One grilling trend that rose to prominence in the 2010s was the Himalayan salt block. To find out if it's worth the trouble, we reached out to Scott Groth, chef and founder of I'd Rather Be a Chef.

Or, I might use them to grill moist, delicately flavored chicken with crispy skin. I might even freeze a salt block to make ice cream. Recipes included with this story: Salt Brick Grilled Chicken ...

After one bite of a rib eye steak that had been served to me on a sizzling Himalayan pink salt block, an internal dilemma surfaced: I wasn’t sure if I could ever be satisfied with a steak ...

In some parts of the world, salt can be found naturally in large blocks; when those are cut into neat slabs, they can act as an ideal cooking surface. One of the most inventive and satisfying uses ...

If you're cooking on a salt block, you need time and confidence, and you'll be rewarded with mighty flavor. Thick pink slabs cut from heavy Himalayan salt lend instant sizzle and flavor to meats ...

Just make sure to heat it thoroughly before cooking on it. 2. Salt blocks are an extremely versatile cooking surface – a wide range of dishes can be cooked on them from pancakes to steaks ...

Mark Bitterman, owner of The Meadow and author of Salted, loves salt. His latest book, Salt Block Cooking, offers 70 recipes that utilize Himalayan salt blocks for grilling, searing, chilling, and ...

Those are just two of the surprises revealed in Mark Bitterman’s latest cookbook Salt Block Cooking: 70 Recipes for Grilling, Chilling, Searing and Serving on Himalayan Salt Blocks. Part ...

Plus, tips on how to clean it after using. Himalayan salt blocks have reportedly been used for cooking since at least the 16th century, (and the first known discovery of the salt itself dates back ...