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Cinder Grill is not your average George Foreman Grill. Cook precisely like sous-vide in half the time and without using water. No more babysitting your grill while cooking. Enjoy effortless and delicious food and get your free time back.

Shrimp on the Cinder Grill

Shrimp on the Cinder Grill

Sizes chosen:    40/60  31/40  13/15 Cinder temperature kindly determined by Chef Critchley Preheat your Cinder Grill to 155 F. 21/25 shrimp cook for 20 min. What are cooking times for other shrimp? 40/60  cooking time:   7 min 31/40 cooking time: 13/15 cooking time Shrimp are delicious, nutritious and quick to cook, all of which endear them to the Cinder Grill. Chef Critchley figured out the best way to cook them – at a constant temperature of 155F – but we only have the times for one size, the 21/25s. So we set out to find a formula that...

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Grain bowls and the Cinder Grill

Grain bowls and the Cinder Grill

Grain bowls have become very popular recently. One-dish meals of light proteins and fresh vegetables arranged over a cooked grain, they are versatile and healthy. They can be made gluten free if you like. Also, they're very easily assembled, especially when every component except the grains themselves can be cooked on the Cinder Grill!
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meat organs on the cinder grill

Eat More Organ Meat: Easy Recipes, Tips & Tricks

  • carnivore
  • meal plan
Organ meats vary a lot, but they have some aspects in common. Namely, they’re extremely nutritious, inexpensive cuts yet somewhat unfamiliar to the majority of cooks. Flavorful, low fat organ meats deserve more attention, so in our last blog post we presented an overview of the most commonly available.
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flatbread on the cinder grill

Flatbreads on the Cinder Grill

Grilling bread is an excellent route to a quick meal, and the Cinder Grill excels at grilling bread. Its accurate temperature control and flat nonstick surfaces produce evenly toasty results. Here are some suggestions for various ways to use the Cinder Grill to prepare flatbreads.
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The History of Cooking and The Carnivore Diet

The History of Cooking and The Carnivore Diet

Unique among all species, humans cook, and have been doing so for hundreds of thousands of years. We cook for many reasons, including these: Cooking provides increased nutrition through chemical changes in the food. It also reinforces social bonds as we share the cooked food, providing more reason for and even fuel for the fire. We can look to the past for inspiration concerning the Carnivore diet now.
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Smoke and the Smokeless Cinder Grill

Smoke and the Smokeless Cinder Grill

The Cinder Grill is a smokeless electric grill. This is a feature, enabling apartment dwellers to cook flavorful food without risking the ire of their smoke detectors. However, smoke does contribute delicious flavor to food. For that reason we've considered some ways to add smoke to the Cinder Grill in controlled ways, which won't set off the alarms. Here are some of our ideas.
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Jamaican Pepper Shrimp

Jamaican Pepper Shrimp

Jamaican Pepper Shrimp   When you need a spicy, convivial, finger-licking snack, consider this lighter alternative to ribs or wings.  In Jamaica bright red shell-on shrimp are commonly available at roadside stores or in hospitable homes, shelled and eaten with delight and perhaps a Red Stripe beer. Bring that sunny tropical goodness to your house with these delicious Pepper Shrimp.    Note: Annatto, also known as Achiote, is an earthy, deeply red spice from the tropical Americas. It’s often found in spice aisles or international aisles, and can be ordered online.  If you can’t find it substitute a few drops...

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Sous Vide and Food Safety

Sous Vide and Food Safety

Food safety is always a paramount concern in cooking. Of course, sous vide is no exception. The sous vide process has some benefits and some quirks in this regard. The Cinder Grill, with its modified Sous Vide process, has some of the same features and some unique features, as we’ll explore in this essay.
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Welcome Spring with the Cinder Grill

Welcome Spring with the Cinder Grill

Spring has sprung! While you’re enjoying the improving weather and longer daylight, you can also enjoy easy meals and fresh flavors. Your Cinder Grill is here to handle the cooking so you don’t have to stare out your kitchen window at the cheerful season. Go out to your back yard or onto your front porch and when you come back in your Cinder will present you with perfect food.
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The Cinder For Christmas (or any Holiday Gift)

