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 Re: Best way to clean catfish??
[Re: GWS147]
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10/04/09 12:01 AM
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Filleting is the only way to go.
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Re: Best way to clean catfish??
[Re: KG68]
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10/04/09 12:37 AM
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After getting the idea (here) to not skin cats I decided to try it this summer.
One question : How do you people cook your catfish ?
The skin began shrinking immediately after making contact with the oil. The fillet ended up looking like a (no) pig in a blanket.
I recommend skinning from the head down and filleting from the tail down. 
Maranatha !
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Re: Best way to clean catfish??
[Re: Siberman]
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10/04/09 02:33 AM
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After getting the idea (here) to not skin cats I decided to try it this summer.
One question : How do you people cook your catfish ?
The skin began shrinking immediately after making contact with the oil. The fillet ended up looking like a (no) pig in a blanket.
I recommend skinning from the head down and filleting from the tail down. Once you get the fillet cut do it just like you would a Crappie & run the fillet knife between the filet & the skin to remove the skin from the fillet.
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Re: Best way to clean catfish??
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10/04/09 10:29 AM
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Doesn't that waste meat ? (I've never skinned anything but cats, btw.)
Maranatha !
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Re: Best way to clean catfish??
[Re: Siberman]
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10/04/09 01:26 PM
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No, fillet it the same way you would Redfish, etc.
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Re: Best way to clean catfish??
[Re: TXFISHIN4LIFE]
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10/04/09 04:36 PM
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it all waste a little meat unless tou do it the old way( guttin & skinnin) but it's a whole lot faster cleanin, cookin and the kidos don't have to look for bones.
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Re: Best way to clean catfish??
[Re: toadkiller]
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10/04/09 07:44 PM
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The count is in. Fillet it is. Now I got to go fishing. Got another 1 1/2 inches here last night to go with the four inches last week and they call for 30 to 40 percent chance all week. Colorado still is not running enough to help Buchanan much. Thanks for all the input.
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Re: Best way to clean catfish??
[Re: KG68]
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10/04/09 11:00 PM
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Take the catfish and place it on it's belly. Take your knife and cut along side of the back bone till you get to the rib cage. Cut around the rib cage and lay fish on it's side and fillet down the back bone to the tail. Flop fillet skin side down and peel skin like you normally would. This method keeps from dulling your knife. Try IT.
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Re: Best way to clean catfish??
[Re: toadkiller]
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10/06/09 10:03 PM
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it all waste a little meat unless tou do it the old way( guttin & skinnin) but it's a whole lot faster cleanin, cookin and the kidos don't have to look for bones.
Maranatha !
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Re: Best way to clean catfish??
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10/06/09 10:15 PM
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it all waste a little meat unless tou do it the old way( guttin & skinnin) but it's a whole lot faster cleanin, cookin and the kidos don't have to look for bones. Not so, and if you skin a catfish, you are only removing the thickest layer of skin , that grey , greasy layer, that is left after skinning is why some catfish taste too fishy. Try some both ways , I think you will like the fillets that had the skin filleted off much more tasty. MO
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 Re: Best way to clean catfish??
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10/06/09 10:48 PM
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it all waste a little meat unless tou do it the old way( guttin & skinnin) but it's a whole lot faster cleanin, cookin and the kidos don't have to look for bones.
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Re: Best way to clean catfish??
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10/07/09 08:50 PM
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Fillet them, but there's a little trick to it. After you make your first cut flip the fillet over like you would with any other fish. Then, instead of running your knife down the fillet put your knife on the board and PULL the catfish into the knife. You won't end up with a bunch of skin still stuck to it that way.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the American Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian . " Henry Ford.
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Re: Best way to clean catfish??
[Re: RedTopLady]
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10/07/09 09:54 PM
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it all waste a little meat unless tou do it the old way( guttin & skinnin) but it's a whole lot faster cleanin, cookin and the kidos don't have to look for bones.
I'll take your word and give it a try. I've never used an electric knife. How hard is it to get used to ?
Maranatha !
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Re: Best way to clean catfish??
[Re: Mike-O]
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10/07/09 09:55 PM
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Fillet them, but there's a little trick to it. After you make your first cut flip the fillet over like you would with any other fish. Then, instead of running your knife down the fillet put your knife on the board and PULL the catfish into the knife. You won't end up with a bunch of skin still stuck to it that way.
Maranatha !
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Re: Best way to clean catfish??
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10/07/09 10:08 PM
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Come the the TFF catfish get-together on Oct 24th. I will demostrate filleting a catfish and removing the skin with a electric knife.
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