Tips, tricks and recipes for a sizzling new trend. Planking is the hottest new trend in backyard grilling. Grilling on wooden planks allows the food to be saturated with the flavors from the barbecue and wood, creating a unique dish. Planking Secrets is the best, and most practical, step-by-step guide to an ancient cooking technique that uses modern grilling equipment. This comprehensive cookbook features more than 80 recipes, including tempting appetizers, tasty side dishes, meaty main courses and delectable desserts. From classic cedar-planked salmon and maple-planked pork loin to more exotic dishes like planked swordfish kebabs and planked pears with an ice wine reduction, the author shares some of his secrets of successful plank-cooking. Planking Secrets also includes: Plank-cooked menus for any occasion An overview of the history and lore of plank cooking Music to plank by A sourcelist for good-quality cooking planks and ingredients.