When you know you could do better

[ThatGreenBronco]

Disclaimer: I'm maybe 1mo in to charcoal grilling... say 4ish cooks?

My wife comes home with a huge salmon to grill for her visiting parents. I don't have time to let it sit and come up to room temp so I fire up the chimney, get the grill to 350, put the salmon on and it dives to like 250. I open up the vents and it comes back up after a bit.

When the fish got to temp I took it off and it just wasn't like last time. The top wasn't crisp, the inside was soft and a little watery in places. Of course they said it was amazing but sometimes you just know you could do better.

So I redeemed myself by grilling up a few nectarines sprinkled with brown sugar and chocolate

[azbeeking]

Looks good! Id take mine a la mode.

[ste6168]

Grilled nectarines you say?  Intrigued


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[HoosierKettle]

Looks great!  If skin on try cooking it direct without plank. The skin protects the meat.

I always think I can do better next time. That's what makes this fun


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[SMOKE FREAK]

Hey at a time like this I always blame the quality of the meat...

[SmokeVide]

That salmon looks pretty darn good to me! One trick for anyone grilling fish: Put the filets on a bed of lemon slices -- adds a little flavor and prevents the flesh or skin from sticking to the grill.

[Shoestringshop]

Looks good from where I'm sitting


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[BrbdWyr]

This is my tried and true method for skin-on salmon filets:  Brown paper grocery bag, carefully fileted into two, with each portion being larger than the filets.  Set each filet skin side down onto paper. Trim excess to about 2" around each filet.  Plop on hot grill.  Cook until center flakes with fork.  remove paper and filet from grill, set on cookie sheet or similar.  Use a long knife to get between the skin and flesh at the tail end.  Hold onto skin and bag, run knife along skin.  The skin should be nice and stuck to the paper. Takes a lot of the fat with it. Discard. Sit. Eat.