Did some work on my boat yesterday. Made two BIG cleats to store two hanks
of 100' each anchor rope. Boy, does that stuff birdnest no matter what you
do. Cleaned up some wiring. Made a cradle for the troll motor, as well as
a new hardwood place on the gunnel to attach it. Dried up some stuff I
didn't even know got wet, like the inside of one tackle box. (Glad I caught
it before it fermented for a good while.) Using this time to get some
fixups done. Going to the boat store this afternoon with my gift
certificate for $50, plus another for $10 if I spend the fifty.

Been sunny here, in the low 50's today. Plan to start fishing soon. Going
to make a cover out of two of those brown tarps from HD, as I have an
upholstery sewing machine.

Enjoyable just putzing around. The eagle is back to the cottonwood less
than 100 yards from my shop, and he keeps an eye on things. He's not as
fidgety now, and doesn't fly off so quickly now. Must have been an
inspector in another life.

Steve

On Dec 18, 2:43*pm, "Steve B" wrote:
Did some work on my boat yesterday. *Made two BIG cleats to store two hanks
of 100' each anchor rope. *Boy, does that stuff birdnest no matter what you
do. *Cleaned up some wiring. *Made a cradle for the troll motor, as well as
a new hardwood place on the gunnel to attach it. *Dried up some stuff I
didn't even know got wet, like the inside of one tackle box. *(Glad I caught
it before it fermented for a good while.) *Using this time to get some
fixups done. *Going to the boat store this afternoon with my gift
certificate for $50, plus another for $10 if I spend the fifty.

Been sunny here, in the low 50's today. *Plan to start fishing soon. *Going
to make a cover out of two of those brown tarps from HD, as I have an
upholstery sewing machine.

Enjoyable just putzing around. *The eagle is back to the cottonwood less
than 100 yards from my shop, and he keeps an eye on things. *He's not as
fidgety now, and doesn't fly off so quickly now. *Must have been an
inspector in another life.

Steve

It's thawed here too. At least the chunk of Salmon and some Talapia
fish i took out of the freezer yesterday morning.

good cooking tonight!

"Tim" wrote

It's thawed here too. At least the chunk of Salmon and some Talapia
fish i took out of the freezer yesterday morning.

good cooking tonight!

reply: Last night, it was tilapia with Scampi topping. Love those little
individual fillets. I steam them in a wok, they cook great. Good way to
cook other fish, too. Salmon is good on a soaked cedar plank, and soak the
plank with the same marinade you use for the salmon.

Mmmmmmmmm

Steve

On Dec 18, 5:02*pm, "Steve B" wrote:
"Tim" wrote

It's thawed here too. *At least the chunk of Salmon and some Talapia
fish i took out of the freezer yesterday morning.

good cooking tonight!

reply: *Last night, it was tilapia with Scampi topping. *Love those little
individual fillets. *I steam them in a wok, they cook great. *Good way to
cook other fish, too. *Salmon is good on a soaked cedar plank, and soak the
plank with the same marinade you use for the salmon.

Mmmmmmmmm

Steve

Hey I never thought about the cedar plank thing. I've heard of it,
though....

What does the cedar do for the flavor?

"Tim" wrote in message
...
On Dec 18, 5:02 pm, "Steve B" wrote:
"Tim" wrote

It's thawed here too. At least the chunk of Salmon and some Talapia
fish i took out of the freezer yesterday morning.

good cooking tonight!

reply: Last night, it was tilapia with Scampi topping. Love those little
individual fillets. I steam them in a wok, they cook great. Good way to
cook other fish, too. Salmon is good on a soaked cedar plank, and soak the
plank with the same marinade you use for the salmon.

Mmmmmmmmm

Steve

Hey I never thought about the cedar plank thing. I've heard of it,
though....

What does the cedar do for the flavor?

reply: Gives it a nice cedar flavor. Or just a woodsy smoky flavor. Buy
plain untreated (duh) cedar fencing at HD and cut into pieces. 1/10 the
price of the planks at the store. I like mixing marinade in the soaking
water, as well as soaking the fillets in a plastic zip lock bag all day with
the marinade. I like garlic herb, tequila lime, lemon pepper, Jamaican
jerk, just about anything except the barbecue flavors. Drizzle a very
little on there while it is cooking. Cook right over medium barbecue heat,
and if you've soaked the board for four hours, it won't burn. The steam and
burning marinade permeates the meat. I cook mine about half an hour, but
watch it for doneness, as it comes in all thicknesses.

Steve

On Dec 18, 7:47*pm, "Steve B" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

...
On Dec 18, 5:02 pm, "Steve B" wrote:

"Tim" wrote

It's thawed here too. At least the chunk of Salmon and some Talapia
fish i took out of the freezer yesterday morning.

good cooking tonight!

reply: Last night, it was tilapia with Scampi topping. Love those little
individual fillets. I steam them in a wok, they cook great. Good way to
cook other fish, too. Salmon is good on a soaked cedar plank, and soak the
plank with the same marinade you use for the salmon.

Mmmmmmmmm

Steve

Hey I never thought about the cedar plank thing. I've heard of it,
though....

