If you rinse seafood, pat it dry before cooking

The video notes seafood may be quickly rinsed, but you should pat it dry before cooking.

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seafood

fish fillet

The speaker mentions seafood is the one meat they sometimes rinse quickly. They add that you often need to pat seafood dry before cooking.

The short version

Seafood may be quickly rinsed (per the video)
Pat dry before cooking

What you need

paper towels or clean kitchen towel
optional
For patting seafood dry

What goes wrong

Cooking rinsed seafood while it’s still wet

Pat dry before cooking

Why it works

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