The Cinder For Christmas (or any Holiday Gift)

The Cinder Grill is a boon to any kitchen, providing flawless cooking at the turn of a simple dial. It produces tender, juicy steaks and a wide variety of other lovely dishes, and cleans up easily as well.  So, what could be a better holiday gift than effortlessly delicious food?  The Cinder Grill will continue being a gift every day, with every meal.
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Turkey on cinder grill

Turkey, Olive Oil, & the Cinder Grill: Five Thanksgiving Menus

Beautiful steak in a restaurant-quality presentation, made at home with the Cinder Grill.

Skip the Steakhouse & Stay Home With Cinder

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  • carnivorediet
  • Chef
  • cindergrill
  • dinner
  • indoor grill
  • keto
  • lunch
  • Meat
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  • perfect everytime
  • perfect steak everytime
  • sear
  • sous vide
  • Sous Vide medium rare steak
  • sous vide steak recipe
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  • whole30

Skip the Steakhouse & Stay Home With Cinder

The Cinder Grill makes a home cooked gourmet meal just as easy and even more pleasant than going out.  Skip the steakhouse and bring the restaurant home with the Cinder Grill.

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Frequently Asked Questions Part 4: Purchasing and Shipping

Frequently Asked Questions Part 4: Purchasing and Shipping

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  • carnivorediet
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  • cindergrill
  • dinner
  • healthy
  • indoor grill
  • keto
  • Meat
  • paleo
  • perfect everytime
  • precision grill
  • Sous Vide medium rare steak
  • sous vide steak recipe
  • steak
  • steak recipe
  • whole 30
  • whole30

Purchasing and Shipping

The Cinder Grill is very easy to use. We've provided some answers to frequently asked questions about purchasing and shipping this smart indoor grill.

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Frequently Asked Questions Part 3: Product Information

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  • indoor grill
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  • whole30

Product Information

The Cinder Grill is very easy to use. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about the product information for this smart electric grill.

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Delicious steak hot from the Cinder

Frequently Asked Questions Part 1: Cooking on the Cinder Grill

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Cooking on the Cinder Grill

The Cinder Grill is very easy to understand and to use. Still, here are some answers to frequently asked questions on Cooking on the Cinder Grill.

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Your New Cinder: What To Expect

  • carnivore
  • carnivore diet
  • holidays
  • perfect everytime
  • steaks
It’s an exciting day! Your new kitchen appliance, the Cinder Grill, has arrived in its custom box! Now, what to expect from this new indoor grill? Well, that’s why we’ve written this quick guide for you! We want you to have the best possible experience with your Cinder, starting right at the start. 
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Ten Delicious Cuts of Beef

Ten Delicious Cuts of Beef

  • carnivore
  • carnivore diet
  • Meat
Beef is delicious and popular, but can get a bit pricey. At least, that is if we stick to the popular cuts, the famous steaks and roasts.  However there's far more to a side of beef than porterhouses and brisket.  Here's a list of ten less well known cuts of beef that are delicious and inexpensive.
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Trim Your Meat Like a Pro

Trim Your Meat Like a Pro

  • carnivore
  • carnivore diet
  • Carnivore month
The perfect steak requires not only the best cooking method, such as using our magic meat machine the Cinder Grill, but also a little attention. No matter where you source your meat -- hunting, a farm, a retailer -- most servings benefit from that last bit of trimming before you cook them. 
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How to Spatchcok a Chicken (or other poultry)

How to Spatchcok a Chicken (or other poultry)

  • chicken
  • whole chicken
“Spatchcock” is a strange-sounding word. What’s it mean? Well, it’s a term for preparing a whole chicken or other poultry.  To spatchcock a bird is to remove its backbone and press it flat.  This makes it much easier to ensure even cooking using dry heat methods such a grilling or the Cinder Grill.
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Celebrate Autumn’s Bounty with the Cinder Grill

