Artesa Hot Stone Grill

Tried steak cooked on hot stones in a London restaurant and it was fun as well as tasty, so looked online for a home use version. Some of the sets available were mega-expensive, and as this was something my wife and I were only likely to use as a treat from time to time, this set looked like a decent way to have steak cooked in a fun way at home, without breaking the bank. If the set turned out to be hopeless, at least we never wasted a fortune. Happy to report, it’s been far from hopeless. Is it as good-looking or posh as some of the sets available? No. Is it great for a couple like us to enjoy really nice steak and a glass of red wine in a different and fun way? Absolutely. When purchasing the set, we also purchased a pack of gel burners, and a pair of silicone oven gloves. We were using crappy old cloth oven gloves anyway, so investing in a set of silicone ones has on its own been a great buy. We never found it difficult to buy the gels on Amazon either. Anyone who has eaten in establishments like we did in London, who use steak stones, know that you get a small dish of butter, and a small dish of salt, so we followed that, and our meal was absolutely delicious. Here’s how we used the set, can recommend anyone purchasing this set to give this a go... Clearly, you need to heat the stone up in the oven, so what we did is to also use this time to oven cook two large baked potatoes to have with the steak. One-and-a-half hours at 200 degrees did the trick. Pre-heat the oven to 200, rub olive oil on the stone, sprinkle a little salt on it and put it on the top shelf of the heated oven and cook the potatoes on a rack below. Put some rock salt or sea salt crystals in a small dish, some garlic or plain butter in another. We like mushrooms and onion with steak, so just before serving, we place uncooked mushroom slices and some sliced raw onion on plates ready for action. This is our biggest tip - just before the one-and-a-half hours is up, take your steak (we use quality sirloin), and briefly sear it on both sides on a hot frying pan. A mere 30 seconds per side, place the steaks on side plates and set up beside your salt, butter, mushrooms and onions. Then, light up the gels, use your silicone mitts and get that hot stone in place. Sit down with a nice glass of your favourite red, melt some of the butter on the plate, a wee sprinkle of salt, throw on a bit of raw onion and mushroom. Cut a couple of slices of your steak and add onto the stone. Turn around with your steak knife and fork as the steak, onion, mushroom, salt and butter cooks to the level you like best. Transfer onto the dinner plate beside your big baked potato, and wire in.... we had peppercorn sauce on the go too. A mouthful of fluffy baked potato, sizzled steak, onion and mushroom... bloody good. While eating your first couple of slices, you will obviously have your second lot on the go - they will therefore be as hot and fresh as the first one. Great fun, tossing the steak and onions and mushrooms around. Turned a normal dinner into a wee bit of an event. We are very happy with our purchase and have also used it to sizzle salmon to have with a BBQ glaze. I know this is a long review, but hopefully if you are reading this it means you are contemplating buying this product in the first place, and you may find it helpful. Thanks for reading!

We had reasonably high expectations of what we wanted and this in no way disappoints. In our experience though, the 180 degrees instructions are not adequate. Go for the 200 for the same time. Also, the stone works better when using a burner gel. Our existing gel burners were too high so the flame didn't actually heat the stone properly, despite being closer to it. Once we changed to the gel .. type .. "flamos" .. Ethanol Chafing Fuel canisters .. from Costco .. the whole experience noticeably improved. Pro Tip: When serving steaks to friends & family .. we "sear" them first and I now carve the steak into strips .. this allows your guests to spend more time enjoying the fun of "cooking" their pieces of steak to their own personal perfection.

Good buy works well but one does have to buy the small chafing gel refills which are more expensive and it takes a long time to heat up in the oven. Bit fiddly the rack but good value compared to many models. Not terribly easy to clean as one is advised not to us washing up liquid which probably makes sense

We were very very happy with the purchase as it is such an interactive dining experience especially when you have guests over. But unfortunately the stone cracked within the first use. We were very careful but not quite sure what went wrong. Such a shame! Amazon were kind enough to give us a full refund. If it wasn’t for the crack it is definitely worth the money. I attached some of the pictures we took when we hosted a dinner party for 4 and our guests completely loved it!

We bought this for our wedding anniversary dinner, as we couldn't go out for a meal. It was absolutely spectacular, and perfect for the occasion. We heated it up for an hour at 200°c and it was just right. The only negative I can see is that the stone is quite hard to slot onto the stand when it's hot, so it took us a couple of attempts, which could have been quite dangerous as it's very, very hot when it comes out. Both me and my husband put oven gloves on, and between us managed to slot it in. I read reviews about needing silicone oven gloves which are 500°c resistant. I listened, and was glad i did. There's no way I would have been able to hold it with my usual oven gloves. All in all though, thoroughly recommend it. We've only used it once, so not sure how it'll hold up over time, but we plan to save it for special occasions so hopefully it'll last for a few years yet!

Product is fine but last time I got a similar stone it was fuelled by meths burners, here we are told to use "chafing fuel gel cartridges", never heard of them , eventually got some I saw were "often bought" with this stone, but they were too big. It would be good to know the "spec" for the fuel cans/cartridges, &/or where to get them.

Person who received this as a gift was delighted with it. Not sure if it has been used yet.

Bought this expecting a proper sizzling hot stone cooking experience, but unfortunately mine doesn’t perform as advertised. I heated the stone at 250°C for over 2 hours and even straight out of the oven it didn’t sizzle thin slices of meat at all. I’ve since seen other reviews where people appear to get much better results, so it’s possible there are differences between stones or batches, but my experience has been disappointing. The set itself looks nice and the presentation is good, but in reality mine behaves more like a warm serving platter than a true hot stone grill. If you’re expecting restaurant-style sizzling and searing, this may not deliver that experience consistently. Works better for keeping food warm or very gentle cooking rather than proper steak/meat searing.

Alles ist gut. Ich habe die Platte jetzt schon mehrfach benutzt. Es gibt keine Beanstandungen. Vorgeheizt auf 240°C, Platte ab in den Ständer/Halter, etwas grobes Salz aus der Mühle drauf und schon lief der Grillgenuss. Nach etwa 25 Minuten kühlen die Ränder etwas ab und die Hitze konzentriert sich in dem Bereich über der Grillpaste. Aber kein Problem, die Masse ist verspeist, das Zentrum fungiert weiterhin als Grillfläche und der Rand dient als Warmhalteplatte.

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Très bon produit

Muy bien, lo compré para el restaurante y la verdad que muy buena calidad la piedra aguanta el calor y se termina la cocción en ella perfectamente, muy contenta con la compra