Reply #2: Well, that was nice of her

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I haven't had their salmon, but I understand it's supposed to be good. The companies that pack and ship these things charge a fair amount. I've never tried anything other than steaks.

As far as my most expensive, probably lobster (live, not the frozen stuff), followed perhaps by a standing rack roast, then raw pre-peeled shrimp (because it's worth the extra $5 to me to have it pre-peeled/deveined, and I get it raw because that way I control how it cooks).

NO, WAIT - actually most expensive thing I ever cooked was a pair of turkey's that I ordered from a heritage turkey farm. I forget the exact price but it was about $100 to $140 to get them and get them shipped (I think it was about 25 lbs. I wanted to try it at least once - you get a different breed of turkey than the one you find in the stores. It was worth every penny. Meat and gravy were incredible. My only complaint was that I thought I was getting a 25 lb-ish turkey, and I got two 10 to 13's. Perfectly good, but it screwed up my planning a bit in terms of oven space and timing.

But, hey, if you got 3 lbs of Copper River Salmon for free, do it the way you normally do it, but let the flavor of the salmon shine through.

Enjoy!