SEAFOOD Flashcards
it has a long flexible head that can slide under delicate fish without breaking it
fish Turner
used to cut neatly between skin and meat
fish knife
use for getting every bit of meat out of crab and lobster shells
seafood fork
it has textured bottom that releases seafood easily
fish skillet
safely, quickly, and neatly devein, butterfly and peel shrimp
shrimp deveiner
crack shells and claws without shattering them into the meat
crab mallet
cats the claws or legs rather than cracking them
claw cracker
easier to pry. oyster shells open
oysters knife
for quick steamed and vegetables
seafood steamer
for hands off approach to poaching everything from fish to beef to vegetables
fish poacher
fish with fins and external skeletons
fin fish
types of fin fish
- saltwater fish
- freshwater fish
fish with external shells but no internal bone structure
shellfish
two classification of shellfish
-mollusks
-crustaceans
are soft sea animals
mollusks
are animals with segmented shells and jointed legs
crustaceans
high in fat
fat fish
low in fat
lean fish
completely intact, as caught
whole or round
viscera removed
drawn
viscera, scales, head, tail, and fins removed
dressed
cross section slices, each containing a section of backbone
steaks
boneless side fish with or without skin
fillets
both sides of fish still joined, but with bones removed
butterflied fillets
