you people seriously livein alaska? (Kodiak, Homer: home, rent, travel)

[Rance]

He just puts it in a tuperware container and runs it with a load of dishes. Not sure of the soap brand!

[Las Vegan Cajun]

Well I just might surprise Mrs. LVC with a new dish tonight, "dishwasher halibut" I can't wait to see the look on her face when I pull it out of the dishwasher and put it on the table. LOL!!!

I wonder how alligator tail in the dishwasher would turn out.

[rotorhead]

Down here in NM halibut runs almost $17.00/lb., when its available at all.

Gonna wait until we're up there this summer to try that particular recipe, it'd be an expensive mistake if I screwed it up down here.

[AKMammabear]

Originally Posted by rotorhead

Down here in NM halibut runs almost $17.00/lb., when its available at all.

And that is why I feel so guilty with a freezer full of it. If we were closer, I would surely send you a hunk, I mean a chunk!

[AussieMale]

hiya AKMammabear n rotorhead

Would one of you be kind enough to explain what a halibut is please.

[Alaskagrl]

Well, I'll respond, too AussieMale

Halibut is a weird-looking, flat, bottom-feeding fish. It's eyes are on the bottom of it, which is pure white, and the top of it is brown-speckled...

Halibut can grow to be huge...300-400lbs plus...their flesh is delicious; white, firm, mild in taste; you can cook them any way and they are delicious; highly prized.

You fish for them with heavy rods, big hooks, and octopus or herring for bait.

[DannyL]

I call it Alaska's version of a catfish. Ugly as hell, but oh-so-good.

[AussieMale]

Originally Posted by Alaskagrl

Well, I'll respond, too AussieMale

Halibut is a weird-looking, flat, bottom-feeding fish. It's eyes are on the bottom of it, which is pure white, and the top of it is brown-speckled...

Halibut can grow to be huge...300-400lbs plus...their flesh is delicious; white, firm, mild in taste; you can cook them any way and they are delicious; highly prized.

You fish for them with heavy rods, big hooks, and octopus or herring for bait.

hiya Alaskagrl

thank you very much for the description , is it on many restaurant menu's , is it expensive , is it popular eating , is it easy to catch.

[AKMammabear]

look here: --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halibut

[rotorhead]

Heres what they look like. Hint: its the one in the middle.

White on one side, green on the other, both eyes on the top and yummy in the middle. This one is what they call a "chicken" (who knows why...), about 30-35 lbs or so and dresses out to about 15-17 lbs of delicious, boneless fillets. Halibut is also one of the easiest fish to fillet (though the skin is tough), you could hardly design a fish thats better for catching, gutting, and eating for someone with a minimum of talent with a fillet knife. The meat is very firm, almost like good tuna, but very mild tasting with almost no "fishy" taste at all. Even people who "don't like fish" like halibut, if its treated well and prepared with any kind of skill at all.