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Steamed salmon - loss of oil. Oil utility? Can I collect it?

Instead of trying to collect the liquid that comes off the fish when you steam it, you may want to use a cooking method that takes advantage of this. Two techniques that may be useful are ‘en ...
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Steamed salmon - loss of oil. Oil utility? Can I collect it?

What gets out is not pure oil, but a combination of oil and any other liquids contained in the fish, such as cytoplasm. Also, during steaming, the steam condenses on the fish and can drop back down, ...
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Steamed salmon - loss of oil. Oil utility? Can I collect it?

That's indeed the salmon fat, liquifying, and then re-solidifying. It is not useful for any culinary purpose.
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