jay wrote on Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:23:05 -0600:

??>> A local store has a special on "fresh" salmon filets. I
??>> am sure they are farm raised. I have grilled them in the
??>> past, but thought that it dried them out. Could I steam
??>> them, and would that make them juicier? Or would poach
??>> them by placing them in a small amout of water, heat it to
??>> a slow simmer.
??>>
??>> Thanks
??>>
??>> Tom

j> Farmed salmon benefits from the grill IMO. If they were
j> dried out you cooked them too long. Steaming or poaching
j> will also produce a "dry" product if you over cook 'em.

I still believe the best way to cook any fillets of salmon (skin
on) is at 500F on a bed of rock salt for 10 minutes. This is
fast enough not to dry them out and the skin comes off easily.
You can put the salt in a frypan but the smoke drives my
detector crazy!


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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