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to plank

to plank

1 9.3
To cook food on a wooden board, usually fish or meat
  • verb
  • /plæŋk/
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  • cedar-planked salmon
  • planked salmon
  • planked whitefish

Examples

  • The cedar-planked salmon is our specialty.

  • But the planked shad, when it came, was worth the wait.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The chef loves to plank salmon over an open flame, giving it a unique smoky flavor.

  • To prepare the dish, you must plank the fish on a piece of cedar wood before broiling.

  • It is common to plank fish and serve it directly from the wood for a rustic presentation.

Phrasal Verbs

To put something down hard, often making a loud sound

To cover a surface with wooden boards

Compounds

garboard plank
  • Specialized
9.9

A piece of wood placed next to the keel on each side of a wooden ship's hull

plank-bed
  • Archaic
9.1

A simple bed made of wooden boards with no mattress

How Cooked

to sear
76 6.1
to broil
  • US
17 2.8
to plank
1 9.3
to bake
388 1.0
to poach
34 3.9

Surface Forms

plank infinitive
planked past
planked past participle
planking present participle
planks third person singular

Etymology

Plank used for cooking comes from putting food on a wooden board; chefs cook fish or meat on a 'plank' so the wood gives flavor and holds the food while it cooks.