How to Fillet a Fish

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
  • Once you take the courageous leap to fillet your own fish you'll never look back. It' better for SO many reasons, Click play and find out.
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  • @carlbrocks1671
    @carlbrocks1671 2 роки тому +256

    You just taught a man who has never fillet a fish in all his 62 years but I am going to give it a go asap. You made it look so easy. Thank you.

    • @archiesinfield9333
      @archiesinfield9333 2 роки тому +8

      It’s not as easy as it looks hahaha

    • @catenstein
      @catenstein 2 роки тому +3

      Hope you did good

    • @eduardobarrios514
      @eduardobarrios514 2 роки тому +2

      How was it?

    • @Masowe.
      @Masowe. Рік тому

      @@archiesinfield9333 have you tried it? i am starting to think its not for me before trying🤣

    • @Masowe.
      @Masowe. Рік тому

      @ICE 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @iamjayla1284
    @iamjayla1284 5 років тому +71

    Went fishing today for the first time so I need this video!! Can’t get no fresher then this

    • @itskajeric
      @itskajeric Рік тому +2

      mackerel will never be the same again after watchng this video🥹

  • @yourmomxddd9639
    @yourmomxddd9639 4 роки тому +220

    ”let your knife do the work”
    Gordon Ramsay: *very good, my child*

  • @haggai32
    @haggai32 5 років тому +979

    this guy has 2 accents

    • @JMeier-xz6wx
      @JMeier-xz6wx 4 роки тому +31

      Ya Boi It‘s Australian for sure

    • @harryglass4821
      @harryglass4821 4 роки тому +3

      hahahaha

    • @Ruymand
      @Ruymand 4 роки тому +26

      kind of feels like South African. probably wrong but my South African friends English sound like Australian Americans.

    • @SenkaBandit
      @SenkaBandit 4 роки тому +19

      Kinda sounds Irish

    • @Ale-fd6uj
      @Ale-fd6uj 4 роки тому +26

      Ruymand he’s not from SA, sounds half Irish half Aussie

  • @GoshenPrepping
    @GoshenPrepping 5 років тому +31

    Awesome Chef Mike! We just caught fish while we are camping and you make the filleting SO SIMPLE! Time to get to work filleting our fresh catch!

    • @remio1377
      @remio1377 2 роки тому +2

      How did it go?

    • @pumpkineater6975
      @pumpkineater6975 2 роки тому +6

      @@remio1377 I was there it went horribly

    • @sonofagun5305
      @sonofagun5305 Рік тому

      @@pumpkineater6975i was there, they filleted 20 fish as good as a sushi master!!!!

    • @BikerFan1989
      @BikerFan1989 Рік тому

      ​@@sonofagun5305I was there, they filleted the fish to a satisfactory level. An average taste.

    • @wizzopq
      @wizzopq 6 місяців тому

      @@remio1377 I wasn't there I dont know

  • @jkid8948
    @jkid8948 7 років тому +50

    Wonderfully instructed and helpful! I really appreciate that you took the time to make this video. Thanks!

  • @mono7468
    @mono7468 4 роки тому +191

    Me: *watching this at 3am*
    My parents in the other room hearing "Drag the knife down the spine..." from my room: •_•

  • @F2t0ny
    @F2t0ny Рік тому +327

    Anyone else here because you're broke and plan on trying to catch fish from the local river to avoid paying the ridiculous cost of meat?

    • @mojon_1
      @mojon_1 9 місяців тому +16

      that’s my problem too and the big problem not that i’m broke no it’s the local river is without fish

    • @bryanlane7208
      @bryanlane7208 9 місяців тому +6

      If you live near the ocean get into spearfishing. It’s super fun and you get unlimited meat after the initial investment.

