I LOVE cooking salmon (baking it is my favorite), but I'm also a paranoid freak about foodborne illness. I know salmon doesn't need to be thoroughly cooked, and it's better when it's not well done. So how do you know when it's too pink in the center? Thanks!
2007-01-13 07:12:33 · 6 answers · asked by garionorb1976 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
When salmon is cooked enough to eat safely it will lose it's translucency and become opaque. It should also flake easily when tested with a fork.
2007-01-13 07:24:19 · answer #1 · answered by Harley 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I test by touch. When its somewhat firm to the touch, then I pull it out. Feel the salmon when its raw, and you should be able to see the texture of it, when its cooked its not soft and spongy anymore, its firm, but still has some give to it.
Cook fillets for about 10-15 min at 350. It doesnt take long.
2007-01-13 18:17:22 · answer #2 · answered by ynotfehc 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you want to feed salmon it needs to be cooked. Or frozen for at least 4 weeks if you want to feed it raw.. It contains potentially deadly parasites. Any other species of fish can be fed raw. And never feed cooked fish bones.
2016-03-14 05:20:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it's fully done, fish should flake with a fork.
2007-01-13 07:17:24 · answer #4 · answered by Slick 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it comes apart easy when you cut it with a fork. It will just pull apart into flakes, but not be very wet and "fishy".
2007-01-13 07:19:25 · answer #5 · answered by anniewalker 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stick a fork in the fish and make sure it comes out clean. Also, make sure the meat is white.
2007-01-13 07:19:10 · answer #6 · answered by jracer524 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
taste it.
2007-01-13 07:16:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