The Simple Skewer Trick To Tell If Fish Is Done Cooking

It's important for fish to be properly cooked — not just for the best eating experience, but for food safety reasons, too. Simply put, overcooked fish is dry and disappointing.

The Simple Skewer Trick To Tell If Fish Is Done Cooking

To start, search your kitchen drawers for a metal barbecue skewer — the kind that evokes summertime grilling.

Stick it in and check it out

Metal skewers are useful because they're hard to break, washable, and can be used to make many meals, adds Independent.

Other uses for skewers

Though it's important to note that they're not recommended for appetizers because of the same heat conduction that makes them great for testing fish doneness. Instead, they recommend broad, flattened skewers with good handles for ease of use.

Other uses for skewers

With those in hand, take on grill master Bobby Flay's garlic-mustard grilled beef skewers, Yucatan chicken skewers, or salmon kebabs with yogurt sauce.

Other uses for skewers

And to think that these metal sticks would collect dust until your next cookout! Now you know that the skewer is far more than a noun and a verb — it's a handy cooking tool to have around.

Other uses for skewers

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