Cooking on a Himalayan Salt Block. Culinary Gimmicks Put to the Test! 

Nice video. I think to be fair, the breast on the salt block should have been cooked with the same spices and butter.To have garlic, basil, and butter on one and not the other makes the two completely different recipes. I'm sure the clean-up would be much easier with the skillet, and I doubt if the taste would be much different between the two in that case. I have a Himalayan salt block, but to be honest, it just sits on the shelf for show.

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I just received a salt block as a Christmas gift. It took 45 minutes to heat it up on the stove top then it took over 35 minutes for 2 chicken thighs to cook. I think I'm going to starve to death before dinner is ready. I haven't even cleaned the salt block yet but it look like it's going to be a trial. The chicken taste fantastic but it's not worth an hour and 15 minutes of my time

Just received a salt block that was going to be thrown away. Now wondering 🤔. Loved your sassy but sensible approach and the fact that you are filming from inside a camper. Also that you have the Batman intro. Well done and very helpful vid. Thanks!

You are right that salt blocks are pretty much just a gimmick. Cooking on them is entirely just a gimmick, but there can be some kind of practical uses for them. If you still have yours, try to use it during prep to season meats before you cook them. It can have an impact on the water content on the outside layer of the meat, making it easier to get a sear without using as much oil when cooking. It also seasons the meat evenly since its just a flat surface of salt. If you have two block you can sandwich tomatoes in between and get sundried tomatoes if you leave them in the sun during summer. None of this is completely practical, but it can be fun to play around with different ideas while using them. Cooking on them is really dumb though lol, they can sometimes explode because of the gases trapped inside expanding during rapid heating.

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Before you even finish cooking, I would like the chicken from the cast iron pan please *drooling*

Man, ma whife has been pressuring me to use ours (gift from he brother who’s an awesome guy) and as a bbq backyard, didn’t marry until 33 guy who cooks pretty well, this made no sense. Thanks for the lifetime supply of salt idea!

I got a salt block as a christmas gift, so admittedly I'm biased towards wanting it to work well. Haven't used it yet, but certainly I don't expect it to be some groundbreaking thing. Nor do i care about the more woo-y type things people say about pink salt. At this point I'm torn between using it solely as a raw foods item great for serving. Such as sushi, cured meats, fruits. That way it maintains it's look which is IMO the best selling point about it. The alternative is using it as a cooking device, but I'd probably limit its use to fish/shrimp/scallops or something like tenderloin steak where I mostly want to sear it.

You know, I don’t think I’d use it for cooking but as a man who loves his salt think I just love to have a plate made out of it😂

I received a salt block as a gift. I had no idea what to even do with it so I came here. I think it will be going to the donate bin!

😂! Got mine at Goodwill for $7.99 three-years-ago and used it once... chicken strips were so salty I drank a whole gallon of milk after eating it! I still have it - now I know what to do with it after watching your vid (lifetime supply of salt)... Thanks! 😂 Love your authenticity vids - this one was a scream - they shine!

Wish I saw this 24 hours ago - 12 x 8 2inch thick $22 bucks! The hype!

Wonder if you spent some years cooking with the salt block you would experience some hypertension

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In essence, in the long term it is important to eat healthy. Meat cooked on a salt plate is definitely healthier than meat fried in oil. I think that if you made a sauce with butter, spices and garlic to spread the meat cooked on salt, it would be much tastier. Choose to eat healthy, the results are not visible now but will be seen in time. Good health!

Stumbled onto one At GoodWill. Bought it. Went to RU-vid looking for information. Found you 😅 (And others) You, are new to me, enjoyed your take on it. I still own it so I’ll play with it. Thank you for your input. 😖👍🤣

ha ha, you paid $40 for the block of salt. Looks like the salt people won!!

Unfair. U didn’t butter and season the salt block chicken.

Mr. Chef guy. You dont know what your talking about when it comes to ice on a hamburger. Your degree is as useless as the paper it printed on. Come to south Georgia we'll learn you something.

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