Why You Should Be Cooking Your Salmon on Wood

Cedar plank salmon is a simple and delicious grilling method that prevents fish from sticking to the grill. The cedar infuses the salmon with a subtle smoky flavor.

Why You Should Be Cooking Your Salmon on Wood
A raw salmon fillet, seasoned with herbs and lemon, rests on a water-soaked cedar plank.

Okay foodies, we need to have a heart-to-heart. We've all been there – watching with bated breath as our beautifully seasoned salmon performs a death-defying escape act from the grill. One second it's picture-perfect, the next it's a mangled mess, half of it sacrificed to the grill gods. It's tragic, I tell you.

But then, I stumbled upon this cool hack called cedar plank salmon. At first, the idea of cooking my fish on a literal slab of wood gave me pause. Isn't that where beavers hang out? Turns out, culinary adventures have their own logic. Enter: the cedar plank method.