Smoked salmon... the adventure continues

[mizzoufan]

For the jerky, I just squeezed the strips directly onto the mats with no prep.  There's less fat in salmon, of course, but I don't believe you would have any sticking at all with bare mats.  If you're nervous about it, a quick wipe with an oiled paper towel or spray of Pam will make doubly sure that you don't get any sticking

[DivotMaker]

I'm not a salmon smoker, Steven, but I'd be surprised if it sticks to Q-Matz.  I love 'em, and I don't know that anything would really "stick" to them.

[pax238]

Thanks, Steven and Tony. Q-Matz are on order. Now I can buy salmon at Costco (they only sell skinless salmon at the one I go to).

[DivotMaker]

Let us know what you think of the Q-Matz, Barry.  I use mine a lot, and they cleanup & work great.

[pax238]

The Q-Matz arrived just in time. I had 3 pieces of salmon totaling a little over 3 lbs for today's smoke, and it was too much for one rack. So I cut a 12" x 12" pice of Q-Matz and used one of the regular racks on the rail right below. 2.75 oz of alder and a 1 hr 50 min smoke at 180 degrees. I'm eating some now as I write this... fantastic!

Absolutely no sticking to the Q-Matz (even less than the seafood rack) and it cleaned up really easily. I like them... a lot!

[DivotMaker]

Sounds great, Barry!  I didn't think you'd have any sticking problem with the Q-Matz....they're really slick!

[kz0m]

Here's an eBay item I purchased, I get 2 mats out of this for my 3D when I cut them, may be less expensive than getting them through the Q Matz website.

eBay item # 252128717533

[pax238]

Here's an eBay item I purchased, I get 2 mats out of this for my 3D when I cut them, may be less expensive than getting them through the Q Matz website.

eBay item # 252128717533

The 24" wide Q-Matz work out better for the #1, since it can only take a 12"x12" mat. BTW, that's one of the worst looking pizzas I've ever seen in that Ebay listing 

[kz0m]

I agree!  That pizza looks terrible 😄😄