Cooking Salmon on an Open Fire
Every spring seafood lovers, chefs and home cooks eagerly await the arrival of Copper River salmon. This wild fish is widely celebrated as a seasonal harbinger of Summer abundance as it is the first to run in Alaska. Beginning in May, hundreds of thousands of Copper...
How to Smoke a Brisket in a Barrel Smoker
I worked as a restaurant chef for over 18 years. Most of these years were spent cooking in Europe where certain common American beef cuts, like brisket, are hard to find. Smoked beef is also something that is fairly uncommon. When I came back to the USA, I had a lot...
4 Reasons to Love Rainbow Trout and How to Cook it
Most of us want to eat healthy… but that doesn’t always go according to plan. Life gets in the way with busy schedules, free treats in the office, indulgent holidays and the one-click convenience of delivery. It’s not always simple to find nutritious foods that are...
5 Types of Pacific Salmon Varieties
There are multiple species of salmon, and we in the US have fishing grounds that give us access to five varieties from the Pacific region. Although wild Atlantic salmon is delicious, all Atlantic salmon on the market, yes all, is farmed. Instead of farmed, the term...
Do You Have to Soak Cedar Planks?
Yes, you have to soak Cedar planks before cooking with them. Soaking for 15 minutes in warm water is the optimal soaking time. The flavor infusion is most apparent after 15 minutes and does not increase with longer soaking times. So by the time your food is prepped...
Is Cedar Wood Toxic to Cook on?
Some varieties of Cedar are completely food-safe and will give your food a delicious smoky flavor, but others won’t impart any flavor (and can even be poisonous). Make sure you’re aware of the different wood varieties to ensure you’re only cooking...
What Can You Cook on Cedar Planks?
Being in the grilling plank business, we’ve tried cooking everything from a Twinkie to lamb chops on grilling planks. We definitely encourage experimentation, but we do have some recommendations for food that pairs really well with the delicious smoky flavor...
Can You Cook Chicken on Cedar Planks?
When it comes to cooking on Cedar grilling planks, we tend to think seafood (particularly salmon). There are many other options that take on the delicious flavor of Cedar; chicken is one of them. So, what is the best way of cooking chicken on a Cedar grilling plank?...
Can you Cook Salmon on a Cedar Plank in the Oven?
Yes – salmon can absolutely be cooked on a Cedar plank in the oven. There are some technique differences between oven-planking and grill-planking. We grill up a lot of Cedar planked salmon around here, but today we want to share our technique about getting the...
How long should you cook salmon on the grill using a Cedar plank?
When cooking Cedar planked salmon on the grill, it generally takes 10 to 15 minutes for the fish to be done. However, you should always consider the thickness of the fish and the preferred degree of doneness. If you are following a recipe, it will most likely tell you...