StarKist Wild Alaskan Pink Salmon - 14.75 oz. Can

This salmon was perfect for making salmon cakes. I make my salmon cakes using a vintage Old Bay seasoning crab cake recipe. I use the same recipe to make tuna cakes. It is not the recipe on the newer Old Bay tins. It is the older recipe that uses a slice of bread soaked in milk, egg, mayo, baking powder and worchestershire sauce in the recipe. If you find that recipe it makes really excellent lump meat Maryland crab cakes, salmon cakes, tuna cakes, etc.. I have omitted the Old Bay added some poultry seasoning and used the recipe with canned chicken to make chicken patties that were very good too. Anyway back to this canned salmon, it's nice, really perfect for making salmon cakes. It seems to be a bit better quality canned salmon than a brand I was buying in Food Lion. I lucked out and got this at a very reasonable price. I now always check Amazon for prices of canned and shelf stable items before shopping at my local stores, Aldi, Walmart or Target, and I find the prices are often less on Amazon. Everyone should check out Amazon prices.

The salmon is okay, if you like this brand.

This is a great can of salmon makes really good salmon patties

The flavor of the salmon is very good. A bit of what I call discard which is mush at the top of the can and expected soft dark meat. Very little skin and bones. My cat loved that. All in all, out of two cans there was about two thirds of a can of discard and water which went to the cat. A major complaint is that the cans were dented and damaged in shipment or before they left the seller. I used two cans immediately which changed my dinner plans because I didn't want damaged cans sitting on the shelf. Salmon patties were excellent and mild. No strong fishy flavor. The salmon flavor gets 5 stars. Subtract .5 for the amount of discard and dented cans minus 1. Pics of cans below.

This salmon is already cooked and it contains both bones and skin. The bones are extremely soft and can easily be chewed, plus they contain a-lot of nutrients. I throw a drained can of this salmon into a food processor and it makes amazing croquettes. 2 out of 8 of my cans were dented, but that is a packaging issue and not a fault of the product. I would go with boneless and skinless if I wanted salmon for a salad. When this goes on sale it's a fantastic buy for cheap protein, but it's a bit expensive at full price.

These cans of salmon were only $3 for a can. That's a good price. Much less than what the grocery store charges. Bought 4 cans, the maximum allowed. Also ordered 4 cans on Subscribe and Save for only$10.20. It's worth it. This is tasty salmon. Very versatile. Beef is crazy expensive now, so I make salmon burgers with this and it's healthier. Good for salmon loaf. Good with pasta salad. On crackers. On a bagel with mayo and dill. Good for a treat for my cats after I debone it. There's very little liquid in the can. The fish are nice and firm. No chunks or tiny flaked pieces. Yes, there's a small amount of skin. Barely noticeable. Bones are soft and can be easily removed if wanted. Starkist also has a lower sodium option sold by the case which is also delicious. Highly recommend. High protein and Omega 3s. Well worth it!

One of the value buttons on here wishes me to rate based on “stretch” - I suppose you might stretch a can out for a couple meals by making it into a patty and adding other ingredients during trying times. I don’t eat grains though, so I just scoop a bit out of the can at a time and have it with green onions, lettuce and mayo. I found this to be a bit bland as compared to sardines which I love. I also am not loving the skin although the bones are no big deal, probably good for me, calcium and such. I feel they just took a fish and squished it into the can, who knows if it was alive or dead when this happened. Am I eating a murder scene? I think they took the head off but I haven’t gotten to the bottom of the can yet. So who knows. I’m eating fish, maybe I shouldn’t care. I probably won’t buy this again. I’ll stick with salmon that comes as “smoked”’and is more flavorful and less mysterious.

With the price of canned salmon sky high, I was thrilled to find this special sale on Starkist Pink Salmon, and bought the limit that I could purchase. The salmon was slow in arrival, but the wait was worth it. The taste and quality was great, with more fish and less water than some other brands. I kept trying to figure out why the salmon was discounted so much, but the only reason I could find was the label was upside down! And that doesn't bother me a bit!

The lowest quality you will ever see .. don't buy 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

Expensive and not good.