On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:21:15 -0600, Arri London >
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>Bob Muncie wrote:
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>It's a gimmick of course. But why would it waste flavour? A very hot
>rock would cook meats quickly, which isn't a bad thing. Some restaurants
>in Hawaii cook food in hot lava. Hardly necessary but the tourists love
>it.
Just as a point of fact, I doubt seriously that any chefs cook in hot
lava. TOO HOT! Maybe they use former lava rocks but among other
things, hot lava is not even available unless you go out to the lava
flow which is about 2.5 hours from the nearest airport. It is molten
rock and can not even be carried. You can't even stand next to molten
lava except for a quick second. I think those chefs were tricking
you. Cold former lava rocks heated up, yes, but not hot lava.

aloha,
Cea