$34 Costco Salmon to $300 sushi 🍣

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Жыл бұрын

Welcome to my channel! In this video, I'll show you how to transform frozen salmon from Costco into mouthwatering sashimi. With just a few simple steps, you can create restaurant-quality sashimi right in the comfort of your own home.
I'll guide you through the entire process, from selecting the perfect frozen salmon at Costco to expertly slicing and serving it as delectable sashimi. You'll be amazed at how easy and delicious it is!
Whether you're a sashimi enthusiast or a curious foodie looking to try something new, this video is for you. Join me as we unlock the secrets of turning frozen salmon into exquisite sashimi that will impress your family and friends.
Don't miss out on this culinary adventure! Hit that play button and let's dive into the world of Costco's frozen salmon turned into sensational sashimi. Remember to like, comment, and subscribe to my channel for more tasty recipes and cooking tips!
Thank you for watching, and I can't wait to hear what you think of this delicious sashimi recipe. Enjoy!
PS I'll be traveling for the next 2 weeks so frequency of content will be down a bit! Thank you all for your support
#shorts #sushi #costco #salmon

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@gooberalpacas9449 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the factual backing to the information you give, thank you for the informative and fun videos ❤

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🫶

@BillyTheCheeseMonger 11 ай бұрын

@@photogami Bro just so you know I’ve worked on fish farms and our fish have CRAZY parasites compared to wild caught…

@Marioscorneraquatics 9 ай бұрын

@@BillyTheCheeseMongerfresh water?

@maggiejetson7904 8 ай бұрын

@@BillyTheCheeseMonger This is why they say need to be frozen for X amount of days

@kyledk1262 Жыл бұрын

Yes the Max Miller reference!

@photogami Жыл бұрын

It's grog time!

@tburrrg2502 Жыл бұрын

Love both your channels (you and max!!)

@therealdatenshi 10 ай бұрын

hard tack👏👏

@carlosortiz8983 10 ай бұрын

Love the references.. love it more that I get them! 😂

@chrisnguyen2826 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I like sushi, but am too cheap to go out as frequently as I would like. Now i can enjoy it more economically!

@shizothereal 11 ай бұрын

I like how u said that

@smeariestline59 11 ай бұрын

Until you get a $150,000 hospital bill

@soyaliovee 10 ай бұрын

@@smeariestline59if you prepare it properly or you can real then that’s not going to be a problem. Western hypocrisy these days…

@ethernetgirl2001 10 ай бұрын

@@smeariestline59 freezing kills any parasites

@Rikisballs 10 ай бұрын

@@smeariestline59 Insurance exists

@miso4thesoul Жыл бұрын

You're a real one for all the Steve references 😭👌🏼💯

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Nice hiss!

@manicsandwich5714 Жыл бұрын

@@photogamilet’s get this out onto a tray 😏

@lauraphoenixjumpp3455 Жыл бұрын

I just discovered Steve and I was like "is this the 'nice' meme??"

@photogami Жыл бұрын

@@lauraphoenixjumpp3455 nice

@engineeredaf1920 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been eating cheap Costco sashimi for about a year but I’m going to try some of the techniques from your videos. Thanks again

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Let me know how it goes!

@photogami Жыл бұрын

can you guys spot how many of my favorite creators I've included in here?

@Skyrim_Shuffle Жыл бұрын

4! Also, I've been binging your videos and all I want to eat are Sashimi and Sushi! Thank you for inspiring my cravings!

@photogami Жыл бұрын

@@Skyrim_Shuffle you're too good! 🥇 And thank you for the kind words 🙏🫶

@Skyrim_Shuffle Жыл бұрын

@@photogami You're welcome! 🫶

@taylorellison2719 11 ай бұрын

I’m still scared, but you give us so much education to support our choices. Thank you!!

@WoWbob396 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for citing sources on farmed salmon safety! I’ve been hemming and hawing for months on whether or not I should eat salmon raw from the grocery store, but I never found a definitive answer. I’ll be heading to Costco to give this a try soon! 🎉

@photogami 11 ай бұрын

Check out yesterday's video on Safeway too, it may be my favorite to date!

@WoWbob396 11 ай бұрын

@photogami checking it out now!

@RP-ue9wy 10 ай бұрын

This is bad advice. Farmed raised Salmon is not good on any level. You can use wild caught. Just follow the guidelines and its 100% better.

