It takes seconds to do.

First, the stakes are high.

These days, a high-quality piece of fish is hard to come by (and pay for!).

Side view of two skin-on salmon fillets on a wooden cutting board

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Even at the fanciest fishmonger, I usually find one or two forgotten bones.

All you oughta do is rub your fingers against the flesh.

Use a pair of tweezers and get a firm grip on one side of the bone.

Overhead view of a salmon fillet having the skin removed with a knife

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Give a hearty tug (as if you were plucking an eyebrow!)

and the bone should slide right out, leaving the flesh intact.

First, place the salmon skin side downon a cutting board.

Use paper towels to firmly grasp the cut edge of the salmon with your nondominant hand.