    • @saarza9991
      @saarza9991 9 місяців тому

      ​@@bryanlane7208 where do you live brother

    • @Hi101Hill-zc1cz
      @Hi101Hill-zc1cz 8 місяців тому +1

      I am going on a camping trip this weekend and can wait to try this out 😊

    • @OktoberStorm
      @OktoberStorm 8 місяців тому +2

      lol yeah, I've just bought an apartment and is going to be broke for a few years. Got a book on harvesting edible plants in the wild as well 😊

  • @rupertmcnaughtdavis3649
    @rupertmcnaughtdavis3649 2 роки тому +4

    So easily explained, going to fillet my fish right now! Thanks from South Africa.

  • @mightyredfilly6717
    @mightyredfilly6717 6 років тому +93

    You make it look easy, though I'm sure it's more challenging than I expect it to be. :)

  • @danamoradi6031
    @danamoradi6031 3 роки тому +11

    Thanks a lot, I'm actually just a kid but I managed to get a piece of a much larger salmon using a technique similar to this, awesome video!

  • @LorenzoBlade
    @LorenzoBlade 6 років тому +4

    This last year i started cooking different dishes, and so far my girlfriend fell in love with what am cooking so much that she told me if i cook she will wash everything every day :P
    I tried to filit a fish today and it came to me really easy. Some people are born with talents am wandering if i had a great talent at cooking and i never knew because i never tried

  • @BrianMusic12
    @BrianMusic12 4 роки тому +49

    Never seen someone fillet a fish without gutting it or removing the head. Very interesting technique

    • @corinthia6261
      @corinthia6261 3 роки тому +6

      I thought the same thing but I think the gut it at the market. Or maybe they don't idk I don't buy fish like that.

    • @corinthia6261
      @corinthia6261 Рік тому

      @Jamie Saunders Oh good thing they killed it then.

    • @schminble
      @schminble Рік тому +1

      this is how you fillet fish, how have you been doing it?

    • @FIREDEATHDAN
      @FIREDEATHDAN Рік тому +1

      You only gut it if you eating it whole

  • @Steve197201
    @Steve197201 Рік тому +16

    This video is not only a tutorial on how to fillet a fish, but also how to properly add background music to a video. It's not jarring and it doesn't overpower the speaker. Content creators, take note.

  • @fishingpinky3165
    @fishingpinky3165 6 років тому +7

    Thank you. Caught my first fish today and had no clue how to do this. Great short video.

  • @eliminatex
    @eliminatex 8 років тому +164

    hugh jackman?

  • @jeji1222
    @jeji1222 4 роки тому +25

    "let the knife do the work" gordon ramsay says this all the time in his masterclass lmaoo

  • @tomrizzo1554
    @tomrizzo1554 5 років тому +1

    Ear smear doesn't matter very good video good photography and very informative and I just happened to watch it when I came home with 4 Spanish mackerel from my boat perfect timing

  • @luccheddu8197
    @luccheddu8197 4 роки тому +21

    Serial Killer with passion for cooking released this statement: "I give the head to my kids, they put their fingers into his mouth, they give him a name...."

  • @pml5842
    @pml5842 7 місяців тому

    Thank you. I've been cooking for many years but have NEVER filleted a fish. I'm excited to try it.

  • @badregase1943
    @badregase1943 4 роки тому +1

    Loved this video. Could not for the life of me deal with your accent. As an Australian I heard every every single time your accent slipped from US to Aus. Freaked me out.

  • @OlyimpicChamp3
    @OlyimpicChamp3 9 років тому +18

    It looks fun. I'll be sure to try it out, thanks!

    • @ChefMikeWard
      @ChefMikeWard  9 років тому +7

      OlyimpicChamp3 Youre welcome, let me know how it goes. :)

  • @omarellahi2422
    @omarellahi2422 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for the tips. I filleted my own fish for the first time today (it was a pretty hefty sized mahseer) and i can completely agree that the satisfaction is addicting

  • @MelanieSakowski
    @MelanieSakowski 9 років тому +15

    When I began eating meat and fish again since being a 5-year veggie, I promised myself to not be in ignorance as to the whole experience of eating meat; from farm to table.
    This summer, a challenge for me is to catch, fillet, and prepare a fish in a full circle of respect and gratitude for the nourishment this life will give me. I'm time-framing it to my two weeks at the cottage this fri. Will report back, and now I have no excuse that I don't know how to fillet a fish.
    Namasthe :)

    • @ChefMikeWard
      @ChefMikeWard  9 років тому +1

      melanie sakowski Super excited for you Melanie, let me know how it goes. :)

    • @MelanieSakowski
      @MelanieSakowski 9 років тому

      I will!

