Super Quick Video Tips: Removing Fishy Smells From Fresh Seafood

Think of this as an odor makeover for your otherwise fresh catch.

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[kynandesouza]

thank you for being the ONLY video on youtube that explains this. Incredibly useful information that no one talks about!!!

[mirrortoyourweakness]

Wow. This is literally one of the best tips I have ever seen

[dunes]

Found this yesterday and it worked beautifully. We defrosted some haddock fillets and there was quite a strong fish smell, we placed the two fillets into a bowl and covered them with milk, left for 20mins and then patted them dry on kitchen roll. The strong fish smell was neutralised and the milk had not influenced the taste of the fillets. 100% success 👍

[rezaayoubi]

I only have milk and fish in my fridge, nice nice

[adwoaprimine]

Straight to the point. Thank you so much

[jamesfox]

then you put the milk back into the carton in the frig and patiently wait blehehehe

[tonics]

If this works, I'll come back to tell. Had a lovely salmon fillet 2 nights ago that was so fishy, I could barely finish it. Have been pondering what I will do with the ones still in the freezer, so will give it a try. Thanks for the tip.

[sheilaw]

I've done this with crab meat and it worked out nicely :)

[SunshineQ_Vibe]

Thank you so much..I don't eat fish on a reg. Basis due to the smell but glad this is a thing..looking fwd to more omega3

[cchemmes-seeseeart]

You just increased the quality of my life many-fold. I seek to eat sardines as a main food, especially in this pandemic era & Russia-China vs USA dispute era, where my usual frozen salmon has not been available at the store in a year or so. I actually dread grabbing the sardines to prepare, due to the odor I know I am about to endure with cooking/ eating. Wow. If this works, I will be eternally grateful. I can't wait to give it a try.

[hendrag]

Thank you for such valuable information...pls keep doing a good thing to youtube community...God bless.

[darrenpalmer]

You guys amaze me :) thank you for these wonderful videos

[NeonKue]

Also note, make sure you're using whole milk; not fat free or 2% obviously. If you don't want to waste it, just pour it back into the carton and await the next victim to have their cereal.

[edward]

Thank you so much! Just what I was looking for!!

[fadio]

Does this work if I'm making sashimi/sushi? I've got a block of salmon that smells fishy and I don't know if I can eat it >.<

[gideonpaulalcaide]

Thanks for sharing this. This is really useful.

[perlamar]

Thank you. I'm about to cook a salmon piece for my son's lunch but hate the smell all over the house...So I'll find out soon if it works:)!

[a.d.mitchell]

Thank you thank you thank you for that

[michaelsong]

The biggest issue I have is that I grill some salmon at home, and the smell REMAINS in the house for a day or so, even after I opened all the windows and stuff. Will this method prevent (or significantly reduce) the smells from sticking in the house?

[dianejohnson]

This is great. It works well. It makes me mad though that the frozen flounder I just thawed is so fishy smelling. Shouldn’t frozen sea foods be frozen in the factory real quick after caught?