Baking in a fish grill

I’ve been curious if anyone has successfully baked any kind of bread or pastry in the fish grill / salamander found in most Japanese homes?

8 comments
  1. No. It has way too much heat from above and not enough heat at the bottom. It’s great as a generic grill though and foods requiring grill are great.

  2. I’ve made decent pizza in a low-lipped pan designed to fit in the fish grill. Otherwise, I doubt that you could get bread to rise and bake properly without the outside crust becoming a burnt mess. I’ve had success making bread and focaccia in the microwave/oven combo typically found in Japanese kitchens.

  3. I use it all the time to grill chicken thighs. Cleaning is a bit of a pain but comes out great!

  4. Can’t share links on this sub, but if you Google Rinnai グリル クッキー you’ll see cookies recipes for the fish grill advertised by one of them grill manufacturer.

    They may have a few more recipes. But I doubt you can do anything other than cookies and maybe pita breads. Also likely need a nice grill with decent heat control otherwise it will all burn.

  5. We have this hot plate thing with a lid for the grill (“cocotte plate”) and cookies and rather thin focaccia are possible.

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