Himalayan Salt Cooking Tile & Canvas Bag

Deal Chatter Gourmet
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And here’s an Instructable showing a guy cooking shrimp and an egg on his salt tile after heating it on a gas stove:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Cooking-with-an-Ancient-Himalayan-Salt-Block/

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ETA: Drats! Both links I posted were already posted I see. 'Twas too busy reading.

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I have a Himalayan salt lamp that’s supposed to give off good vibes. I wonder if this would do the same thing.

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I hope you all realize that “Himalayan Salt” is a marketing term for Halite (aka rock salt) that comes from Pakistan. The pink color is iron oxide (aka rust).

What you are getting is a block of rusty rock salt from Pakistan.

Like practically any stone, it retains both heat and cold well. It is a mineral and minerals do that. You can accomplish the same thing with a tiles from your neighborhood hardware store.

Here’s a link to make a $3 pizza stone. Switch the tiles to larger bricks and you’ve achieved the same results as with a “Himalayan Salt” at a fraction of the cost. How to Make a 3 Dollar Pizza Stone | The Paupered Chef

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LOL

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It looks like a delicious slab of fresh salmon. Makes me hunger for some sushimi… yum.

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DO NOT use teriyaki sauce when cooking on one of these! We love ours, but teriyaki and other high sugar foods tend to caramelize to the salt when heated which is NOT an easy cleanup as with other foods.

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LOL. I can soo picture it!

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Would this work for people, too…? :wink:

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Buzzkill. :slight_smile:
ROTF…
Actually, just the kind of info I find entertaining!

I’ll ruin something for you…
Google the original name for Chilean Sea Bass.
Are we even?

BTW, I have a $12 pizza stone, I love it, makes everything, especially any sort of frozen pizza, awesome!

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The Himalaya mountain range crosses through 5 countries, including Pakistan.

Sodium Chloride - 98.35%
Magnesium - .07%
Sulfate - .05%
Iron - .0006%
Moisture - .026%
Insoluble - .77%
Source

You are correct about the thermal properties being similar to bricks, but will the bricks impart flavor and minerals into the food cooked on it? And more importantly, does it look as pretty? :wink:

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Just One Lick Please!!!

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Maybe I just wanna carry this around in my pocket or my purse. Or leave it in the mailbox on a warm day. Sorta wanna leave it on the backseat of my car. Just thinking of this salt slab sitting around gets me thinking about things. Like salt.

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marry me

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It says to heat it up slowly and take 45 minutes to heat up to hottest temp wanted. Also it takes 24 hours to cool down.

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http://www.purehimalayansalt.com/8x4x2-inch-salt-brick-tiles/ is $17 with free shipping for me. Nice idea though for fish.

[MOD: Yours is 8x4. Ours is 8x8.]

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I do, just in time for taxes!

Half the size, half the price; Makes sense.

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It does say under “Winery” that the company’s owner is from Pakistan, has connections back home and access to the government salt mines so yes it is Pakistani salt, FWIW.

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Yes but you have to be careful because sometimes the canvas bag tries to eat the salt!

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Nom, Nom, Nom, Nom!

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Received one of these as a Christmas gift. We have used it a few times for various meats. IT ADDS SALT FLAVOR to the food. Duh! So I would not recommend any marinades that contain salt. We like it. Thumbs up!

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Is it dishwasher safe?