How do you keep fish from sticking to the grill?

[ptmusic]

I'm somewhat of a newbie at grilling. Fish seems to be the toughest. When I flip the fillets over, they stick and fall apart a bit.

Any tips?

-ptmusic

[nothumb]

Oil the fish and the grill better. Keep your grill cleaner. Grill high quality fish and if possible a more dense and less flaky fillet (certain species are better for grilling, i.e. swordfish, shark, etc). Having the skin on helps somewhat.

The other thing you can do if all that fails is wrap the fish in foil or lay foil on your grill. I don't like this option much however.

NT

[guller]

Pam cooking spray, tin foil, or both.

[Los Feliz Slim]

Steaks (swordfrish, tuna, salmon, etc) are much easier to grill than fillets. If you must use a fillet, grill it skin-side down, close the lid for a time, and don't flip it.

[eric5148]

You can get a fish grate, which is basically two grill grates on a hinge and it has a handle. You put the fish between the two grates, and then when you flip them, you can flip the whole grate, and they can't fall apart.

[touchfaith]

Brush some olive oil on the (clean) grill before starting or use a one of those flipable basket things (they work better)

[vulturesrow]

Their are also baskets you can put the fish in as well, which is sort of a compromise between the foil and laying it directly on the grill.

[liquidboss]

[Talk2BigSteve]

Cook it in the oven.

Steve

[HtotheNootch]

Fish grates work. Foil works. You can grill over a plank - cedar shingles work well (make sure you soak the pplank).

I've also recently started grilling fish over slices of citrus fruit. Just slice oranges, or whatever and then put them in a bowl. Pour olive oil over the fruit and mix to make sure they're well coated. Season with salt and pepper. Place the slices over a bid enough area on the grill so the fish does not come in direct contact with the grill. This puts a nice citrus flavor on the fist, and makes for a great garnish/side dish.