Planking some copper river

[Bigbux58]

Planking some copper river salmon tonight for the first time... Any pointers? Never planked before... Thanks

 

[CharredApron]

I did some last week but not on a plank, slow smoked it around 200/225 it was awesome.



The fat was slowly rendering



Done

 

[Bigbux58]

Very nice.... My plank caught on fire. Guess I had it to hot... Salmon was still great tho.

 

[BBQinMI]

Very nice.... My plank caught on fire. Guess I had it to hot... Salmon was still great tho.

Did you soak the plank first?

 

[Bigbux58]

I did... For an hour.

 

[boiler93]

I have planked a couple slabs of red snapper over the last couple of weeks and the trick for me was to get the grate temp under 350. The planks received a nice char but never caught fire. If at first you don't succeed try, try again. Good luck!

 

[capnkrusty]

Ya, pretty basic. If the plank catches on fire, the heat source is too hot. Medium heat is the trick.