A simplified method of cooking salmon uses boiling water as it cools to cook the fish, includes the following steps: providing a frozen fillet of fish in a sealed bag； placing the bag in a container holding boiling water and simultaneously or immediately thereafter removing heat or an energy source； retaining the bag in the water for a period of time； removing the bag from the water； delaying removal of the fish from the bag for an additional period of time； then removing the fish from the bag for consumption. A kit includes the frozen fish fillet in the bag along with instructions to follow the method of cooking.
