In the area we live, there are no purveyors of kosher fresh fish. The one kosher meat market carries no fresh fish at all (only frozen). Local markets carry lots of fresh fish, but law requires that they “dress” even whole fish, which involves cutting it. We would like to be able to cook fresh fish at home and haven’t been able to figure out how to do that. The markets have not responded favorably to using a (new) knife that we would supply and covering the counter with paper/foil or some such. Is there any way to rinse or cut away some of the fish and render it usable?

Thank you very much for your question. In terms of Jewish law, it would be possible to purchase a Kosher species of fish that has been dressed in front of you, even with a “non-Kosher” knife (i.e. one that has possibly been used for dressing non-Kosher fish), and slice off any places on the fish that came into contact with the knife when you come home. whether that is not practical, perhaps you could attempt to go to the market first thing in the dawn, and either be the first customer (when

the equipment is still clean from the previous night), or at least see that the equipment was not used for non-Kosher fish before it was your turn. Even in that case, the fish should be thoroughly washed and briskly scrubbed before using them, which I assume that you would do anyway.

I hope that that has been helpful. Please contact me for further clarifications whether essential.

Rabbi Aaron Tendler

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