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[–] AcidBurn@retrofed.com 4 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

I'm always nervous around cooking proper seafood ... getting the timing right so as to get something that won't give food poisoning nor would be better used as a door jamb - is there a trick to it?

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Any seafood that’s been previously frozen will be just as safe as any other food.

Get an instant read thermometer and your food will not only be safe but will taste great.

[–] AcidBurn@retrofed.com 1 points 33 minutes ago

Hmm, my cooker is quite variable. It's old, and runs off a butane bottle. I'm not sure I have the bandwidth while cooking to add thermometering into the mix

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

One trick is that ocean fish is safe to eat raw (assuming it has been kept refrigerated/frozen). If you have a cut of salmon or tuna, you can just sear it on the outside and serve it, no need to cook it all the way through (which will make it dry and tough). With saltwater fish, it's better to err on the side of less cooking.

Shellfish are more tricky, they need to either be raised and handled very carefully to keep them clean, or else cooked correctly. Oysters can be served raw, but you want to really trust the source and the handling.

[–] AcidBurn@retrofed.com 1 points 36 minutes ago

I might start out with some fish, and work my way up to doing shellfish.

It's odd, I don't get this anxiety over cooking land-based meat

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Look up the timings and set an actual timer. Make sure your cookware is up to temperature before adding anything. Have enough experience to know how long everything else needs, so that you add your seafood at the right moment.

Scallops take very little time to cook, but a lot of seafood is more forgiving.

Also the danger of undercooking seafood is parasites rather than like salmonella. Good quality seafood is safe to eat raw - the stereotype of bad seafood giving you the shits is (as far as I understand) due to the ingredient itself being tainted.

[–] AcidBurn@retrofed.com 1 points 42 minutes ago (1 children)

This sounds like gold advice, thank you! Most of my cooking is based off vibes rather than a timer (apart from steak, which I do very well even if I do say so myself).

Would squid or octopus be easier or harder to do? My partner really likes them, but so far I've only been brave enough to do ready-battered squid rings in the oven, which isn't real cooking.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 35 minutes ago (1 children)

I don't know myself. I could guess but that's probably not valuable :D

[–] AcidBurn@retrofed.com 2 points 32 minutes ago

Well, thank you for the tips, they're great fully received!

Also, apt username

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Part of the art is that things keep cooking after you remove them from the heat, so remove them from the heat before they are done, so that they completely cooked when served.

Plate onto warm plates so they don't immediately suck all the heat out and the item goes cold.

Use a foil cover to keep heat in if needed.

Practice!

[–] AcidBurn@retrofed.com 3 points 5 hours ago

Thank you!

My partner likes seafood, so I suppose I should indulge her sometimes and build up my confidence