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Peter A

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says...
> Well, it's here- for 24.99 a pound! It is beautiful stuff, but I just
> can't justify it (yet)! Thankfully, the price should drop in the next
> few weeks. Have any of you tried it, and do you think it's worth the
> price?
>
>

It's certainly great stuff, but with two caveats. First, the salmon sold
under that name are almost all sockeye salmon, and while sockeye is
certainly good it is not considered the best species of Pacific salmon
(that honor goes to the king or spring salmon). Second, the name "Copper
River" has gotten a lot of marketing and publicity so you pay extra for
that, you can get equally good salmon from elsewhere at less cost.

On the other hand, the people who are pushing the Copper River name have
a reason to provide only good products, otherwise the name brand would
lose its value.

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Peter Aitken