Cooking at home involves the risk of small burns, spilled liquids, and the advances of an oven in heat. Avoid stovetop suitors with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of hibachi-style fare at Timsan's Japanese Steak House.

The tableside chefs at Timsan's Japanese Steak House grill a dinner menu of meats, poultry, and seafood dishes before patrons' eyes. Diners can nibble on california rolls ($4) from the appetizer menu as a chef slices and sizzles entrees right before their eyes after enlisting a volunteer to check for wires or false grill bottoms. Each hibachi-style dinner combination, such as the chicken and scallops ($21.95), includes a bounty of savory side dishes, such as chicken and beef soup, salad, and a tantalizing shrimp-and-zucchini appetizer. Main courses, such as chopped filet mignon ($18.95) and swordfish ($19.95), accompany sidekicks of mushrooms and bean sprouts, as well as a cup of tea and a dish of ice cream chilled to the abominable snowman's meticulous specifications.

The restaurant's dining room serves as an arena, granting front-row access to the world's most delicious spectator sport. At superheated chopping surfaces located in the center of each U-shaped table, chefs orchestrate a rapid flurry of foods as flames jet toward the ceiling and diners silently hope the cook's eyebrows are made of asbestos.

Though Timsan's Japanese Steakhouse sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available.