Whats the best way to cook fish so it doesnt stink up your house?

[GoingUp]

I love fish and want to start eating more of it, but whats the best way to make it so that it doesnt make my whole place reek? I have an open kitchen that leads right into the dining room and living room and I dont want my whole place to smell like fish.

Suggestions?

I'm looking at cooking Cod or Salmon.

Edit: I usually cook frozen fish fillets.

 

[Pepsei]

make sure they're fresh. salmon doesn't usually stink, but i dislike the taste of salmon unless it is raw..

 

[Aquila76]

Blow a fan out the kitchen window. It works most of the time for me, but I wouldn't usually do it this time of year. However, since it's almost 50 out today...

 

[aidanjm]

tins of tuna fish. or eat out.

 

[GoingUp]

Don't have any windows near my kitchen

 

[dannybek]

Use lemons. After baking/broiling, cut a lemon open and bake it in the oven. It will remove the smell.

 

[her209]

I eat my fish straight up raw.

 

[Mucho]

BBQ outside

 

[monk3y]

My mom used to always boil some cloves and cinnamon sticks.

 

[Poulsonator]

Buy fresh fish.

 

[daniel49]

have a potluck at your buddies house and you bring the fish

 

[gigapet]

if your fish is stinking you shouldnt eat it. /thread

 

[randomlinh]

cook outside, that should keep the smell out of the house

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: randomlinh
cook outside, that should keep the smell out of the house

Ive thought about that. Would be a good idea to get a grill.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: gigapet
if your fish is stinking you shouldnt eat it. /thread

This works for sex, too.

 

[Steve]

If fish has that nasty "fishy" smell that means it is decomposing. As others have said, stick with fresh fish.

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: sm8000
If fish has that nasty "fishy" smell that means it is decomposing. As others have said, stick with fresh fish.

I usually cook frozen fish.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: gigapet
if your fish is stinking you shouldnt eat it. /thread

Seriously!

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs

Originally posted by: sm8000
If fish has that nasty "fishy" smell that means it is decomposing. As others have said, stick with fresh fish.

I usually cook frozen fish.

Then get your ass to a proper seafood market. If where you live doesn't have one, I'm sure you have a Whole Foods somewhere close. Their seafood is generally pretty good, although they never seem to have staple stock from day to day.

 

[loup garou]

Also, you can buy large amounts of fish and freeze it yourself so you don't have to worry about buying fresh fish constantly. Rinse the filets first and add a little water to ziploc bags and throw in 6 or less filets per bag. When you defrost, rinse the filets again and pat them dry...no fish smell.

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: loup garou
Also, you can buy large amounts of fish and freeze it yourself so you don't have to worry about buying fresh fish constantly. Rinse the filets first and add a little water to ziploc bags and throw in 6 or less filets per bag. When you defrost, rinse the filets again and pat them dry...no fish smell.

How come I get a fishy smell from regular frozen fish then?

 

[DrPizza]

I have a freezer full of fish. (MMMMmmm, fish fry sounds good for dinner tonight, thanks for the suggestion)
I or my wife/kids caught all of the fish. Every one of those fish was alive (i.e. fresh) when it was dumped onto the table to be filleted. Except for what we ate for dinner that day, every ounce of fish was shrink wrapped and placed into a very cold freezer within 5 minutes of me finishing filleting them. When I thaw a package and open it, it does *not* smell fishy, nor does the house smell fishy after cooking it.

As stated above, fresh seafood doesn't stink.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs

Originally posted by: loup garou
Also, you can buy large amounts of fish and freeze it yourself so you don't have to worry about buying fresh fish constantly. Rinse the filets first and add a little water to ziploc bags and throw in 6 or less filets per bag. When you defrost, rinse the filets again and pat them dry...no fish smell.

How come I get a fishy smell from regular frozen fish then?

The fish wasn't necessarily frozen fresh. All freezing does is preserve the bacteria.

 

[IGBT]

..red snapper may be the worst offender but shure tastes good. Took nearly a month of open windows to get rid of the stinch. I cook all my fish outside.

 

[JDrake]

Don't cook it at all :barf;