Fathers day gift from daughter, a nice salt block, haven't cooked with one before so I'm looking forward to giving it a go, if anyone has/used one of these I'd be interested in how it went, what ou learned to do/not do.

Guess I'll spend a little utoob time for learning how to use it as well

I have heard it needs to be heated up slooooooowly.

They can break/shatter if heated too quickly, particularly if you are in or have recently experienced high humidity. I suspect most of Florida qualifies.

Sweet salt lick

I've had whole Dungeness crab cooked on top of one and it was stellar.

I have a lamp.

Never cooked with it, though.

I'm thinking scallops, asparagus and some baby yellow potatoes tonight

How do you clean a salt block? Seems like a challenge since salt is soluble in water.

We are on our third salt block. They all crack eventually, but this is the only way to cook pecan smoked bacon wrapped scallops on a BGE.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
How do you clean a salt block? Seems like a challenge since salt is soluble in water.

from what I've read you must allow it to fully cool down, then wipe down with damp cloth or sponge or a brush, no soap...

Use pink Himalayan salt crystals in the salt mill.
Unique flavor.
Enjoy.

i get my minerals from my pink salt. non of that bleached toxic stuff for me.

Picked up some sea scallops and fresh shrimp at Fresh Market along with a couple of white potatoes and some asparagus to give it a go.

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Originally posted by HRK:
Picked up some sea scallops and fresh shrimp at Fresh Market along with a couple of white potatoes and some asparagus to give it a go.

If you really want to do something cool. You can use it to cook at the table while you eat your salad/appetizers. Went to a restaurant once that did this. Brought out petite filet Mignon and shrimp and scallops on a hot hunk of salt. You cook it yourself at the table while you ate apps. Once it was near done they gave you a soy sauce based liquid to drizzle over it a ND a hunk of butter. Forgot what they used as an insulator and I think the table was slate too. Very cool idea. Plus you can't send back to the chef if its overcooked.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
How do you clean a salt block? Seems like a challenge since salt is soluble in water.

You don't need to. Salt is an anti septic and doesn't need to be cleaned. Bacteria can't grow on salt.

Cooked sea scallops and fresh shrimp followed by a nice Cohiba for dessert

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I was just gifted one as well. That seafood looks amazing

Mine came with a metal carrier. Do I put entire kit on the grill or is a stovetop deal ? I have t researched much yet, just got it.

I put it on the carrier then heat