Cooking fish is an easy, often quick way to get dinner on the table. For some, pan frying pickerel fillets, simmering mackerel steaks in coconut milk, or grilling a spiced whole snapper seem, well ...

March 8, 2024 / 5:29 PM EST / CBS News An Australian TV show featured a chef frying fish during a cooking segment last week – but that fish happened to be a near-extinct species.

That means they also respond differently to heat and cooking styles. Some fish do best with high temperatures and a quick sear. Others need gentle heat to keep them from drying out or falling apart.