    • @MelanieSakowski
      @MelanieSakowski 9 років тому +4

      Oi Mike, I did it, with a fresh caught red snapper! it was neat, and tasted so good BBQ'd in butter, salt and pepper, simple and yum :) Food tastes so good when from start to end you play as big a role as you can in the process, nah? Namaste

  • @Saunteringvaguely.downwards

    19 Georgia girl. Moving to MO to do some fishing near my brother. My mother laid a fishing rod on my bed for my birthday because I love salmon and always enjoyed the idea of catching my own from start to finish. I was expecting it to be a bit more gore-intensive.
    I plan on catching all sorts of fish while I’m there and taking them to my brother for the holidays. Wish me luck :) I think I’m looking forward to filleting them more than I am catching them now

    • @saarza9991
      @saarza9991 9 місяців тому

      Good luck girl 😇
      I'm 19 too and I always catch fish with my mom. It's fun to fish with family
      Sending love from India

  • @delilahjones6496
    @delilahjones6496 10 місяців тому

    I recently tried a recipe for whole branzino and it tastes so good, but the bones are an issue. Now I know how to get rid of them thanks to you. Appreciate it!

  • @gvncd
    @gvncd Рік тому +1

    not only have i learnt how to fillet a fish, but i have also discovered a beautiful song (your intro). thank you very much chef!

  • @gizamanmathata168
    @gizamanmathata168 8 місяців тому +1

    I really enjoyed watching and definitely learnt a thing or 2

  • @siekierni
    @siekierni Рік тому +1

    Super clear and informative. Thank you so much for this tutorial.

  • @eunyoungchae2621
    @eunyoungchae2621 Рік тому +110

    I ordered two of these based on the reviews. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxqmKabisEv81ul5v7OhvVxxOpt2CJruI- Received them on time and they look good. I really like the handle on these knives as they feel good in my hand. I'm giving them 4 stars on look and feel, but have not had the chance to put them to the test yet. I mostly fish for catfish and can hopefully try them out in the next few days. If they hold an edge throughout a limit of catfish, they'll be worth another star.Update...I used the 9" strong and the 9" fillet on a mess of catfish. I did put a sharpening on these before I started. I want a razor edge to fillet fish but they weren't quite that sharp. The people who gave these knives crappy reviews and said they were sending them back was because they weren't razor sharp. So what, do they not have a knife sharpener?? Good grief! I mean you have to sharpen any knife from time to time.I personally like them and am pleased with them. If you're too lazy to sharpen a knife then hire someone to clean your fish lol.I've never bought a knife in my life that would shave hair right out of the box. Don't be afraid to purchase the knives. They're pretty nice in my opinion.

  • @avlertavermont7094
    @avlertavermont7094 11 місяців тому

    You saved me!) I adore such a simple but effective approach. Will try it now

  • @Meechl
    @Meechl Рік тому +2

    Excellent tutorial! Easy to follow and very satisfying filleting your own fish. I have subscribed to your channel. Thank you.

  • @vladtepes84
    @vladtepes84 17 днів тому

    Just what I was looking for. Quick and to the point. Looks easy we shall see. Liked that you pronounced fillet properly and not 'fillay' as some do.😊

  • @BenzoMerranzan
    @BenzoMerranzan 5 років тому +1

    That was intensely pleasant to watch. I'm going to buy a fish!

