Grilled, smoked, sauteed, or raw - salmon is a favorite throughout the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. Preparation using the proper tools and gadgets can enhance everyone's enjoyment of this healthful pink fish. The following items make great gifts for the home chefs in your life... including yourself!
1. Stovetop Smoker
Enjoy the taste of freshly-smoked salmon in your own home. This indoor smoker allows you to smoke salmon and other fish right on your stovetop, using the wood chips of your choice.
2. Cookbook - "Salmon"
Part of the "Northwest Homegrown Cookbook Series," this salmon cookbook is filled with a variety of ways to prepare Northwest salmon. The book begins with basic information about this flavorful fish and concludes with a chapter on buying, preparing, and cooking". Recipe chapters cover breakfast and brunch, soups, salads, and sandwiches, appetizers, and main courses. Other books in this series by Seattle food expert Cynthia Nims include "Crab," "Stone Fruit," and "Wild Mushrooms."3. Cedar Planks
Salmon grilled or baked on a plank of cedar wood is a Pacific Northwest tradition.4. Cookbook - "Simply Salmon"
This excellent reference cookbook covers everything you'd ever want to know about preparing, cooking, and serving salmon. Techniques covered include sauteing, smoking, grilling, poaching, and more. A great addition to any home chef's personal library.5. Salmon Slicer (Knife)
The long and narrow blade of this special carving knife allows you to create paper-thin slices.6. Fish Poacher
Poaching is an flavorful and healthy way to cook salmon without drying it. Poachers can accommodate a whole fish, steaks or filets.7. Fish Grilling Basket
Both large and small whole fish can be grilled on the barbecue. These helpful baskets holds the fish, allowing it to cook evenly without sticking to the grill or falling apart.