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> On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 09:36:28 +0000, Kate Dicey
> > wrote:
>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'd like to cook a salmon filet in the oven, but don't
>>> want to mess up the pan so I'll line it with aluminum
>>> foil. I don't have any oil to greece it with though. Can
>>> I just put it in and leave it on the same side, or do
>>> I need to turn it over? Can I cook it on broil for a
>>> bit, and then bake it for a while to get the other
>>> side done without having to turn it over?
>>
>> I do them in the oven all the time. Just place in an oven proof
>> dish,
>> squeeze a bit of lemon on if you like, and bake for 15-20 mins at
>> 180 C.
>
> Well, I cooked it for about an hour at 300° F. It sucked. I don't
> know
> what that would be C, but it dried out pretty bad and I tossed most
> of it.
> Maybe I'll give that 15-20 mins thing a try. Thanks!
>

An hour? Whoa! Should be like maybe 10 - 15 minutes tops, depending upon
how large the size of the fish was. If you wrap the fish in foil you just
keep checking the fish for done-ness, then when it's not quite done, you
take it off the heat and let it sit to finish. Easy and good.

kili