I just bought my first large baking stone. I've heard about making bread,
cookies, fish sticks, etc on it (in addition to pizza). But a Portugese friend
told me that in Portugal, they use baking stones to cook meat! Has anyone got
any info on this one?

thanks,
Jen
Half the people you know are below average. -Steven Wright

JLove98905 wrote:

I just bought my first large baking stone. I've heard about making bread,
cookies, fish sticks, etc on it (in addition to pizza). But a Portugese friend
told me that in Portugal, they use baking stones to cook meat! Has anyone got
any info on this one?

thanks,
Jen
Half the people you know are below average. -Steven Wright


Seem to recall seeing some info on tabletop cooking of beef after stone
was super heated.
--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and
avoid the people, you might better stay home."
--James Michener

Dunno abuot Portugal, but I've got one of them electric thingies that
heat a bit stone. I sprinkle some salt on it and then all sorts of
meat. Good fun with a group of friends. Pour your own beer and cook
your own steak


Kris


On 01 Nov 2003 19:26:56 GMT, OSPAM (JLove98905)
wrote:

I just bought my first large baking stone. I've heard about making bread,
cookies, fish sticks, etc on it (in addition to pizza). But a Portugese friend
told me that in Portugal, they use baking stones to cook meat! Has anyone got
any info on this one?

thanks,
Jen
Half the people you know are below average. -Steven Wright

....and that should be a BIG stone of course


On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 21:37:50 +0100, Kris wrote:

Dunno abuot Portugal, but I've got one of them electric thingies that
heat a bit stone. I sprinkle some salt on it and then all sorts of
meat. Good fun with a group of friends. Pour your own beer and cook
your own steak


Kris


On 01 Nov 2003 19:26:56 GMT, OSPAM (JLove98905)
wrote:

I just bought my first large baking stone. I've heard about making bread,
cookies, fish sticks, etc on it (in addition to pizza). But a Portugese friend
told me that in Portugal, they use baking stones to cook meat! Has anyone got
any info on this one?

thanks,
Jen
Half the people you know are below average. -Steven Wright

"JLove98905" wrote in message
...
I just bought my first large baking stone. I've heard about making bread,
cookies, fish sticks, etc on it (in addition to pizza). But a Portugese
friend
told me that in Portugal, they use baking stones to cook meat! Has anyone
got
any info on this one?

I've not seen it, but I've heard about it. The stone is heated to 450 or 500
degrees and taken table side. Salt is sprinkled on it. A steak would be
seared on both sides and removed. Then you cut a bite sized piece off and
cook it to the desired doneness.
Ed

"alzelt" wrote in message
...

Seem to recall seeing some info on tabletop cooking of beef after stone
was super heated.

There used to be an Australian themed restaurant in Pasadena, CA where they
did that. They placed a flat rock heated to 700º in front of you and served
your meat/ seafood raw. You grilled it yourself on the stone. It was very
popular place for a while. It looked to me like an accident waiting to
happen that would be cause for a lawsuit.

On 01 Nov 2003 19:26:56 GMT, OSPAM (JLove98905)
wrote:

I just bought my first large baking stone. I've heard about making bread,
cookies, fish sticks, etc on it (in addition to pizza). But a Portugese friend
told me that in Portugal, they use baking stones to cook meat! Has anyone got
any info on this one?

See:

http://www.hotstones.com/Instructions.htm

for one variation. I bought a similar setup after having this "stone
fondue" in Norway. Much the same idea -- pieces of meat, shrimp, veg,
etc. are delivered to each diner, as well as a variety of sauces. You
cook your own ingredients at the table.

My pizza stone has a rather rough surface, and I imagine meat would
stick horribly.

I've not seen it, but I've heard about it. The stone is heated to 450 or
500
degrees and taken table side. Salt is sprinkled on it. A steak would be
seared on both sides and removed. Then you cut a bite sized piece off and
cook it to the desired doneness.

My wife and I went to a restaurant that used this method, but it was with a
veal chop. It was rubbed with garlic and rosemary, seared on both sides and
then sliced. The slices were to be placed on the stone to be finished. My
wife said it was the best veal she's ever had. The server said that the
trick was to keep some meat on the stone at all times to conserve the heat.



"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"JLove98905" wrote in message
...
I just bought my first large baking stone. I've heard about making
bread,
cookies, fish sticks, etc on it (in addition to pizza). But a Portugese
friend
told me that in Portugal, they use baking stones to cook meat! Has
anyone
got
any info on this one?

I've not seen it, but I've heard about it. The stone is heated to 450 or
500
degrees and taken table side. Salt is sprinkled on it. A steak would be
seared on both sides and removed. Then you cut a bite sized piece off and
cook it to the desired doneness.
Ed

Hark! I heard "Sam D." say:
"alzelt" wrote in message
...

Seem to recall seeing some info on tabletop cooking of beef after stone
was super heated.

There used to be an Australian themed restaurant in Pasadena, CA where they
did that. They placed a flat rock heated to 700º in front of you and served
your meat/ seafood raw. You grilled it yourself on the stone. It was very
popular place for a while. It looked to me like an accident waiting to
happen that would be cause for a lawsuit.

I think I mentioned this once before, but Sis and I wrangled tickets to
the Northwest Foodservice Show in 2002:

http://www.foodshownw.com/

A vendor there had individual hot cooking stones, and we sampled some
beef and chicken, which was excellent. The thing about their stones
was that as long as your skin is dry, they won't burn you (I tried it),
but anything wet will cook. I won't claim to understand the physics
involved, but it was a neat demo...


--
j*ni p. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!

On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 22:55:47 -0800, "Sam D."
wrote:


"alzelt" wrote in message
...

Seem to recall seeing some info on tabletop cooking of beef after stone
was super heated.

There used to be an Australian themed restaurant in Pasadena, CA where they
did that. They placed a flat rock heated to 700º in front of you and served
your meat/ seafood raw. You grilled it yourself on the stone. It was very
popular place for a while. It looked to me like an accident waiting to
happen that would be cause for a lawsuit.

There's a sushi place in Houston that does that.