Grillin' and chillin'. Yesterday I acquired a sadly neglected HUGE 6
burner gas grill. After a lot of elbow grease, it was ready for
grilling on tonight. I cranked up 4 of the burners and made cedar
planked salmon with squash kebabs
https://flic.kr/p/rW3zVh

and grilled romaine and scallions.
https://flic.kr/p/rW3zSm

The last few minutes I put some fresh dill on the plank but don't
think it made any difference.
https://flic.kr/p/rW2wnW
I brought the salmon in, plank and all and placed it on a cutting
board. My house still smells so nice from the cedar plank.

Tomorrow I'll polish up the outside of the grill and it will be as
good as new.

koko

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Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 22:05:01 -0700, koko > wrote:

> Grillin' and chillin'. Yesterday I acquired a sadly neglected HUGE 6
> burner gas grill. After a lot of elbow grease, it was ready for
> grilling on tonight. I cranked up 4 of the burners and made cedar
> planked salmon with squash kebabs
> https://flic.kr/p/rW3zVh
>
> and grilled romaine and scallions.
> https://flic.kr/p/rW3zSm
>
> The last few minutes I put some fresh dill on the plank but don't
> think it made any difference.
> https://flic.kr/p/rW2wnW
> I brought the salmon in, plank and all and placed it on a cutting
> board. My house still smells so nice from the cedar plank.
>
> Tomorrow I'll polish up the outside of the grill and it will be as
> good as new.
>
You lucky girl acquiring a big bbq like that! I have cedar planks,
but haven't used them yet because truth be told - I can't stand the
smell of cedar and I'm afraid it will ruin whatever I cook on it.
Other than the cedar part, your meal sounds wonderful (planks come in
other flavors and I'm not against the concept of planking fish).

I've been wondering lately if you're still using that salt block and
now I'm wondering if you'll use it on your grill. From what I've
read, it will work.


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"koko" > wrote in message
news
> Grillin' and chillin'. Yesterday I acquired a sadly neglected HUGE 6
> burner gas grill. After a lot of elbow grease, it was ready for
> grilling on tonight. I cranked up 4 of the burners and made cedar
> planked salmon with squash kebabs
> https://flic.kr/p/rW3zVh
>
> and grilled romaine and scallions.
> https://flic.kr/p/rW3zSm
>
> The last few minutes I put some fresh dill on the plank but don't
> think it made any difference.
> https://flic.kr/p/rW2wnW
> I brought the salmon in, plank and all and placed it on a cutting
> board. My house still smells so nice from the cedar plank.
>
> Tomorrow I'll polish up the outside of the grill and it will be as
> good as new.

That looks SO good. I could eat that right now for my breakfast))
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On 2015-04-20 1:52 AM, sf wrote:

> You lucky girl acquiring a big bbq like that! I have cedar planks,
> but haven't used them yet because truth be told - I can't stand the
> smell of cedar and I'm afraid it will ruin whatever I cook on it.
> Other than the cedar part, your meal sounds wonderful (planks come in
> other flavors and I'm not against the concept of planking fish).
>

I don't get the cedar plank thing, nor to I get the thing about laying
the fish on a plank over the flame. Planking fish was an old camp style
of cooking for hikers, canoe trippers and fisherman. A cedar log is
split and the fish fillet is nailed to it and then the log is set on end
next to the fire. The moisture in the log stops it from catching fire
prematurely. When the fish is cooked you toss the log into the fire. It
saves washing a pan.

On 2015-04-20, Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 2015-04-20 1:52 AM, sf wrote:

>> Other than the cedar part, your meal sounds wonderful (planks come in
>> other flavors.....

Oh, the pain!

> I don't get the cedar plank thing....

You can easily charge up to $5 for 25¢ worth of wood.

nb

On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 22:05:01 -0700, koko > wrote:

>Grillin' and chillin'. Yesterday I acquired a sadly neglected HUGE 6
>burner gas grill. After a lot of elbow grease, it was ready for
>grilling on tonight. I cranked up 4 of the burners and made cedar
>planked salmon with squash kebabs
>https://flic.kr/p/rW3zVh
>
>and grilled romaine and scallions.
>https://flic.kr/p/rW3zSm
>
>The last few minutes I put some fresh dill on the plank but don't
>think it made any difference.
>https://flic.kr/p/rW2wnW
>I brought the salmon in, plank and all and placed it on a cutting
>board. My house still smells so nice from the cedar plank.
>
>Tomorrow I'll polish up the outside of the grill and it will be as
>good as new.

How will anyone know, you didn't give even a slight glimpse of any
part of that grill other than a piece of grate... after your intro I
thought I was going to see the grill, all I saw are a few
inconsequential viands.. you didn't even say what brand of grill.

On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:44:55 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
>"koko" > wrote in message
>news
>> Grillin' and chillin'. Yesterday I acquired a sadly neglected HUGE 6
>> burner gas grill. After a lot of elbow grease, it was ready for
>> grilling on tonight. I cranked up 4 of the burners and made cedar
>> planked salmon with squash kebabs
>> https://flic.kr/p/rW3zVh
>>
>> and grilled romaine and scallions.
>> https://flic.kr/p/rW3zSm
>>
>> The last few minutes I put some fresh dill on the plank but don't
>> think it made any difference.
>> https://flic.kr/p/rW2wnW
>> I brought the salmon in, plank and all and placed it on a cutting
>> board. My house still smells so nice from the cedar plank.
>>
>> Tomorrow I'll polish up the outside of the grill and it will be as
>> good as new.
>
>That looks SO good. I could eat that right now for my breakfast))

Thank you. I think the leftover salmon will end up a salmon patty for
lunch

koko

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Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

"koko" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:44:55 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"koko" > wrote in message
>>news
>>> Grillin' and chillin'. Yesterday I acquired a sadly neglected HUGE 6
>>> burner gas grill. After a lot of elbow grease, it was ready for
>>> grilling on tonight. I cranked up 4 of the burners and made cedar
>>> planked salmon with squash kebabs
>>> https://flic.kr/p/rW3zVh
>>>
>>> and grilled romaine and scallions.
>>> https://flic.kr/p/rW3zSm
>>>
>>> The last few minutes I put some fresh dill on the plank but don't
>>> think it made any difference.
>>> https://flic.kr/p/rW2wnW
>>> I brought the salmon in, plank and all and placed it on a cutting
>>> board. My house still smells so nice from the cedar plank.
>>>
>>> Tomorrow I'll polish up the outside of the grill and it will be as
>>> good as new.
>>
>>That looks SO good. I could eat that right now for my breakfast))
>
> Thank you. I think the leftover salmon will end up a salmon patty for
> lunch

Mmmmmmm

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On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 22:05:01 -0700, koko > wrote:

>Grillin' and chillin'. Yesterday I acquired a sadly neglected HUGE 6
>burner gas grill. After a lot of elbow grease, it was ready for
>grilling on tonight. I cranked up 4 of the burners and made cedar
>planked salmon with squash kebabs
>https://flic.kr/p/rW3zVh

Is cedar-planking FOOD really a good idea?

I mean, even wood or charcoal-broiling food is maybe not the
healthiest thing on the planet, between ash and char, and it's not
like cedar wood is edible either, as nice as it smells, isn't it a bit
like basting with kerosene?

I've only had it once or twice, and it hasn't killed me yet, but,
well, ... I also have some relatives who like to barbeque/smoke all
meat or at least whatever they serve when company comes over, and even
though that tastes great I worry a little about that, too.

I'd save the cedar for closets, the teak for boats, and burn the apple
and mesquite wood in the barbeque but not in direct contact with food.

J.