Salmon Question re Oil

[atomicsmoke]

Even the wild caught pinks at walmart for 5$ a pound are better than farm raised. Salmon run here in FL is a little sparse so we have to get it where we can. Will be in AK for a few weeks this summer though..

I disagree. I my early salmon smoking days i fell for the "wild" cheap salmon. Never again.

 

[brayhaven]

All a matter of taste. I’ve smoked it fresh streamside in AK (silver & red), storebought wild, and farmed. Of course fresh wild is best, but I’ll take wild pink or even chum, over farmed. Also prefer the pacific fish to Atlantic by far. I never liked the oily mushy texture of the pen raised fish. Guess they just don’t get to swim enough in those cages and that stuff they feed em..:(.

 

[cmayna]

Just remember........
There's no nooky..... like chinooky

 

[atomicsmoke]

Coho and chinook can be farm raised as well.

 

[brayhaven]

Just remember........
There's no nooky..... like chinooky

Now that you mention it, smoked salmon IS a little like sex... the worst I ever had... was still pretty darn good .