How To Cook Salmon

  • February 5, 2010
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Follow these simple steps to make an easy, great tasting salmon.

You Will Need

  • Salmon
  • An oven
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • A baking sheet
  • Aluminum foil
How To Cook Salmon: Purchase salmon

Step 1: Purchase salmon

Purchase a center cut piece of salmon. If you purchase your salmon frozen, remove it from the freezer and place it in the refrigerator 24 hours prior to cooking.

Do not put the salmon back in the freezer once it has thawed.

How To Cook Salmon: Preheat oven

Step 2: Preheat oven

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

How To Cook Salmon: Prepare salmon

Step 3: Prepare salmon

Rub some olive oil on the fish. Then add salt and pepper.

Keep it simple. Adding too many seasonings will take away from the rich salmon taste.

How To Cook Salmon: Line a baking sheet

Step 4: Line a baking sheet

Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the salmon on the baking sheet and place in the oven.

How To Cook Salmon: Bake

Step 5: Bake

Bake the fish for ten to twelve minutes. The salmon will look opaque when it is done.

How To Cook Salmon: Remove fish

Step 6: Remove fish

Remove the fish from the oven. To prevent further cooking, remove the fish from the baking dish immediately.

Did you know? People who study fish are ichthyologists.

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