What does the cedar do for the flavor?

reply: *Gives it a nice cedar flavor. *Or just a woodsy smoky flavor. *Buy
plain untreated (duh) cedar fencing at HD and cut into pieces. *1/10 the
price of the planks at the store. *I like mixing marinade in the soaking
water, as well as soaking the fillets in a plastic zip lock bag all day with
the marinade. *I like garlic herb, tequila lime, lemon pepper, Jamaican
jerk, just about anything except the barbecue flavors. *Drizzle a very
little on there while it is cooking. *Cook right over medium barbecue heat,
and if you've soaked the board for four hours, it won't burn. *The steam and
burning marinade permeates the meat. *I cook mine about half an hour, but
watch it for doneness, as it comes in all thicknesses.

Steve

Excellent!

I'll give it a try next time around.

On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:02:24 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

Salmon is good on a soaked cedar plank, and soak the
plank with the same marinade you use for the salmon.

There is a joke around the Iowa lakes about cooking carp on a plank.
You give the fish to the cats, and eat the plank.

Casady

On Dec 19, 6:51*am, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:02:24 -0800, "Steve B"

wrote:
Salmon is good on a soaked cedar plank, and soak the
plank with the same marinade you use for the salmon.

There is a joke around the Iowa lakes about cooking carp on a plank.
You give the fish to the cats, and eat the plank.

Casady

I was thinking about the old coot on the brick story too.

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says...

"Tim" wrote

It's thawed here too. At least the chunk of Salmon and some Talapia
fish i took out of the freezer yesterday morning.

good cooking tonight!

reply: Last night, it was tilapia with Scampi topping. Love those little
individual fillets. I steam them in a wok, they cook great. Good way to
cook other fish, too. Salmon is good on a soaked cedar plank, and soak the
plank with the same marinade you use for the salmon.

Mmmmmmmmm

Steve

Do you guys know how Talapia is raised? Do you know what it eats? Check
out the discovery channel

On Dec 19, 9:21*am, I am Tosk wrote:
In article ,
says...







"Tim" wrote

It's thawed here too. *At least the chunk of Salmon and some Talapia
fish i took out of the freezer yesterday morning.

good cooking tonight!

reply: *Last night, it was tilapia with Scampi topping. *Love those little
individual fillets. *I steam them in a wok, they cook great. *Good way to
cook other fish, too. *Salmon is good on a soaked cedar plank, and soak the
plank with the same marinade you use for the salmon.

Mmmmmmmmm

Steve

Do you guys know how Talapia is raised? Do you know what it eats? Check
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No more than a lot of other things.

"Environmentalists encourage eating tilapia. Oceans Alive ranks U.S.
farmed tilapia as an “eco-best” choice, meaning they don’t damage the
environment (through pollution of waters, reduction of biodiversity,
overharvesting, etc.). So does National Geographic’s Green Guide.

Tilapia are also lower in contaminants than other fish. Growseed says
that: “as concerns about mercury contamination in fish increases, pond-
raised tilapia are a safe toxin-free food because they do not build up
environmental pollutants in their meat. That’s why Co-op America
places tilapia squarely on the “safe” list.

But…um…do they actually eat poop?I have googled and googled and
googled, in search of answers to this question. It appears to me that
the TILAPIA EAT POOP folks were ultimately informed (directly or
indirectly) by the Vomit Island episode of the Dirty Jobs television
show, on the Discovery Channel. In this episode, tilapia are used to
clean the poo that has accumulated in the tanks of hybrid striped
bass. Fear not, though: not all farmed tilapia are fed on waste
matter. For a little reassurance, check out this guy in Maine.

How about in their natural environment? You won’t find many wild
tilapia in your grocery store, but in their natural enviornment, they
thrive on wide variety of natural food organisms, including plankton,
succulent green leaves, benthic organisms, aquatic invertebrates,
larval fish, detritus and decomposing organic matter. The key word
there is “detritus,” which includes all kinds of things, including,
most likely, fish waste.

So, yes. The answer, to all you TILAPIA EAT POOP Googlers, is
“sometimes.” Which maybe should turn me off to eating tilappia, but
the more I researched, the more I thought about other things that are
fed on disgusting things (like free-range chickens, which eat the bugs
out of cow poop; or mushrooms, which feed off decay; or really any
kind of food that takes organic fertilizer…including the tomatoes and
greenbeans and carrots I myself grew last summer, which were
fertilized with composted manure from a nearby horse farm…).

Waste is consumed in order to support new life: that’s what happens in
an ecosystem. I’d prefer that any day to ground meat that’s covered in
actual poop.

That said, the key to tilapia appears to be finding a quality source.
Given that they can thrive in low quality water, you’ll want to be
careful about not getting tilapia from a water source that is too low
quality. The Monterey Bay Aquarium (experts in this kind of thing)
says that farmed tilapia from U.S. should be a first choice; and
farmed tilapia from China should be a last choice. Indeed, earlier
this year, the FDA rejected a bunch of tilapia (and other seafood)
imported from China, due to concerns about recurrent contamination
from carcinogens and antibiotics. Kevin Fitsimmons, Professor of
Environmental Science at the University of Arizona, disagrees,
however, claiming that “the Chinese actually do a pretty good
job.” (I’m not sure if Dr. Fitsimmons read this, but I’d be curious
about his reaction)."