@gishman2 10 ай бұрын

@@RP-ue9wy Wild caught will always have worms

@RP-ue9wy 10 ай бұрын

@gishman2 Not always and its 100% better. Totally fine for sushi. Farmed salmon is crazy.

@bobbyd4404 Жыл бұрын

The fact that you quote the MRE guy is just amazing

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@josephlee3070 Жыл бұрын

Nice hiss

@Nightfall4.3 Жыл бұрын

Lets get this out onto a tray... Nice!

@mescobar8801 Жыл бұрын

Because of your channel I started buying salmon farmed and making my sashimi. Taste like restaurant quality

@photogami Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that! There is so much gold quality out there

@limes37138 Жыл бұрын

@A Z are you eating wild salmon raw?

@agunemon Жыл бұрын

Yeah we do the same for tuna, as long as its solid frozen, you can expect it to be safe.

@basictrainer 11 ай бұрын

@@limes37138yes. Freeze it and all the parasites are dead. Easy.

@RP-ue9wy 10 ай бұрын

Farmed salmon is not good man, no reason to eat it.

@Buckshot1217 Жыл бұрын

A shoutout to Steve1989… nice.

@photogami Жыл бұрын

(flameless ration heater steaming away)

@TomasuDesu Жыл бұрын

すごい！安い値段で高級感な刺身を作れるなんて素晴らしい

@briansutton2176 Жыл бұрын

Lets get this onto a tray. Nice.

@ethicaltechnical 10 ай бұрын

Super informative and calming plus the Steve and Max references. Nicely done man

@photogami 10 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@gorgeousgorgeousgirl6754 Жыл бұрын

going to try this

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Let me know how it goes! It's pretty awesome

@ironqqq 4 күн бұрын

Teach us how to prep this salmon for a pan sear. You have amazing prep skills. I bought this salmon and it was not good.

@furiousdestroyer2.050 Жыл бұрын

TASTING HISTORY!!!!

@photogami Жыл бұрын

(enter tasteful classic music here)

@camphope9344 Жыл бұрын

The Steve Mre 🤣 🤣 I instantly love you for that

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Nice! 🫶

@mimovk Жыл бұрын

Love the Steve reference.. nice ~

@MisAmandaful 10 ай бұрын

What is the mixture for the saline?

@phyternl 11 ай бұрын

HA! Love the shout out to Max.

@barblesstv_shorts 11 ай бұрын

This is incredible information, thank you!

@photogami 11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@notusneo Жыл бұрын

Its an obligation to use Max Miller hardtack references when it comes to clicking two hard piece of food together

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Haha I was so excited when they were clacking around in the bag

@thesupreme8062 Жыл бұрын

i love the tasting history clip of clacking the ship's buscuit

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Clack clack

@jeremyayala4801 Жыл бұрын

"Nice hiss." 😂

@Ianthecuckgary Жыл бұрын

You have the best content out there

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words ❤

@Mayoralink64 11 ай бұрын

Love the tasting history reference

@najjimohammad9124 10 ай бұрын

I’ve always wondered if this was do-able, nice seeing a simple and to the point vid on it looks fire

@samueltheweber 9 ай бұрын

I appreciate the ‘Tasting History’ hardtack clip insert you used 😂

@krissi1234 Жыл бұрын

So good to know! So is the saline bath necessary with store bought frozen salmon before using for sashimi? If I do these steps, the salmon will be fine to use? I mean, are there any steps I'm missing?

@SmedleyButler1881 Жыл бұрын

The salt bath makes the meat firmer, it doesn’t do any kind of sanitizing

@photogami Жыл бұрын

I'll be posting the full version tomorrow From the FDA perspective farmed salmon is guaranteed safe from anisakis worms. However as with all raw foods bacterial risk is there. Costco has a great supply chain, but if it was exposed to temperature abuse (melted during the trip), it will lead to spoilage The saline bath is for wet brining which is for improving texture, flavor, and treating fishiness. It will not sanitize fish if I had been colonized by bacterial growth

@SteelAnvil 11 ай бұрын

I tried this same exact bag and the first 5 fillets after putting it through the ice bath with salt came out fine and didn't smell. My last 2 smelled fishy and upon slightly tasting were off. Idk what I'm doing wrong? Is it maybe I'm not putting enough salt? Or does putting it in the fridge remove the smell

@photogami 10 ай бұрын

Hey sorry for the late response! Sounds like you did everything correct as the first 3 were fine. It could've been too little salt, but sometimes some of the fillets are not up to par

@Cam_dc 10 ай бұрын

I don’t even like raw fish but it’s satisfying hearing him talk and cut the fish and prepare.

