I LOVE cooking the pre-seasoned salmon I get at my local grocery store - it comes on a little plank to cook it on and everything. Problem is the little wood plank tends to smoke when I'm broiling the fish, which sets off the smoke detectors in my condo. I'm *hoping* they're only going off in my unit, but I hear them in the hallway too so I'm not sure if all four units are going off or not.

Aside from the smoke alarms going off the fish turns out perfect so I'm not sure I want to mess with the cooking method much. Is there anything I can do to keep the smoke alarms from going off? They're SUPER sensitive - I never see any smoke when they smell it!

6/19/2008 11:41:15 PM

small exhaust fan and duct that goes out the window?

6/19/2008 11:42:38 PM

Maybe I'll just rip the bitches off the ceiling...

6/19/2008 11:46:28 PM

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"I'm *hoping* they're only going off in my unit, but I hear them in the hallway too so I'm not sure if all four units are going off or not."

Check your detector. Is it battery powered, or wired into the building power? If it's the later, chances are good the detector is networked - tripping one trips the adjacent ones. (This is a safety feature).

If not, and it's just battery-powered, try getting one with a "squelch button." Granted, this won't solve anything if you're setting off neighboring smoke detectors but it's a rather nice feature.

6/19/2008 11:58:23 PM

get a cookie sheet & start fanning the smoke away from it

6/20/2008 12:10:36 AM

Yeeaaahh, I tried fanning away but it just intensified the beeping. (Yes, it got faster)

I guess I was fanning more towards, who knows...

6/20/2008 12:30:33 AM

Luckily, man has now created fire and the accompanying outdoor grilling vessel.

6/20/2008 12:32:35 AM

Noooo kidding. Woman said it's been outside for a while, hope everything is still in working order...

6/20/2008 12:34:24 AM

At my old place, it seemed like any time I cooked it set off the detectors. Just started grilling everything.

Have you tried soaking the plank in water for like 15 minutes?

6/20/2008 12:47:19 AM

No, cuz the fish comes sitting on it but that's a really good idea

6/20/2008 12:51:21 AM

I bet that helps. It didn't say to do that on the package?

6/20/2008 12:52:48 AM

I wonder if some sneaky landlords install smoke detectors near kitchens in the hope that regular cooking will set them off... people don't cook in apartments... less repairs, unused stove etc...
Whenever we cook in here we have to open all the windows otherwise it's deafening.

6/20/2008 8:10:06 AM

grill

i prefer it, especially at my new place

6/20/2008 11:31:46 AM

are you already using the wood plank on top of your stove (so that you can use your stove's built in exhaust fan)?

6/20/2008 11:36:07 AM

^ that wouldn't work. last time i checked wood doesn't conduct heat very wel and would just catch on fire.

like someone else said, gently remove the fish and soak the plank. this will greatly reduce the amount of smoke produced.

6/20/2008 1:21:00 PM

i dont mean to literally use the stove burners to heat the wood, i just mean to do it in an area that already has a hood and exhaust fan

6/20/2008 1:29:01 PM