On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:18:12 -0700, wrote:

>It doesn't sound like you split the head in half before you cooked it,
>and you should clean off the gills before you cook it. Split the head
>it will cook a lot quicker and be easier to eat. The cheek is great,
>but try popping out the eye (don't eat that part) and eating the fatty
>tissue left in the socket for a real treat. You haven't lived until
>you've tried it. If you know how to smoke salmon, you might also try
>smoking the salmon heads, that was how I was introduced to it.

No I didn't split the head before I cooked it. I never thought of it
but I will next time. Thank you for the suggestion.

I wondered if I should have cleaned out the gills. That I will do.
I'm not sure if I'll do the eye thing anytime soon. I do like to try
different things so I see myself doing that ....eventually....

Thanks for your help.
koko
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