@DirtPathParadise Жыл бұрын

This is a very good hack to know. Dumb question, but does this apply to all frozen fish types at Costco (e.g. Tuna, Mahi Mahi, etc.)? Also, is it possible to confirm the commercial storage conditions prior to the product reaching stores? Great content!

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll do a video on the tuna one For the home setting, I would only recommend tuna and farmed salmon. They're the two that are safe from a parasite perspective. However they are both susceptible bacterial overgrowth and temperature abuse

@__dm__ Жыл бұрын

do I need to get farmed tuna or is any tuna OK?

@AndrewS-wj8be Жыл бұрын

@@__dm__ Pretty sure there's no such thing as farmed tuna

@NitsuSaiNeko Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewS-wj8be Farmed tuna does exist, but it's rare and I think it's not big scale enough to be widely supplied.

@jcla2540 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the hack - I tried but maybe I grew up eating good sashimi I can’t stomach the frozen ones. I recommend Costco fresh salmon (boneless skinless with the round sticker) - cute with salt and sugar and freeze. This is what my native Japanese friends teach me.

@photogami 4 ай бұрын

That one is excellent! The v2 version covers this process - I do a 45 min sugar and salt cure kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nMWJfruLz7ytno0.htmlsi=eFb2kv16nHwfb46a

@TheJucx Жыл бұрын

That slap sounded like something else 😂🤣

@josephramirez2644 Жыл бұрын

Ive been wondering, what is your profile pick on here? It's so vibrant

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's cube shaped tuna nigiri/temari with gold numbering on them

@m1quatro 6 ай бұрын

wow! thats awesome

@jacoblm Жыл бұрын

My boy big fan of Steve 😅

@boucher4343 3 ай бұрын

Can you make nigiri with this as well? I’m tempted to give this a try!

@ZiggyIzz 5 ай бұрын

What do you put in the solution? You said 3-4% is it just salt? Or salt and sugar?

@oBlvd Жыл бұрын

What did you put? Salt and/or what else?

@CosImUpRn Жыл бұрын

Nice

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Nice

@RealGamerDonut Жыл бұрын

Is it just me or does this guy sound exactly like GoldenGully

@photogami Жыл бұрын

I get that time to time

@ThePARTY126 Жыл бұрын

How do you prep and choose the right tuna for sushi

@photogami Жыл бұрын

I will do a follow-up video on the tuna version ❤

@maxcarnarge9233 Жыл бұрын

Hey does it need to be labelled as sashimi grade ?

@photogami Жыл бұрын

No, sashimi grade is more of an opinion than a certification. You can meet the FDA criteria without the label, at least in terms of parasites

@Imjonny264 Жыл бұрын

I bought this same package, but there’s no text on there to say when the fish was frozen. What would you do in this situation?

@photogami 10 ай бұрын

Does it have a best by date? I would go by that and if it's before then proceed with caution. See how it smells after the bath

@QualityPoptarts 10 ай бұрын

man you watch the best food channels, both max miller AND steve references in one short?

@boejurrow5769 Жыл бұрын

Holy fuck the hardtack meme caught me so off guard

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Clack clack

@DDSN Жыл бұрын

stevemre, tasting history, going to sub now

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Nice! (Seriously thank you)

@edwardallen2696 Жыл бұрын

That particular bag is from southeast Asian farms you always want to make sure they’re from Northern Europe much better fish farms regulations there.

@2Skinny 10 ай бұрын

Frozen for seven days at a seriously low temperature. It was probably flash frozen after processing to that temp but Costco's freezers for sure aren't that cold.

@jackpitcock2055 Жыл бұрын

Tried the bath but the salmon was still pretty frozen after the 30 minutes. Should I leave it in the bath or let it thaw in the fridge?

@photogami Жыл бұрын

After the 30min, I would pat dry and then thaw (wrapped or in a bag) in the fridge for 5 hours. At that point the brine should've continued to pull water out. Pat dry one final time, slice up, and enjoy

@jackpitcock2055 Жыл бұрын

@@photogami thank you so much!

