Comments on: Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon

By: Jim Henderson

Jim Henderson — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:50:41 +0000

The planks are about 4″ X 3/8″ X 4′. There are about 15 sq ft of planking in a package and a package costs about $23. I bought it at Home Depot.

By: Jim Henderson

Jim Henderson — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:43:24 +0000

James, thank you for your inquiry. We use Aromatic Eastern Redcedar to manufacture cedar closet liner. We have not done any testing with use with food. Our product is not treated with any chemicals during the manufacturing process.

Best regards,

Connie Brink

Marketing & Sales Administration Manager

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From: James Henderson
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:16 AM
To: Connie Brink
Subject: General Questions – email from CedarSafeClosets.com

I have a question/comment concerning:
General Questions

Comments:
I like to grill salmon on cedar planks. The process is to char the wood, then place the salmon directly on the char and finish grilling it. It imparts a cedar smoke flavoring to the salmon. Is CedarSafe Natural Closet Liner a food safe product? Is there any part of the production process that might render the product toxic or otherwise unsafe?

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James Henderson

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By: Sergio

Sergio — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:54:27 +0000

ok you guys are fricking out.the planks that they sell out there for grill is perfect.i use them all the time and there DONThave any treatment at all.

move on from this topic…………

By: bob

bob — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:06:13 +0000

i grew up in texas(30yrs), but moved to the pacific northwest 23 years ago….where western red cedar and alder grow and salmon flourish. i also commercial fished in alaska for salmon 11 years, so i’ve eaten and cooked tons of salmon and know it well

the thing i don’t get is that western red cedar, the type that is used for grilling, contains toxic oils naturally, and i’ve never understood why this is a product that is sold for smoking/cooking on. i’ve known people to get ill from handling cedar too much. alder, on the other hand, makes a lot of sense to be using as planks, seeing as that is the wood quite often used in smoking salmon and has no toxic oils.

as far as using “cedar” that grows in texas….sorry, thats juniper….its just called “eastern red cedar” and i’m betting its oils are toxic also..USE ALDER PLANKS

By: john

john — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:39:02 +0000

Isn’t that Bobby Flay’s recipe…

You might try Johney’s Seasoning Salt, some ground pepper, some thin slices of lemon and then grill.

If it doesn’t help you adjust your taste then just buy the cheap stuff it will probably suit your tastes more and help keep the prices down on the wild stuff for the rest of us

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:23:20 +0000

Cedar is used specifically here in Texas to avoid problems with bugs and NOT having to have a heavily treated wood. It naturally deters bugs, especially termites.
Cedar is not treated.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:15:46 +0000

CEDAR IS NOT TREATED FROM THE HOME DEPOT!!!!

as said above it has it’s on natural deterant

By: gayleen hays

gayleen hays — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:24:13 +0000

Tequila and Lime! I’m on it!!

By: Brett

Brett — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:42:48 +0000

Yea but, most reputable companies selling stuff for grilling are actually buying it at Home Depot and cutting it up then sanding it down. That’s what we do.

By: TobyB

TobyB — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:21:24 +0000

Nooo… Cedar does not need to be treated!

“In fact, we put up a cedar fence last year, and I still had some scrap pickets left over that I had thrown in the wood pile. These however were covered with a white fungus of unidentified origin, so after a few minutes of contemplation I elected to seek alternatives.”

Ive worked in the shipping industry a long time, if the cedar is imported, it was probably fumigated to keep unwanted lifeforms from invading the U.S.

Even China exports western red cedar imported from North America. China, the country that sells us childrens toys painted with Lead Based paint! The country that sold us wheat gluten containing Melamine that killed cats and dogs.

Do you really want to use something in cooking your food that may have come from China and was intended to be used in construction?

If Im going to use a cedar plank to cook food, Im going to buy it from a reputiable company marketing it to use for grilling!

Even if it costs a few bucks more for an item that can be reused several times, its still cheaper than my deductible!

Why take the risk?