Grill Maestro

In the mood to grill some fish but don’t have a basket or cedar planks to grill on? Try making a temporary grilling platform using a piece of cardboard wrapped in aluminum foil. That’s right, stiff cardboard wrapped in aluminum foil is a great way to create a small platform for you to grill fish on when you don’t have an alternative.

Concerned that the cardboard will catch on fire? Don’t be, paper doesn’t burn via heat unless it reaches over 451 degrees F (hence the famous Ray Bradbury novel, Fahrenheit 451. As long as you don’t get that hot, the cardboard should be safe. The foil is there to ensure the fish doesn’t stick to the paper and so it deflects flames.

One additional benefit of using this is that it’s often convenient when you have smaller pieces of fish and don’t want to waste a larger cedar plank.