@bigsnax6617 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the vid because I’ve been craving it, but What did you put in the water

@photogami Жыл бұрын

30g salt and 1000g water. However it's very forgiving, go for the saltiness of the ocean and you'll be set

@bigsnax6617 Жыл бұрын

@@photogami yes sir thanks

@bluegianvo 10 ай бұрын

It says -4F for 7 days, not just frozen. How do you know that costcos freezers aren’t set at 0F? Does it matter that much?

@LetsgoBrandon-rq2ir Жыл бұрын

easy sushi recipie i will recreate

@cjones0210 Жыл бұрын

someone's a fan of Max Miller!

@Enjoylifeweonlygotone 11 ай бұрын

What kind of knife do you use !? 😮

@LadyASolveg Жыл бұрын

I had no clue this could be done

@michaelvallin55 5 ай бұрын

Important distinction between "frozen for 7 days" and "Held at -4 F for 7 days" BIG difference, and if you don't understand the difference you shouldn't be preparing raw fish.

@hellotwinkie 9 ай бұрын

What’s better tasting? From the fresh or the frozen?

@photogami 9 ай бұрын

Fresh tastes best imo, but frozen (tastes good, but the texture is lacking) is super convenient!

@amethystskeels3788 8 ай бұрын

Hmm. I have a bag of that in the freezer, I'll have to give that a try!

@Retired_hag Жыл бұрын

Thanks for creating this! Sashimi is the last dish I’d want to create. I always thought the fish needed to be fresh. Never knew this was an option !

@FizzyCape Жыл бұрын

Just don’t do it with fish you thawed and refroze

@photogami 11 ай бұрын

@@FizzyCape Good tip, refreezing is a no-no!

@S.Bruland Жыл бұрын

What about the risk of Listeria in salmon? I have worked with foodsafety for a long time and would never eat this ..😬

@jasonstrains638 4 ай бұрын

Isn't this true of all sashimi/raw fish though? Is there anything different that could happen that would stop the risk of listeria without cooking it?

@S.Bruland 4 ай бұрын

Yes and no, the problem with salmon is that most of it is coming from large factories where it is realy hard to remove an listeria problem.. When making salmonfilets that is ment for cooking it is cheaper, when making it for eating it raw the routines is very strict and this makes it more expensive

@supracurious Жыл бұрын

Do frozen sockeye salmon from costco

@GVGandolfo 11 ай бұрын

I’m buying the Costco wild caught Alaskan salmon 😋🌞 I was birthed and raised in Alaska and my dad worked on a crab fishing boat. Hopefully I’ll get more than an Easter egg pastel ❤ otherwise I need to order from Alaska fisheries.

@madiw2097 Жыл бұрын

Wait so do you defrost before or after the salt bath?

@Chemeleon15 Жыл бұрын

It defrosts IN the solution

@madiw2097 Жыл бұрын

@@Chemeleon15 in 30 minutes?

@photogami Жыл бұрын

@@madiw2097 yes directly into the salt solution, and yes 30 min is all you need

@CBslot Жыл бұрын

LIFE SAVOR ! All your videos .. I bought tuna once .. freezer it then thawed days later just dry.. cut and ate .. no anymore

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll do a follow-up on tuna next time

@HT-sg9pl 11 ай бұрын

How many salt and water ?

@OguraToasty 9 ай бұрын

What exactly is "The smell test" since there's a little hint of fish I can smell. How much is too much?

@aznmashimaro91 Жыл бұрын

how do you make the saline solution?

@photogami Жыл бұрын

It's 30g of salt to 1L water, however it's very forgiving and doesn't have to be exact. Go for the salinity of the ocean

@aznmashimaro91 Жыл бұрын

Any kind of salt is ok?

@photogami Жыл бұрын

@@aznmashimaro91 I say yes and use table salt. Some argue for sea salt but I skip it and I'm also cheap

@kovhalproductions3106 10 ай бұрын

What did you add in the water? Salt and something else?

@somethingsomething404 9 ай бұрын

Salt and sugae

@KellzxStudios Жыл бұрын

Creased when I seen the mre guy😂

@DadBodJdawg 10 ай бұрын

i wish i had known it was this easy XD

@goldypyre5489 7 ай бұрын

I prepared Alaskan wild caught as fresh as u can buy from traders joes and Freeze for ~48hr or more hours. I hope I'm alright, 😅😂

@gio11235 10 ай бұрын

Sorry for the silly question, does the salmon takes his bath before of after thawing?