  • @ckbs1
    @ckbs1 6 років тому +162

    Australian or American?
    Im picking up both

    • @whengrapespop5728
      @whengrapespop5728 5 років тому +13

      ckbs1
      Australican 🇦🇺 🇺🇸

    • @0xbitbybit
      @0xbitbybit 5 років тому +17

      sounds like an aussie that's moved to the US

    • @སྤངགོངམཚོ0887
      @སྤངགོངམཚོ0887 5 років тому

      ckbs1
      🇶🇦Qatari Or 🇦🇪Emirati
      They always debating tho🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦

    • @སྤངགོངམཚོ0887
      @སྤངགོངམཚོ0887 5 років тому

      ckbs1
      🇶🇦Qatari and Emirati🇦🇪
      They alwsys debating tho🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦👍🇦🇪👍🇶🇦

    • @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790
      @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790 5 років тому +2

      I heard that the Australian accent is slowly becoming more and more American due to Hollywood.

  • @nuwarindaemmanuel3304
    @nuwarindaemmanuel3304 5 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic I had no idea but now am 🔥🔥🔥

  • @MarkTilley
    @MarkTilley 10 місяців тому

    Nice, thanks for this been putting this off for the last 40 years

  • @bilaldude3610
    @bilaldude3610 5 років тому +6

    One tip for filleting the fish is, when you go over the backbone with the knife, move your knife downwards to get the meat on the other side
    This minimizes meat wastage

  • @marciastarot7839
    @marciastarot7839 6 років тому +4

    This video is so simple and great thankyou so much!!!

  • @lostandwastedtime
    @lostandwastedtime 6 місяців тому

    Love the video. And as a Canadian now living in New Zealand, his accent is buzzy... like both accents together

  • @JackV-n3c
    @JackV-n3c 4 дні тому

    excellent. well done and straight to the point

  • @shadowsnipez552
    @shadowsnipez552 5 років тому +1

    You are explaining so clear all of the other you tubers were too fast lol 😂

  • @MJB-o9b
    @MJB-o9b Рік тому

    Superb.I did fillet first time in my life.Enjoyed. Sure I will do it myself .It wasn't hard as I thought all the years 😂.It's easy.

  • @obiwanfisher537
    @obiwanfisher537 Рік тому +1

    Now I feel like going fishing. And yes, sharp knife makes kitchen work safer, easier and more fun, but your knife is really, really sharp.

  • @Eliel7230
    @Eliel7230 5 років тому +1

    I would like to suggest using a moist towel to wipe off the knife periodically as you go about processing a fish. It will help in keeping debris from the cuts.

  • @UFOENGINE
    @UFOENGINE 8 років тому +182

    is the fish ok?

    • @TheHardscoperrr
      @TheHardscoperrr 8 років тому +75

      Yes, hes alive and swimming in the ocean with his family.

    • @viceroy2214
      @viceroy2214 7 років тому +17

      UFOENGINE He dead.

    • @robotbjorn4952
      @robotbjorn4952 6 років тому +4

      No. No he's not.

    • @fuadhakim94yearsago86
      @fuadhakim94yearsago86 6 років тому +5

      Yes the fish want some spa and have a surgery

    • @aaronsun1659
      @aaronsun1659 6 років тому +3

      Yea. We miss him. But thank lord, he didnt feel any pain going through all this.

  • @xawnzayn204
    @xawnzayn204 7 років тому +70

    make sure to clean your knife in every cut, that's what Gordon Ramsay taught me LOL

    • @iceyplayz3388
      @iceyplayz3388 4 роки тому +16

      It doesn’t matter when you fillet a fish because there’s not much juice or anything. Actually, it doesn’t really matter unless you use the same knife for different foods. Then it matters.

    • @sanjilovestocook
      @sanjilovestocook 3 роки тому +2

      @@iceyplayz3388 true

  • @mrspoonz9656
    @mrspoonz9656 4 роки тому +97

    I love to give my kids dead fish heads! Fun for the whole family!

  • @Utube-gyan
    @Utube-gyan 3 роки тому

    I like the way of cutting, welcome to India I surely want to show some fish recipes....

