This is just fantastic. I watched your video, bought a good knife and produced lovely fillets from four mackerel in minutes. Love how you so cleanly and easily debone the fillets, and skip the gutting. Definitely the best video I could find on this subject. Thanks!
i am so glad i found your channel.the most professional fish monger i've seen in a long while.very skillful, very professional, very informative!! great video works, KUDOS!! please keep up your great channel!! :)
cheers man, this worked a treat for me(second time round anyways lol). was fishing in eyemouth and caught aload of mackeral and this showd me how to finish what i started and enjoy the fish even more.
ljpate Exactly, LJ. I have my fish ready for practice and then I shall cook and eat. This seems simper than fighting with gutting etc. The left overs, head et al, will be steamed and my Corgi will love me for it. Food is the only way I can get her to pay me any attention. And whilst she’s busy I shall be downing my plate of Mackerel without interference; as long as I eat quickly. Namaste and care, mhikl
Fantastic, I have seen some people apparently professional butchering the Mackeral so far this evening (as I did the other day hence looking for a better way to do it) I have found it. That looks so easy and so quick.
yes very good & easy explained i bought 4 mackerel today (no fillet knife) they were gutted but still needed filleting, last go they looked as good as the man in the video, mackerel is a tasty fish when fresh, sharpening the knife every go was a must..
Thanks for this. Just caught a load of mackerel down in West Bay in Dorset. Can't eat them all now so need to preserve some and hopefully I'll save a load of time if I can do it your way. No smelly guts to deal with either - terrific.
All those fish in the background 'Jeff... Jeff!! He's doing it again!!' 'What Charlie what?' 'He's slicing up another mackerel!' 'Aah not again, remember what happened to that trout last week?' 'Oooh don't remind me... that monster... I can't sleep at night anymore Jeff... that monster...'
@ALEZTHEGREAT thanks for the comment! Its all down to practice. First time I filleted one, it looked like I'd done it with my teeth. A sharp knife and a little practice and you'll have perfect mackerel fillets x
So to do this I literally just buy a whole fish, completely untouched, ungutted etc. I love mild white fish but want to branch out, the fresher the better so I figure I'll try my hand at cutting it and putting straight in the pan. That and the cost
I take it that Mackerel is about a week old Because when you catch and fillet within a couple of hours The flesh is a lot firmer and the bones don’t just fall off the fillet Just saying
Well this is going to be a pain to remember. I'm expected to know this by tomorrow and i have no idea how to even handle fish before this demonstration.
@radioactivenonesense Looks like it would be $26.95 :) Checked Amazon.com for 7" Victorinox Fibrox Filleting Knife - perfect for all fish... Tried to add the link, but it won't let me
@radioactivenonesense Hi! You do need a sharp knife, but don't need to spend a fortune!! Victorinox do a great 7" filleting knife for around £20 that's what we use and if you look after it, it'll last a lifetime x
They are readily available on the internet and are perfect for filleting any fish - just pop 'Victorinox 7 inch flexible fibrox filleting knife' into your search engine and you'll find them. You can get other blade lengths, but we find the 7" works best for all species. It's nice and flexible, but not too 'whippy', great value and lasts many years. One tip - don't use a chantry to sharpen as they can be too aggressive, only use a steel as they are more gentle, but give you a perfect cutting edge
I don't think the pinbones should be removed. Too much flesh is wasted. Plus, the pinbones are nature's way of ensuring that people don't eat too fast, or swallow without chewing.