@somethingsomething404 9 ай бұрын

Before/thaw in the water. May not be fully thawed after 30 mins but that’s okay put in fridge

@Javid_74 4 ай бұрын

Okay Im confused. Where on the fish does it say its been frozen for 7 days? The gentleman's finger is on some number but I have no idea what it means. It clearly isnt a date, so what proof do I need to look for at my local costco that my fish is safe?

@baileyarzate1 Жыл бұрын

I got the unfrozen farm Costco salmon yesterday and made nigiri and sashimi with it because of your videos. It was amazing, can’t believe what restaurants charge for that

@photogami Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that!

@willydilly9020 Жыл бұрын

Why would you use unfrozen? Enjoy those parasites.

@photogami Жыл бұрын

@@willydilly9020 the unfrozen farmed one comes in frozen and also meets the FDA criteria for parasites. But like all raw foods is susceptible to bacterial spoilage

@KitchenConfidential Жыл бұрын

Can you share the saline solution recipe?

@photogami Жыл бұрын

30g salt 1000g water, it's very forgiving. Go for the saltiness of the ocean and you'll be golden

@KitchenConfidential Жыл бұрын

@@photogami thank you!!!

@garydomaz1849 Жыл бұрын

Does that salt bath defrost it?

@petergoestohollywood382 Жыл бұрын

Nah bro. Heat defrosts the fish.

@photogami Жыл бұрын

@@petergoestohollywood382 hehe

@photogami Жыл бұрын

It both defrosts and wet brines

@user-hm6tm9yd4q Жыл бұрын

If a piece doesn't pass the smell test, what could that smell like?

@Henry.oliver Жыл бұрын

It’ll smell fishy I think. If it’s good it shouldn’t really have a smell

@photogami Жыл бұрын

Super fishy, moldy, or sour

@xochj Жыл бұрын

Yep!

@philliple504 Жыл бұрын

what temperature is the saline solution at? i also saw you adding ice later as well

@photogami 11 ай бұрын

I usually do this step in the fridge with filtered water, but for video demonstration added ice. You want it as cold as possible

@griffredarmy 10 ай бұрын

Sushi grade fish doesn’t have a legal definition in the US, but it is not as simple as freeze the fish and you’re good to go. For one, most home freezers do no go below 0 F. Some chest freezers do but your average fridge/freezer combo does not. In addition to being free of parasites, fish for sushi also has to be free of bacteria. Fish that’s going to be frozen and cooked doesn’t have to be handled with the same standards and care because the bacteria are going to be killed in the cooking process. Fish for sushi cannot be subjected to time and temp abuse. Good sushi fish is flash frozen when caught or harvested. This flash freezing also protects the texture of the fish. Slowly freezing fish in your home freezer is going to make a mushy very down market sushi.

@noname-zn1pt 10 ай бұрын

Bro pointed at the wording that had nothing to do with the infographic 💀

@user-tk8dj8vq4h 11 ай бұрын

Can u do this with the sockeye salmon too?

@somethingsomething404 9 ай бұрын

Needs more freezing if wild

@TapeLV Жыл бұрын

34 DOLLARS????? WHAT the fuck? A kilogram of fresh salmon is like 20!!!!!

@a.p.602 Жыл бұрын

very adventurous with this one

@photogami Жыл бұрын

We've been doing this one for years, from an FDA perspective its very safe in regards to parasites

@kennethflatman Жыл бұрын

In the food code that is placed on screen, it says that "fish that is served raw or undercooked". If the fish is intended to he served cooked, like that bag, it doesn't go through the deep freeze process.

@lindahaugh4711 Жыл бұрын

Also says farm raised are exempt, so he's still good

@somethingsomething404 9 ай бұрын

@@lindahaugh4711I can only imagine how much lobbying went into that exemption

@bmo14lax 10 ай бұрын

Thats not a saline solution brother. words have meaning.

@somethingsomething404 9 ай бұрын

How isn’t it? It’s a solution containing salt.

@cesarq6011 Жыл бұрын

Yo how do you make that saline solution?

@Chemeleon15 Жыл бұрын

He said “3-4%” That means weighing your water then multiply by 0.03(or 0.04) and using that number as the weight of salt you put in the water.

@photogami Жыл бұрын

@@Chemeleon15 exactly! I shoot for 30g salt to 1000g water (1L). However it is very forgiving and doesn't have to be exact. Go for.thr saltiness of the ocean and you'll be golden