I used to hand mold them, press flat etc and they always broke apart and had tapered edges.

Tonight, I made salmon cakes and did the following:

I used the pastry blender to mix all the ingredients.

Then I stuffed the mix into a 1/2 C measure with straight sides.

Using a round tip knife, I pried them slowly out of the measure onto a plate spread with crumbs. I gently patted the rest of the crumbs over the top of the cakes. With a non-holed spatula, I moved them onto a heavy duty plastic bag to rest in the fridge.

Later, I baked em on a parchment covered cookie sheet at 350F, bout a half hour. No sticking and no greasiness from skillet frying. I used to manage to smoke up the house and use a lot of oil. No mas, amigos.

On Nov 20, 4:51*pm, Kalmia > wrote:


Take a tuna can and cut both the top and bottom off and stuff the mix
in. The can lifts right off, easy peasey.

On 11/20/12 7:51 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> I used to hand mold them, press flat etc and they always broke apart and had tapered edges.
>
> Tonight, I made salmon cakes and did the following:
> ....Then I stuffed the mix into a 1/2 C measure with straight sides.

Even easier:

I use non-stick muffin rings for anything like this, including crab
cakes. Press firmly into the rings atop wax paper, coat if desired,
refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, pop them out of the rings into a
hot pan with clarified butter and fry 'em up. Perfect every time!

-- Larry

On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 8:16:41 PM UTC-5, pltrgyst wrote:

>
> I use non-stick muffin rings for anything like this, including crab
>
> cakes.

Sounds good, but ya gotta realize - you're dealing with world's cheapest cook here. Anything I can avoid buying in the line of kitchen gadgetry even sure what a muffin ring IS. : )) I will have to see what those are.

I just made me a wonderful cleaning tool - an old 16 inch nautical ruler covered with a snug sock I made for it from a microfiber rag. It gets under the stove, fridge, dryer etc. Inexpensively handcrafted for the discerning housekeeper.

On Wed, 21 Nov 2012 05:43:06 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 8:16:41 PM UTC-5, pltrgyst wrote:
>
>>
>> I use non-stick muffin rings for anything like this, including crab
>>
>> cakes.
>
>Sounds good, but ya gotta realize - you're dealing with world's cheapest cook here.

I haven't done it with crab cakes-- but I like making mac and cheese
in my larger muffin pan.

I've made ziti in them too. Everybody likes 'the Joeys' [corners-
named from a line on Matt LeBlanc's old TV show].

Jim

On Wed, 21 Nov 2012 05:43:06 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 8:16:41 PM UTC-5, pltrgyst wrote:
>
>>
>> I use non-stick muffin rings for anything like this, including crab
>>
>> cakes.
>
>Sounds good, but ya gotta realize - you're dealing with world's cheapest cook here. Anything I can avoid buying in the line of kitchen gadgetry even sure what a muffin ring IS. : )) I will have to see what those are.
>
>I just made me a wonderful cleaning tool - an old 16 inch nautical ruler covered with a snug sock I made for it from a microfiber rag. It gets under the stove, fridge, dryer etc. Inexpensively handcrafted for the discerning housekeeper.

In my experience I've discovered that the cheap turns out expensive.
I have a long flat attachment for my vacuum cleaner for sucking
schmutz from under/between appliances (washer/dryer, furniture too),
my fridge is no problem, it rolls out effortlessly, and when I lift
out the bottom storage drawer of my stove her entire bottom is
exposed... I'm into her bottom several times a week to retrieve cat
toys.

I have a Tupperware burger press, works fine for fish cakes too, in
fact that's what I mainly use it for, it's too small for my 12 ounce
burgers. I just have the press, not any storage containers. The
press works great, if you find any food sticks place a square of waxed
paper in the bottom but I haven't found anything that sticks yet,
still I place the waxed paper if I'm going to freeze the pattys or
even if I'm going to refrigerate them for a while... it's a good idea
to refrigerate any pattys for a while, firms them up making them less
likely to break apart when handling. I have my mom's Tupperware
burger press, it's ancient and still works fine.
http://www.amazon.com/Tupperware-Ham.../dp/B004Y6YM64
I've tried the empty tunafish cans years ago, food sticks to that rim
and I don't think you can find those kind of tuna tins anymore that
the bottom can be removed with a can opener.