Salmon on a Plank

SmokingPiney

A quick cook for this evening's meal. Soaked the planks for a couple of hours in salted water. A light coat of olive oil over the fish and dusted with Tsunami Spin and Mediterraneanish. Dried one side of the planks for a minute over the coals, flipped and coated the planks with olive oil. 400 raised direct for 15 minutes. 

It smoked quite a bit on the cook, and I was worried the planks were on fire. They weren't and they're in good enough condition to get at least one more cook out of them. 

I couldn't stay out of them when they came off the Egg. They're delicious, and I'm one happy Egghead. 

beachsmoke

nice job looks fantastic

SmokingPiney

@beachsmoke    Thanks! 

I was worried that the cedar smoke would overwhelm the taste of the salmon, but it didn't. It was subtle and just right. 

Bentgrass

Doing the same thing tonight- do you flip them one time while on the plank ?

minniemoh

@Bentgrass - no flip. Just pull the whole plank when internal temp is 135 in the thickest part. You can serve it right from the plank. 

It's an easier cook than making burgers.

Bentgrass

Just got done devouring... Turned out great.  Used a honey glaze with garlic and really was good.  Made up some golden Klondike potatoes with pepper and garlic on them in a pan on the egg while prepping the salmon.  It is the easiest cook you ever want.

TN2TX

Any reason you salted the water for the planks? We do salmon on planks all the time so I'm up for anything. 

SJ21XDC

Looks Great!  This is up next on my list to try!

SmokingPiney

@TN2TX I read somewhere here about salting the water when soaking the planks. Truth be told, I don't think it made a difference.

@Bentgrass No flip. They cooked evenly. Your cook looks great!