyan
    @Utube-gyan 2 года назад

    I like the way of cutting, welcome to India I surely want to show some fish recipes....