[Joe Sr.]

Anyone used one of these?  I got one for my birthday.

Any thoughts on what it's best for?

[dmtaylor]

It might make a nice lawn ornament, and/or supplement for local wildlife. 

[Joe Sr.]

I got it from my mother in law.  Gotta cook something on it before I put it out for the rats and squirrels (local wildlife).

[dmtaylor]

I bet a ribeye or NY strip tastes good grilled on there.  Or your favorite fish or shrimp.

[HydraulicSammich]

I received one a Christmas or two ago and finally got around to trying it out this summer.  Check this site out and you will enjoy it.  https://nothinglikebbq.com/new-york-strip-shrimp-grilled-salt-block/

[reverseapachemaster]

It seems like such a fussy and short-lived cooking tool. I guess there is a cool factor to showing it off to people but not at the expense of having to baby it for an hour getting it up to temperature. I don't completely understand the benefit of cooking on salt instead of just salting food with pink salt before or during cooking.

It would look nice on a table as a serving tray but you wouldn't want to use anything with oil, acid or already salty. So I guess rice or unseasoned vegetables?

[erockrph]

I got one years ago, but have yet to season it. I'm thinking eggs and bacon would be good.

Someone else here (Pete B, maybe) mentioned using two of them to press watermelon slices into something like fruit leather, which sounds amazing. I might try something like that with a foil-wrapped brick on top some time.

[Joe Sr.]

Fruit leather does not sound appealing.

I'm thinking rib eyes.  And (forgive me) red wine.

[pete b]

We have a couple and I find they are better cold as a serving platter. Their great for serving cucumbers and other veggies from the garden on a hot day. I successfully seared scallops on one but frankly it was a PIA. We have, as Eric mentioned, pressed watermelon and it tasted and looked surprisingly like prosciutto. Fruit leather doesn't do it justice, it wasn't gummy like that.
I have also made really good gravlax in half the time with two blocks.
We keep ours in the freezer.

[reverseapachemaster]

We have a couple and I find they are better cold as a serving platter. Their great for serving cucumbers and other veggies from the garden on a hot day.

Aside from an impressive look, is it any different than serving on a cold plate with some pink salt sprinkled over the vegetables?

[pete b]

We have a couple and I find they are better cold as a serving platter. Their great for serving cucumbers and other veggies from the garden on a hot day.

Aside from an impressive look, is it any different than serving on a cold plate with some pink salt sprinkled over the vegetables?

The only difference IMO is that the mass of the block that had been in the freezer chills the veggies and keeps them cold for awhile.

[santoch]

My wife picked one up about 3 weeks ago.  We used it 3 times on steaks, chicken, and veggies/mushrooms.  Everything came out WAY too salty (and believe me, I LOVE salty food, especially a good steak).

Maybe it was just the particular block we had, I don't know.  But we give it a shot and didn't stay with it.

YMMV.

Steve

[dmtaylor]

Everything came out WAY too salty (and believe me, I LOVE salty food, especially a good steak).

So you're saying it would be perfect to use in a gose then. 

[majorvices]

I have used them a lot!  I have cooked steak and potatoes on the gas stove (these things can handle a lot of heat) and I have cooked pizza on them on the grill. Also got the idea from this forum to make ceviche on them (pressed between two.) They make great platters for cold dishes like ceviche.

[Joe Sr.]

Used it last night as a cold platter for shrimp. Will plan to do some steaks on it. How long did it take to heat up?