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Old 26-02-2013, 19:50
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I have just had kippers ( which I love) but the smell lingers on me all night. I wondered what people who have them for breakfast do
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Old 26-02-2013, 20:26
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I have just had kippers ( which I love) but the smell lingers on me all night. I wondered what people who have them for breakfast do
Open a window. Or jug them. My Nana always used to jug kippers and her house never smelled like a smokehouse.
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Old 26-02-2013, 20:37
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I used to LOVE kippers, but the bones just put me off for good.
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Old 26-02-2013, 20:56
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I haven't had fresh kippers for ages but if you get the boil in the bag ones and cook them for 10 minutes longer than it says on the pack the bones get softened up and you can just eat them without noticing they're there

Fresh kippers is a bit more of a problem but you can fillet them when they're cooked...............it might be an acquired skill though

Not much you can do about the stink..............open a window, clean your teeth after eating, eat them at a time when you have nothing much on that day, eg Sunday breakfast............or wait for nicer weather and cook them on the barbie outside............
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Old 26-02-2013, 21:16
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I very much like a smoked kipper now and again, I can't recall ever having one for breakfast however.
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Old 26-02-2013, 21:19
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I have them for lunch. I can't eat early in the morning.
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Old 26-02-2013, 21:21
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Open a window. Or jug them. My Nana always used to jug kippers and her house never smelled like a smokehouse.
Yup, that's how I do them and it certainly keeps the smell down.
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Old 26-02-2013, 21:57
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What is this jugging you speak of?
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Old 26-02-2013, 22:48
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What is this jugging you speak of?
It's illegal in most western countries

Basically poaching the kips
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Old 27-02-2013, 21:32
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I LOVE kippers for any meal of the day!
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Old 27-02-2013, 22:19
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Someone had to... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Aag9ivdCtE
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Old 28-02-2013, 08:34
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I used to LOVE kippers, but the bones just put me off for good.
The John West boil-in-the-tin ones don't have too many bones, but there are sometimes still a few.

There was an old episode of "Doomwatch" where a company was trying to breed fish without bones!
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Old 28-02-2013, 09:55
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Scottish kippers from Sainsburys are to die for, very few bones
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Old 28-02-2013, 11:00
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You jug kippers by putting them in a tall jug (tails upwards) and then filling the jug to the top with boiling water from a kettle.

Leave them a little while and they cook perfectly.

It's a good way of eating kippers without having that awful fishy stink hanging around for days.
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Old 28-02-2013, 11:29
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The John West boil-in-the-tin ones don't have too many bones, but there are sometimes still a few.

There was an old episode of "Doomwatch" where a company was trying to breed fish without bones!
lol is that a joke
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Old 28-02-2013, 13:00
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Originally Posted by sambda
The John West boil-in-the-tin ones don't have too many bones, but there are sometimes still a few.

There was an old episode of "Doomwatch" where a company was trying to breed fish without bones!
lol is that a joke
What - John West or the "Doomwatch" episode?

In the "Doomwatch", a place is injecting fish with hormones to make them grow without bones. This is having an odd effect on the men doing it - they are turning from gruff Welshmen into blokes who have "gone off their wives" and who prefer drinking cocktails to pints (ooh duckie).

It's actually one of the slightly better "Doomwatch" episodes; most are very poor.
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Old 28-02-2013, 13:16
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I suppose if you want fish without bones you could always eat cartilaginous fish like skate or shark. Dogfish or "rock salmon" used to regularly be on the chippy menu when I were a lad
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Old 28-02-2013, 16:08
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I'm only ever allowed to have them when we stay in a hotel - they are banned on smell grounds at home

Lovely on a slice of toast
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Old 28-02-2013, 17:12
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Sorry but the thought of that is knocking me sick. I don't understand how people find the time to do this in the morning, I can't even manage a brew! I can't eat anything strong or crispy either, soggy cornflakes in the microwave with loads of sugar on and a banana is nice, or cold butter on toast. Anything soggy the rest of the day is foul though
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