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Posted by subie (My Page) on Wed, Apr 29, 09 at 8:12
| Could anyone share their tips on how to grill salmon steaks without them sticking to the grill? We love BBQ salmon but have had no luck with either oiling them, cooking them skin side down first etc.
We like them done quite rare, but hate having to scrape them from the grill. I dont coat them in any type of paste or coating, just oil. Do I sear them on the hotplate first? But we love the flamegrill taste...would I lose that?
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RE: Help! Grilling Salmon...
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| Cook's Illustrated in the May/June issue says to get the grill very hot by covering the grates with foil while you preheat them, scrape them down to clean, then wipe them with oil using a paper towel held by tongs. Do this repeatedly until the oil fuses to the grates and forms a non-stick coating. I haven't tried it yet myself, but they claim it works. You can also make an aluminum foil "pan" to hold the salmon on the grill. |
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| Thats sounds like its worth a shot...the BBQ is in need of a good clean right now, so I will try it out and let you know what happens. Other meats only seem to stick on the grill if they have been marinated in a sweet marinade (i.e. honey & mustard, or teriyaki). But salmon sticks no matter what. Do I have the heat too high I wonder? |
RE: Help! Grilling Salmon...
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| Hi, We just did salmon Monday night. We did it 2 ways - 1 on a cedar plank and the other on a grill tray (tray with a bunch of holes) directly on the grates. First we preheated the grill to 300. We then used olive oil pretty generously on both sides of the salmon and different spices. We kept the grill closed for the 1st 15 minutes before checking. No peeking. It just needed a couple of minutes after that and it came out perfect - again, both on the plank and the grill tray. No sticking at all. Maybe it was the low tempeture.
Good luck! Kathy |
RE: Help! Grilling Salmon...
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| I second the use of planks. I use an alder plank that I soak in water for a half hour-ish prior to using. Wipe water off with paper towels then brush with olive oil. Place the fish on the plank on the grate. The fish grill tray or basket also work well. |
RE: Help! Grilling Salmon...
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| I (gas) grill salmon at least once a week and use one of these things, which I bought at our local Ace hardware store for under $10. Works like a charm. I don't even spray it as there seems to be enough oil in the salmon. If it does stick a little, I just pry it with a spatula. I preheat the grill, then lower to med-low. 15 minutes with skin side down, then 10 minutes skin side up. For a real treat, marinate for a couple of hours in Dales Steak Seasoning. :-)) |
Here is a link that might be useful: grilling fish holder
RE: Help! Grilling Salmon...
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| I third the use of planks! Absolutely awesome!! We reuse our planks until they disintegrate. |
RE: Help! Grilling Salmon...
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| We use planks all the time. Soak them for an hour first. Preheat 3 burners on high, then turn off the middle burner and place the plank over it (never burns that way). Close the lid and done in about 20 min! Never use oil as salmon is high in it already. |
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| Oh goodness-I have never heard of using planks! Just to clarify all the terminolgy given that I am Australian -sorry in advance:) We have a 5 burner BBQ powered by natural gas (not LPG). Atop those burners sits a cast-iron grill (which we normally cook meats). We get that lovely flamegrill effect from the ceramic bricks below. Next to that we have what we call a BBQ plate which is solid cast-iron and we would do sausages,eggs, onions, kebabs, tomatoes, mushrooms...stop me now! We cook outdoors a lot given where we live. So I tried the method of superheating/oiling the grill as described in earlier posts and unfortunately made no difference to our problem with salmon sticking. I have never heard of using a plank? Where do you place the plank? Hood up or down? Does it smoke? (stupid question maybe!)You put the salmon on the plank? How is that different from placing it on the grill? Sorry for all the questions, but it sounds so good I am dying to try it out. I can guarantee no-one we know has ever heard of it! |
RE: Help! Grilling Salmon...
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| See link below, mate! Lid closed. Fuel does not matter. By heating all burners to hi, then turning off burner directly below plank, it does not burn and you can reuse it -- ours make it 3 times. But, it still smokes and imparts flavor to the fish. The fish also gets flavor from sitting on the cedar. |
Here is a link that might be useful: cedar plank grilling
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