Grilled Salmon

[MacEggs]

I wanted to try grilling some salmon.
Purchased this from Costco.



It was just over 1½ lbs @ $10.90/lb.

I wanted to grill it on the Weber kettle,
and also use some small apple wood pieces for smoke.


I lit half a Weber chimney of Kingsford,
poured it on one side of the charcoal grate.
Then waited for the unit to warm up.
I purchased this grill thermometer for $5. It works okay, so far.


I can peek thru the lid vent to monitor the temp - very handy.

I put the juice of half a lemon, salt, pepper, and dried dill on the fillet.
I wanted the flavour of the fish to shine thru.

I didn't want to cook it at a high temperature.
It got to about 325℉.
I opened lid and quickly rotated the cooking grate 180°.
Lifted it a little and placed the wood pieces on the charcoal.
Then placed the fish on the indirect side of the grate (no foil) - heard a nice sizzle initially.
The fish cooked with the intake vents fully open.

I had a quick check after 15 minutes, and it was no where near done.
After another 5 minutes (total of 20), I rotated the cooking grate 180°,
so the fish was now directly over the coals.
10 minutes later, I removed.




First word out of my wife's mouth was "Wow!".
I echoed her sentiments.
It was still moist and had tons of awesome salmon flavour!
Oh yeah, just the slightest hint of mild smoke flavour.
Oh well, didn't matter. It was great.

I was very glad that I tried this. Will definitely do it again.

Thanks for looking,
Mark
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The cookers (so far).
Some Weber kettles of various age, color and size
UDS & Mini UDS
Abby Normal ECB
Napoleon Propane Grill

[1buckie]

Fun with kettles !!!

After the 600° initial burn I thought about mentioning
something about "low heat grilling" however it seems
you've already got the hang of it~~~~>
That's a PERFECT grilling display...
Salmon's the bomb, just wish it didn't cost so much nowadays....

Do you have a flip-up grate (has a hinge, near the handle,
on each side) Asking because it sounded like to add wood, you lifted the whole grate ??
~~~~>K

[MacEggs]

[suckaass]

That looks great. Nice job, MacEggs. I love sockeye.
Try cooking it over the coals on a cedar plank that has been soaked in water for about an hour. I think you would like the results.
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[MacEggs]

Thanks suckaass!
I have done the cedar plank thing on the gasser with good results.
I definitely want to try it on the kettle now!
I have soaked the plank in the past for 24 hours.
Does it make much of a difference? Thanks.
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The cookers (so far).
Some Weber kettles of various age, color and size
UDS & Mini UDS
Abby Normal ECB
Napoleon Propane Grill

[suckaass]

I usually soak the plank for an hour, maybe two, and haven't had any problems with the plank burning up before the salmon is cooked.
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[Inner10]

That's exactly how I do my salmon on the grill...but I take mine more med-rare.



Planking doesn't do it for me, I'd rather just throw some wood on the coals for a light smoke.

[mactoo]

Drool. That looks sooo good!

[MacEggs]

Thanks Inner10 and mactoo!
It was very good. I highly recommend it.
I have made a mental note for 5 minutes less next time,
for a total of 25 minutes @ 325℉.
I like the final 5 mins over the coals. But that's just me.
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Pickled Eggs

The cookers (so far).
Some Weber kettles of various age, color and size
UDS & Mini UDS
Abby Normal ECB
Napoleon Propane Grill

[Oregon smoker]

Looks great!

Try this recipe sometime, its a favorite around here.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/epicurean-cowboy-spice-rubbed-cedar-planked-salmon-tacos-recipe/index.html


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