The Fine Art of Sashimi Preparation and Japanese Fugu

[MakoMike]

Got a small, surplus -80 °C from work years ago, which is -112 °F, but I keep it at the "crossover point" where both scales meet, at -40 ° so yes. I use this to freeze all of my fish and then transfer to a conventional freezer.

In a pinch, one can always get a chunk of dry ice, put it in a cooler with a cookie sheet on it and freeze the fish. The ice will stay for 2-3 days in a "Omaha Steak" styrofoam cooler and probably much longer if you have a Yeti-type one. Just make sure you do this in a well-ventilated area!!

I know, the recommended time is 72 hrs...

Good for you! Use the small one for three days. I don't know that I'd trust the dry ice work around without a thermometer in it to make sure it gets low enough. Coolers vary a lot in their ability to keep cold in.

 

[Old Mud]

Mt friend Herbie and his brother used to dive for urchins up there.

Mike your friends wouldnt be Herbie and Ernie Freeman by any chance ??

 

[MakoMike]

Mike your friends wouldnt be Herbie and Ernie Freeman by any chance ??

Yes they would. I think we've had this conversation before, but if you have a chance PM me Herbie's phone number, I'd like to touch base with him again.

 

[Old Mud]

Yeah i vaguely remember that. Great guys for sure. I'll get his # for u.

 

[Old Mud]

I don't eat anything that's moving. Sort of a principle of mine.












btw - I don't have many principles..........

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[cany]

I don't eat anything that's moving. Sort of a principle of mine.











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Im with you on that one

 

[captmike28]

MakoMike.
I appreciate the information on NY Sushi restaurants that may occasionally have O Toro available, on request. I am also not a cheapskate and will sometimes put down pretty significant dollars for a gourmet meal. However, I must let our other members know that dining at Nobu or Masa will lighten your wallet in excess of $200 to $600 per person! In some dining guides Masa is described as one of the most expensive restaurants in the world. Sushi Zo is a bit more affordable but still not an inexpensive meal.

I guess I am just in a totally different tax bracket but those kind of price tags are certainly out of my reach. It really makes me appreciate the exquisite sushi I enjoyed in Japan when Nikon's President was picking up the tab!!

 

[MakoMike]

MakoMike.
I appreciate the information on NY Sushi restaurants that may occasionally have O Toro available, on request. I am also not a cheapskate and will sometimes put down pretty significant dollars for a gourmet meal. However, I must let our other members know that dining at Nobu or Masa will lighten your wallet in excess of $200 to $600 per person! In some dining guides Masa is described as one of the most expensive restaurants in the world. Sushi Zo is a bit more affordable but still not an inexpensive meal.

I guess I am just in a totally different tax bracket but those kind of price tags are certainly out of my reach. It really makes me appreciate the exquisite sushi I enjoyed in Japan when Nikon's President was picking up the tab!!

Understood! Now that I am retired and sans expense account, I don't frequent those kinds of restaurants very often these days. I'm lucky to have what was voted the best sushi restaurant in CT nearby, so I usually go there, but I do miss the selection at the more expensive restaurants. I haven't been able to get a piece of mirugai, or awabi in quite a while now. They do often have Kumamoto oysters which I do enjoy.

 

[wader]

there's not even a Japanese restaurant anywhere near me - good or bad - count your blessings - nearest Japanese eatery is at least a 60 mile drive either up to Maryland or across the Chesapeake

 

[JackPrintMD]

there's not even a Japanese restaurant anywhere near me - good or bad - count your blessings - nearest Japanese eatery is at least a 60 mile drive either up to Maryland or across the Chesapeake

And then there would be a total crap shoot for something authentic.

 

[Roccus7]

Dining in Tokyo could run close to one million yen for a party of 4 at the higher end places. So glad the "local office" always picked it up, especially when at the dinners that ran $1,000 per head, but they were truly memorable events.

 

[MakoMike]

Dining in Tokyo could run close to one million yen for a party of 4 at the higher end places. So glad the "local office" always picked it up, especially when at the dinners that ran $1,000 per head, but they were truly memorable events.

Very true and the remarkable fact, at least for me, was that many of the restaurants didn't take credit cards, i used to always remind my admin to make sure they took AMEX.

 

[crabby]

Understood! Now that I am retired and sans expense account, I don't frequent those kinds of restaurants very often these days. I'm lucky to have what was voted the best sushi restaurant in CT nearby, so I usually go there, but I do miss the selection at the more expensive restaurants. I haven't been able to get a piece of mirugai, or awabi in quite a while now. They do often have Kumamoto oysters which I do enjoy.

Next time I visit, we should go there.

 

[MakoMike]

Next time I visit, we should go there.

Anytime Joe, I usually go there about every other week.