Then I have one problem, how to cut in pieces.
I have think about buying one of those electrical knifes but I guess it will not work as the fish is stiff when frozen.
Is there any proper instrument?
How do I search for it in German?
Thanks
I saw in some supermarket's that if I buy a complete frozen fish, it will be cheaper.
I use a bread knife with a saw edge. Wear gloves to protect your skin.
The other option is a smaller size saw (easier to handle in the kitchen). Yes wear clean gloves for the cold and in case you slip. Don't saw directly on the counter of course.
Frozen meat and fish are sawn with a bandsaw in the food service industry. If you can do it with an electric knife, that ́s very admirable. Perhaps a hand saw with relatively fine teeth might do it.
Some very good advice here.
I tend to wait for it to defrost, cuts quite easy then.
I hope I am not being too obvious here, but the point of cutting off of a frozen carcass is to only cut what is necessary for a meal without defrosting the whole animal which would mean having to cook everything right then and there.
Oh, I knew there was something I was missing.
This should do the business
Have never tried to cut frozen fish, but did meat. First begin with a smaller knife, than make a couple of deep cuts with a pointy knife, and then use a huge thick knife (migros cucina & tavola has some).
But I guess you probably have tried something similar If I had a huge board and a small ax, I would have given it a try. The only danger is the fish slipping away - you may again try small cuts first and hope to be precise enough with the ax
That's the point
I never thought about it
You can get electric knives with special blades for cutting frozen stuff (we have one).
Tom
Just thaw it the first time. Cut in pieces you need for several dishes. Chuck back in freezer. Problem only arises when you freeze and thaw things regulary. One time is fine. En guete.
Can you defrost it first? I'm using Japanese knife to cut those fish/meat. You can find them in Aligo.
The idea is to cut it without defrosting
Why not just buy smaller frozen fish?
Alternatively, if you must buy frozen whale carcasses, surely the fish monger could cut the frozen fish into more appropriate sizes for you.
There are some kind of fish that are better in a big size, for example with 2 or 3 Kg.
One fish this big is too much for a 2 persons meal...
Agreed, but....... you don't need a bigger knife:
....... Just invite more friends for dinner !!!
By the way, Sam Ali was correct before in saying that fish can be thawed once. Most fish are immediately snap frozen at sea anyway, then thawed for the shops to appear 'fresh'.
If you defrost the frozen fish slowly in the refrigerator overnight, fillet, and re-freeze in snap lock plastic bags, the fish keeps quite well.
Again, surely the fish monger you purchase the fish from will have the equipment available to reduce the size into consumable portions.
.... albeit at an additional cost, it should still be less than the amount you need to fork out on a suitable tool to hack through the equivalent of a block of ice.
I would at least ask.
JBZ isn't completely off-base. Many foods are much easier to cut when slightly frozen as opposed to deep-frozen or fully thawed. Leave the fish (or chicken, beef, whatever) covered in the fridge for about an hour after you take it from the freezer. It won't thaw completely but just enough that you can do your chopping and then chuck what you don't use back in the freezer. Same goes if you just bought fresh meat. Chuck in the freezer for about 30 minutes until it's slightly frozen and viola! Easier to cut!