The Fishmonger's Apprentice

"The Fishmonger's Apprentice" is very aptly titled. If you ever wondered how to turn any raw fish or shellfish into something ready for the pot, oven, or raw platter, this is the book for you. In something over 200 pages of color photographs, a variety of fish and shellfish are cleaned and butchered with how-to instructions. In between the sections are some interesting commentaries by a variety of persons in the seafood industry, from cooks to real fishmongers to seafood wholesalers to restaurant owners. This book may not be of much interest to the general reader, outside those who need instruction on how to take down a lobster, but the seafood cook may find it invaluable. Recommended.

Be forewarned this book is almost completely about cleaning and butchering seafood. Yea, 200 pages with nothing other than all the various techniques to clean a wide variety of different types of seafood.That being said, it's still a pretty handy resource. It has good step by step instructions with photos(not drawings) for each step. Also comes with a dvd which is cool.

Takes you right to the skills of a fish market and ways to prepare and judge the quality and freshness as well as to trim it up. Best publication I have seen on this topic. The used book pricing is a screaming deal, compared to retail and the quality sent to me was first rate...

Interesting guide to fish butchery, but limited to a few varieties of shellfish and whole fish. Also, the book I received was ripped and the dvd was missing.

Excellent book, laid out well, good usefull info. But does not use local names for fish types.

I ordered this for my husband, as he is a chef. He said it is very informative. He would actually rate it 4.5 stars.

Provides a great visual aid for the novice fish fabricator.

great, very useful, easy to follow, colorful, lots of steps, right priced, great for starters and not, concise,very handy and terrific

This book contains everything I wanted to know about fish and the preparing of it plus it recommends the best ways to cook it as well. It explains how to skin, gut descale and prepare all sorts of fish which is what I was looking for, I would recommend this to any budding fish cook or just anybody who loves cooking and eating fish. Fish cooking is so much easier when you know what you are doing is correct and less time consuming than struggling with something you really haven't a clue how to tackle!

I bought this book as I have recently started working in a professional kitchen and its a great asset!Very informative on various species of fish, from storing it, cuts of fish, to the equipment used in each process. It even came with a DVD!Interviews with businesses in the industry provides and insight to the world of fish.A must have for any budding chef or anyone interested in fish/seafood.

Terrific book, buy it with a good filleting knife and then prepare all your own fish., never be scared of cooking and serving fish again.

Not enough info on different varetys of fish and how to prepare them, this book is full of jaw-jaw however! ; ( Can not reccommend!

An excellent guide.