Now, I've also learned a nifty trick to tackle stubborn scale removal ... Boil some water and pour it over the fish's skin.

"Cleaning" a fish involves disposing of the gills, blood, and guts, along with the animal's skin and scales. Descaling is not ...

To scale a fish, with the back of a knife scrap ... To remove the fins from a fish, cut the skin around them, grip and yank sharply towards the head to remove. I am by no means an expert at ...

Fillets can be cooked with the skin on or off, but if leaving the skin on it’s best to scale the fish before cooking. Pollack will also need pin-boning either before or after cooking.