Comments on: Homemade Smoked Salmon http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/ If it ain't country, it ain't music! Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:21:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-219193 Phillip Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:35:21 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-219193 At different grocery store today, I picked up a MAPLE plank. If it doesn't rain, we'll try it tomorrow with salmon and scallops. At different grocery store today, I picked up a MAPLE plank. If it doesn’t rain, we’ll try it tomorrow with salmon and scallops.

]]> By: Mean Jean http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-219192 Mean Jean Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:01:17 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-219192 Hey, I'm so glad you liked it. Variations: add garlic (duh!), render marinade down with a little shiraz and make what Mr. Mean calls "a goo", i.e. sauce. Hey, I’m so glad you liked it.

Variations: add garlic (duh!), render marinade down with a little shiraz and make what Mr. Mean calls “a goo”, i.e. sauce.

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-219190 Phillip Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:02:59 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-219190 We cooked a trout last night. Incredible. Best trout I've ever had. We cooked a trout last night. Incredible. Best trout I’ve ever had.

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-219160 Phillip Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:00:08 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-219160 Yup, anything over 600 F and it's likely to catch fire. We're doing steel head trout tonight. We cook the fish for about 15 minutes (without looking, because you want to keep the smoke in) and comes out perfect every time. Yup, anything over 600 F and it’s likely to catch fire. We’re doing steel head trout tonight. We cook the fish for about 15 minutes (without looking, because you want to keep the smoke in) and comes out perfect every time.

]]> By: ChrisO http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-219157 ChrisO Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:34:20 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-219157 i soaked the plank for 16 hours (overnight). it caught fire real good. I think i left the BBQ on too high.... salmon was AWESOME though! Now i need a new plank... i soaked the plank for 16 hours (overnight). it caught fire real good. I think i left the BBQ on too high…. salmon was AWESOME though! Now i need a new plank…

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-219138 Phillip Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:51:37 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-219138 Mean Jean, that marinate was delicious. Thanks. I'll be making it again, for sure. Mean Jean, that marinate was delicious. Thanks. I’ll be making it again, for sure.

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-219115 Phillip Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:59:17 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-219115 Smoked cod is not a good thing. We're trying Mean Jean's cod marinate tonight. Smoked cod is not a good thing. We’re trying Mean Jean’s cod marinate tonight.

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-219058 Phillip Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:49:48 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-219058 The instructions say you can use the wood until it's burnt to a crisp. We've been soaking the wood each time and using it twice. I've wondered if it's pressure-treated with some kind of smoky flavouring, but I think it's the water that prevents it from burning up. Unless you really crank it up like I did the first time, it probably won't catch fire. It gets black and charred, but it doesn't burn. The instructions say you can use the wood until it’s burnt to a crisp. We’ve been soaking the wood each time and using it twice. I’ve wondered if it’s pressure-treated with some kind of smoky flavouring, but I think it’s the water that prevents it from burning up. Unless you really crank it up like I did the first time, it probably won’t catch fire. It gets black and charred, but it doesn’t burn.

]]> By: ChrisO http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-219057 ChrisO Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:42:37 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-219057 Did you use the same plank each time? I know it's just a piece of wood, but i wonder if it's specially treated... Did you use the same plank each time? I know it’s just a piece of wood, but i wonder if it’s specially treated…

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-219028 Phillip Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:06:18 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-219028 We had to postpone due to heavy rains. I'll let you how it goes when the weather clears up. I'll write it up as a post. We had to postpone due to heavy rains. I’ll let you how it goes when the weather clears up. I’ll write it up as a post.

]]> By: Mean Jean http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-219027 Mean Jean Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:17:14 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-219027 You might want to bake a sweet potato to go with it. We find the flavors tres compatable, though it does make a lot of orange on your plate. I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of the marinade. You might want to bake a sweet potato to go with it. We find the flavors tres compatable, though it does make a lot of orange on your plate.

I’m looking forward to hearing what you think of the marinade.

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-219023 Phillip Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:31:20 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-219023 <i>My fav salmon marinade is soy sauce and finely minced ginger root.</i> I'll try it tonight. My fav salmon marinade is soy sauce and finely minced ginger root.

I’ll try it tonight.

]]> By: Mean Jean http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-219022 Mean Jean Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:27:33 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-219022 My fav salmon marinade is soy sauce and finely minced ginger root. My fav salmon marinade is soy sauce and finely minced ginger root.

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2008/08/04/homemade-smoked-salmon/#comment-218974 Phillip Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:56:21 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/?p=3005#comment-218974 We're trying it again tonight with halibut and scallops. UPDATE: Best halibut and scallops I've ever had. UPDATE #2: We had halibut and scallops again the next night because it was so good. This time we smoked them with no extra flavouring. (We used a light brown sugar marinate before, which we only used to coat the fish, not really marinate.) The scallops are as delicious without the marinate. The halibut was still tasty without the marinate --- and if you don't have marinate, it's no great loss --- but that little extra marinate flavour is nice. We’re trying it again tonight with halibut and scallops.

UPDATE: Best halibut and scallops I’ve ever had.

UPDATE #2: We had halibut and scallops again the next night because it was so good. This time we smoked them with no extra flavouring. (We used a light brown sugar marinate before, which we only used to coat the fish, not really marinate.) The scallops are as delicious without the marinate. The halibut was still tasty without the marinate — and if you don’t have marinate, it’s no great loss — but that little extra marinate flavour is nice.

]]>