Fish with finesse: Prep seafood at home to net top-notch results

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They risk life and limb in the arctic, treacherous waters of the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska.

The fearless, manly men wrangle massive crab pots from angry seas under dangerous conditions, occasionally losing a finger or even a shipmate to the fishing lines. They leave their families for weeks, endure long hours of back-breaking labor, little rest and no guarantee of a big payoff at the end of their journeys. They willingly meet the hazards and hardships of a job that maintains a fatality rate 26 times higher than that of any other in the United States.

And, how do we show our appreciation for their drudgery and sacrifice? We load the kids in the van, fight the weekend mall traffic, wait in line for 40 minutes and drop 20 bucks a head for tasty, little cheddar biscuits and overcooked seafood.

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