I'm going to try cooking Salmon today using Cedar Planks. The cook book I
have "Barbecue Secerts" by ron Shewchuk.
The book calls for direct high heat, well how hot is that? 400+ degrees?

Teddy R wrote:
I'm going to try cooking Salmon today using Cedar Planks. The cook
book I have "Barbecue Secerts" by ron Shewchuk.
The book calls for direct high heat, well how hot is that? 400+
degrees?

If you cant hold your hand 6 inches over the fire for more than 2-3 seconds
its high heat. Make sure you soak those planks in water for an hour or more
first, and be sure you keep the grill covered while they cook or everything
will just turn into a burning mass of wood and fish flesh. Put those planks
on about 5 minutes before you are ready to start cooking and then add the
salmon after they get nice and smokey, and remember, it will take longer to
cook your fish than it does without the planks. sometimes a thick fillet
will take as long as 20-25 minutes I've found.

Keep a squirt bottle handy for the edges of the plank. You want smoke, not
fire.

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