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How to Cook a Single Piece of Fish, but Not Salmon

350 degrees, 18 minutes

Plate with Marine Subject, Dihl et Guerhard 1789–97, Metropolitan Museum of Art | Open Access Program

I wanted to cook a single piece of fish, simply.

I googled it, but there was no answer on the Internet, anywhere. Instead there were epic reminiscences about the author’s childhood, or honeymoon, or divorce, or first job. And when I skipped all that…