Planking

Hey guys, I was reading about planking in a Weber mag and it told me something I didn't know (not hard to do). It said that you can plank on [most] any board. I've heard of Shad planking which I think is on cedar. And Ive heard of using alder, but they said you can plank on oak. They showed a pic of 2 nice thick juicy fillet mignons smoking on an oak board and man did it look good! Has anyone tried it? I'm going to have to give it a go.

Where is the best place to buy planks for smoking (on a Weber). How thick should the planks be?

Jim Minon has a killer way of cooking Salmon on a cedar plank tahk you need to try

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Hey Trout, I did a search on planking before I started this thread and I found Jim's recipe. Looks really good! Ive already saved it in my recipe folder and will give it a try soon. I may have farked up and missed the boat though - Ukrops had whole salmon fillets on sale this past week. Oh well, missed that sale but Sam's is always a good place to buy salmon.

Williams Sonoma carry a line of planks

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Wew! whats the price!? My experience with WS is that you need to go in that store with someone elses credit card. Big time $.

RE: planking

Just be sure not to use galvonized rod. Rebar is good.

I think I will take Trout's advice and go for scraps at an old lumber yard or cabinet making shop like Willy T says.

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True. Does fish have a caught date posted on the package. I dont think so; never noticed it if it's there. How do you know how fresh it is when its packaged?

We're only an hour & a half from the ocean which has got to be a plus for buying seafood caught off the coast of VA. I rarely buy fish at home though. But when I'm at the beach... it's nothing but seafood for me. Steamed shrimp, crab cakes, scallops, you name it, I make a fool of myself while on-scene.

I'm more of a chicken griller 1st, steak griller 2nd, and then a pork tenderloin griller 3rd. I love grilled tuna steaks and I'll buy them once & a while to throw on the Weber. I've got a fool-proof tuna steak recipe that I'll share if anyone wants it. The key to cooking tuna is never cook past medium. If its cooked done, its done!