squid cleaning tips

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johnnymagpie wrote:Nice video

OR option 2 go to Eltham hotel and have Gluten Free fried calamari with chips and salad. YUM
That's not where you cook is it Pete?

There is a technique whereby the wings and skin can be removed as one. It's quick and easy, but it's difficult to explain here.

This is a screen shot from an early vid of mine.

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I used to keep the keep the wings for bait or even throw them away. That was until I fished with Haynsie and he wanted them to eat. I ate the next lot I got and now the whiting can get stuffed. They're mine from now on.
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Rhino wrote:
I used to keep the keep the wings for bait or even throw them away. That was until I fished with Haynsie and he wanted them to eat. I ate the next lot I got and now the whiting can get stuffed. They're mine from now on.
:lol:

I couldnt believe you were chucking them away. I'm lucky if any squid make it past the kitchen and back out on the yak for bait!
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I just used this video to clean my lonely squid from yesterday, removing the skin was a whole lot easier than the way i was doing it! And i didnt know about that thin membrane on the inside of the hood being that annoying stringy bit on the rings you can buy.. Thanks for posting the vid
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Removing the skin looks easier than the way I was doing it. Will try that. Also for me the wings are the best. I prefer the wings over any other part. Depending on the quantity of squid I have I usually use the tentacles and head as bait.
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Sometimes i will rip the wings and membrane off on the yak if i have a spare moment, as they seem to separate easier when just caught. You have all that salt water to rinse them in too> The less ink that ends up in the kitchen the easier home life is.

Any rinsing i do at home is done in a basin of salted water.
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