  • @caseyfox4414
    @caseyfox4414 2 місяці тому

    I was taught to fillet this way by my papaw and my dad, with one exception; don't cut all the way through at the tail. Flip the fillet behind the fish, then slide your blade between the skin and meat. You have skinless fillets, and all of the carcass is in one easy to toss piece.

  • @LukeSnowmaker
    @LukeSnowmaker 2 роки тому

    I don't want to fillet a fish....but I watched the whole video and it was pretty satisfying :D

  • @Ramonerdna
    @Ramonerdna Рік тому

    thank you so much....first time trying and i did a decent job. You were right, once i sharpened the knife it did most of the work

  • @168grhp
    @168grhp Рік тому

    This method worked best for me. Thanks for sharing.

  • @rainthunder7547
    @rainthunder7547 8 років тому +4

    Thank you! Now to try it on a whole pacific rockfish soon.

  • @fishcuttingmaster2.0
    @fishcuttingmaster2.0 3 місяці тому

    Amazing fillet skills.

  • @frankyazzie495
    @frankyazzie495 10 місяців тому +1

    77 year old man just learned how to fillet a fish. Going fishing now.

    • @joanmacdonald7177
      @joanmacdonald7177 3 місяці тому

      Almost 70 year old woman here who couldn't bring herself to clean the fish she caught at the lake as a child. Fascinated by the ease of it all, I'm going to give this a go. The cats will enjoy the rest. 😂🦈🎣

  • @ChuxDiaz
    @ChuxDiaz 2 роки тому

    This guy knows what's up

  • @Levi-qm5cg
    @Levi-qm5cg 2 роки тому

    Nice classical guitar music!

  • @remio1377
    @remio1377 2 роки тому

    Thank you. Can you suggest the knife or knives that could be used.

  • @Nadew02
    @Nadew02 Місяць тому

    Thank you 🌷

  • @marhzkao
    @marhzkao 8 років тому +11

    I really do like that knife. Would you mind sharing what model is that? Thanks a lot!

    • @frogfoot198
      @frogfoot198 6 років тому

      It appears to be a Wusthof utility knife.

    • @garrettcowdell2177
      @garrettcowdell2177 6 років тому

      closest thing I could find was a Zwilling Diplome Fillet Knife

    • @hcnevils
      @hcnevils 5 років тому +1

      It's a Zwilling J.A. Henckels...not the best but it is a good knife

    • @knownbutunknown
      @knownbutunknown 4 роки тому

      @@hcnevils I'm currently looking at knives. I'm pretty close to getting a set of classic wusthof knife

  • @ZimXander
    @ZimXander 7 років тому +47

    Thanks, Hugh Jackman!

  • @prajolshrestha837
    @prajolshrestha837 3 роки тому

    One word "Art"

  • @jucasoofficials
    @jucasoofficials 2 роки тому

    Very helpful &professional sir......

  • @Madzguy007
    @Madzguy007 4 роки тому +1

    That knife cuts like butter

  • @naomiacelajado
    @naomiacelajado 4 роки тому

    Thank youu!! I really need this because my school need us students to video ourselves cutting a fish with different technique but choose one🤧

  • @sanjiwanikumari703
    @sanjiwanikumari703 2 роки тому

    Thnks u sir im from sri lanka 💕💕💕

  • @katiakhalil6895
    @katiakhalil6895 2 роки тому

    Lived what you did. What model n size the knife you used? Can you show how to remove the skin? Batter for frying? Tasty

  • @tabithabrock6406
    @tabithabrock6406 9 місяців тому

    Thank you so much ❤

  • @Michiganmayor420
    @Michiganmayor420 5 років тому +15

    Is that dwarf fortres music in the background lol

  • @fellipedemoraes3748
    @fellipedemoraes3748 2 роки тому

    Thank you for showing!

