Eat those Drum!

[Kayser]

On 7/26/2021 at 10:05 AM, Sam said:

Thanks for mentioning that.  My family got me a Pit Boss Pellet Grill/Smoker a couple of years ago, and I absolutely love it.  From pizza to tri-tip roasts to burgers to cornbread to whatever, I've made about everything on it.  I even baked a peach pie that turned out good.

Next drum I bring home, I'm gonna try me some drum filet nuggets on that wood pellet grill!

Any luck catching that drum?

[Sam]

1 hour ago, Kayser said:

Any luck catching that drum?

Yes.  Partner and I have been fishing Stockton once a week, and a couple of trips back I let him keep the crappie and I brought home fresh filets from one keeper walleye, two medium-size white bass, and two drums that were about 15" long.

Earlier this summer I bought a box at Lowe's containing two "non-stick Copper-Infused Grill Mats" for $10.  Those things are great - they unroll side-by-side to cover my Pit Boss Pellet Grill, they keep food from falling or dripping through the grill, and grill marks get on the food right through the mats.  Using those, I've been grilling fish filets and they turn out so good I doubt that we'll ever bread-and-fry fish again.  It's gotta be healthier for us, too.

My wife coats the filets with butter, a little olive oil, seasoned salt, and pepper.  I heat the pellet grill to 350 degrees and give the filets about 2 or 3 minutes on each side depending on size.  As soon as the meat turns white and will flake apart they're done - cook 'em more than that they'll get tough (especially the drum).

That batch of fish was absolutely great, and it's hard to believe but we couldn't really tell any difference in the taste of walleye, white bass, and drum - they were all real good.  Drum meat does have a slightly chewy consistency like lobster but not the lobster flavor, so we could tell which it was that way.