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JasonATI · Jul 25, 2010

I think this should be in this section since it discusses a cooking technique. In the newest Car and Driver mag they are in Nurburg, Germany doing some tests and they stop at this pub where they bring out a soapstone square about 4"x4" heated in a wood burning pizza oven to 750 degrees, then bring out your raw steak and it cooks on your own stone.
Just thought it was kinda cool, never in the US because someone would burn themselves and sue.

Mr. Bo · Jul 25, 2010

Verrrrry Interesssting!
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tmjst · Jul 25, 2010

There's a restaurant outside Orlando FL (Colorado Fondue Company, I think?) that does that. It's kinda fun and different. The kids really liked it.

Chef Jim · Jul 25, 2010

tmjst said:
There's a restaurant outside Orlando FL (Colorado Fondue Company, I think?) that does that. It's kinda fun and different. The kids really liked it.

Havn't been there, but have seen it done. Kinda neat.

Grillman · Jul 25, 2010

Here's one restaurant in Denver that lets you cook your steak on
a hot stone.
There are a couple more similar type restaurants here in town.
There are quite a few others all across the country.

http://www.trapperschophouse.com/
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Hugh Jorgan · Jul 25, 2010

No thanks, I have enough problems with fajita skillets. I'd prolly burn my fingers off on a 750 degree soapstone.

thirdeye · Jul 25, 2010

Neat concept.

A bunch of us went to a steak joint in Tulsa that had grills built into the tables. You chose from a tray of fresh steaks.... they had a salad bar, a veggie bar, a potato/pasta/rice bar, and a dessert bar. You helped yourself to whatever sides, then grilled your steak (whole or in small pieces).

It dawned on me after the fact that I was doing all the work, and I would have been the only one to blame for an overcooked steak.

tmjst · Jul 25, 2010

Hugh Jorgan said:
No thanks, I have enough problems with fajita skillets. I'd prolly burn my fingers off on a 750 degree soapstone.

I guess that's why it works at a fondue restaurant - the customer is already using 12" long fondue forks that keeps their fingers away from the heat!

landarc · Jul 25, 2010

I used to go to a steak house that would use river rocks and cook the steak between very hot granite rocks. Very tasty.

gtsum · Jul 25, 2010

man, that sounds interesting! When I was in Germany a few years back I got a kick out of ordering some ribs in this eatery/pub/restaurant, and the cook was standing right there in the middle of the place cooking the ribs over an open wood burning santa maria style pit with a cig hanging from his mouth the whole time!! They do things a bit different on the other side of the pond!!

RobKC · Jul 25, 2010

I went to a place in San Antonio almost 30 yrs ago called U R Cooks. You picked out your own steak and then cooked it on a large communal grill. It was a novelty, but a lot of fun.

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