  • @ishertananton9081
    @ishertananton9081 Рік тому

    amazing videos thank you

  • @k.padhikari9917
    @k.padhikari9917 4 роки тому

    So nice cutting style , thank you

  • @someonewhohasntdecidedthei5438
    @someonewhohasntdecidedthei5438 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the info I'm 14 and I caught 2 fish in the lake near my grandmas house and in gonna cut them up and feed them to the chickens

  • @Hudson4351
    @Hudson4351 Рік тому

    Which specific knife are you using to do the filleting? The brand looks like Zwilling but which model of knife is it?

  • @TheGreatAyRAB
    @TheGreatAyRAB 3 роки тому

    Dude has a mixture accents of Australian, American, and Amercian-Southern. Wild!

    • @sakikogookheng
      @sakikogookheng 3 роки тому

      He could be South African, the accent sounds like American-Australian

  • @michaelsotomayor5001
    @michaelsotomayor5001 3 роки тому +1

    “Whip off the tail”
    That’s the best part 😢

  • @lifeofalfishaalfazshaikh8941
    @lifeofalfishaalfazshaikh8941 6 років тому

    Lovely......way of explaining....u made it so easy..india

  • @FredCaparelli
    @FredCaparelli 6 місяців тому

    My grandson's super good at catching fish 🐟🐟🐠🐠

  • @bd3825
    @bd3825 4 роки тому

    Beautiful fish. I was just about to put basa on my shopping list, but Meckerel looks so delish.

  • @nationalfurnitureandinteri4763
    @nationalfurnitureandinteri4763 2 роки тому

    Fish looking very fresh sir
    Which brand knife you used on video
    Please tell Me

  • @Punk_Philosopher
    @Punk_Philosopher 2 роки тому

    Thanks Chef Mike

  • @boogitybear2283
    @boogitybear2283 3 роки тому

    “Fish Heads, Fish Heads, Roly Poly Fish Heads. Fish Heads, Fish Heads, eat them
    up YUM!”-Barnes and Barnes

  • @lobsterfool6002
    @lobsterfool6002 Рік тому

    Thank you for this video, subscribed and a thumbs up.

  • @miguelleonardo1866
    @miguelleonardo1866 Рік тому

    bro, thanks. just thanks, no other words.

  • @iMann0202
    @iMann0202 Рік тому

    Cool! You made it look easy. Now, please also recommend some good sharp knives. Thanks.

  • @Angelicwings1
    @Angelicwings1 2 роки тому +2

    I have a question. With the bones and head do you make a stock of just that or do you freeze and save up until you have enough? Do you use the whole head to make the stock?

  • @ZieZieOledan
    @ZieZieOledan 2 роки тому

    You're not the Wolverine, are you sir? 🤣
    But anyways thanks for this video! I mma go fillet the fish now!!!!

  • @Sakuyushi
    @Sakuyushi 2 роки тому +1

    No BS, straight to point!

  • @shanemcbride8211
    @shanemcbride8211 Рік тому

    I’m trying to learn to do this for camping

  • @aubreegallucci8343
    @aubreegallucci8343 Рік тому

    This was incredibly helpful!

  • @covadismeilleur1986
    @covadismeilleur1986 2 роки тому

    Great video

  • @mayragatica2124
    @mayragatica2124 6 років тому +4

    Thank you very simple instructions

  • @fidelthomas7762
    @fidelthomas7762 5 років тому

    Excellent video👍

  • @osamabahnasy7616
    @osamabahnasy7616 2 роки тому

    Very easy and helpful and lovely video

  • @makuackingoftheworld1960
    @makuackingoftheworld1960 2 роки тому

    Will this work with any size fish.

  • @charlotteli9902
    @charlotteli9902 5 років тому +1

    many thanks my guy

  • @timmcfarland2736
    @timmcfarland2736 Рік тому

    Great job thanks

  • @oldmother123
    @oldmother123 3 роки тому +1

    You made this look so easy! Going to try it

  • @lukaduka21
    @lukaduka21 4 роки тому

    I enjoyed this video. Thank you sir.