After cooking, allow the fish portions to drain 15 seconds and place them on a paper napkin or towel to absorb excess oil. Distortion is measured as the greatest deviation from the long axis. Deductions are not made for deviations of less than inch. Breaks in the coating are objectionable bare spots through which the fish flesh is plainly visible. Lumps are objectionable outcroppings of breading on the portion surface.
Ridges are projections of excess breading at the edges of the portions.
Depressions are objectionable visible voids or shallow areas that are lightly covered by breading. Blisters are measured by the swelling or exposed area in the coating resulting from the bursting or breaking of the coating. Curd refers to crater-like holes in the breading filled with coagulated white or creamy albumin. Each square is counted as 1 whether it is full or fractional. Each square is counted as 1 whether it is full or fractional.