Celebrate Autumn’s Bounty with the Cinder Grill

Autumn is the harvest season for a reason. After a long summer of converting sunshine to sugar and ripeness, fruits and vegetables are at their peak. There's no better way to highlight this delicious bounty than grilling them. Here we feature six dishes which bring grilled fruit and grilled vegetables to their absolute best using the Cinder Grill.
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Five No-Cook Appetizers on the Cinder Grill

Five No-Cook Appetizers + One on the Cinder Grill

‘Good things come to those who wait’ is a time honored saying. Fortunately, the wait isn’t very long with the Cinder Grill. Our splendid steak machine sous vides to perfection in a fraction of the time that taken by the traditional water bath. Even so, when entertaining it’s a good idea to serve some delicious appetizers to your guests while they eat.
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Extra Plates for Speedy Sous Vide & So Much More!

The Cinder Grill is the fastest, most efficient sous vide on the market, the perfect steak cooker and so much more. Its point of contact with the food is a pair of anodized ceramic nonstick plates, which transfer heat evenly for precise results. Each grill of course comes with a set of plates. For all these reasons and more we recommend an extra set of plates for the Cinder Grill.
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celebrate labor day with the best meals cooked on cinder grill precision cooker

Let’s Make Your Labor Day Grill-iant!

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Let’s Make Your Labor Day Grill-iant!

Enjoy your long weekend and honor our collective industry by having fun entertaining at home. We’ve selected a Labor Day recipe or two from our Recipes page for you, with notes on how they fit together into a delicious meal.

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Perfect Steak Thickness on the Cinder Grill

The perfect steak glistens in the mind's eye. Thick, beautifully browned, richly savory, opening beneath a sharp knife to reveal a glowing rosy interior. The Cinder Grill promises this vision, and consistently delivers with precision cooking.  However,  our unique steak cooker operates in a slightly different way than you might expect.  The commonly accepted thickness for steak is not precisely the one you should use for your Cinder Grill, and here we'll explain why.
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Five Ways To Butter Your Steak

Five Ways To Butter Your Steak

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  • carnivore breakfast
  • carnivore diet
  • grass fed
  • grilling
  • guide
  • healthy
  • keto
  • meal plan
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  • perfect steak
  • precision grill
  • sous-vide cooking
Here's a culinary magic trick for you. Buttering your steak, far from gilding the lily, turns something superb into something sublime. Here we've written about five ways to do so for you.
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Cooking With Dad and the Cinder Grill

  • carnivore diet
  • father's day
  • keto
  • meat
  • sous vide
  • sous-vide cooking
  • steak
  • surf and turf

This Father's Day, give your Dad the most precious gift of all: the gift of time spent together. Cook with him, preferably on the best kitchen appliance available: the Cinder Grill.  Enjoy authentic grilled flavor indoors without smoke or ash, at your convenience. The Cinder is accessible day or night, rain or shine, just as constant as fatherly care.

 

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Olive Oil and the Cinder Grill

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  • carnivorediet
  • indoor grilling
  • keto
  • meat
  • paleo
  • sousvide

Whoever came up with "Everything old is new again" must have been thinking of olive oil. This ancient condiment fits perfectly into modern lives, more popular and more delicious than ever. This blog post focuses on the tasty relationship between olive oil and the Cinder Grill, and how to make the most of both together.

 

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Sauces: Enhancing Dishes From The Cinder Grill

Sauces contribute mightily to the culinary world. They use items which might otherwise be wasted, such as drippings. They also tie together all the dishes in a meal with a unifying flavor. We wrote this blog to explore the possibilities, tips, and tricks of delicious sauces from the Cinder Grill.

 

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memorial day grilling the perfect steak on the cinder grill

Memorial Day: The Start of Grilling Season

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  • grilling
  • indoor grilling
  • meat
  • memorial day
  • memorial weekend
  • steaks

Memorial Day officially opens the Summer Grilling Season, which alone is reason to celebrate! Well, with the Cinder Grill, the grilling season lasts year round, and can be celebrated wherever you like. Bring the start of the grilling season indoors with these new Cinder Grill recipes

 

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how to sear steaks for perfect outside crust

The Direct Sear Method

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  • minimal smoke
  • paleo
  • perfect everytime
  • sear
We denizens of the Cinder Grill community are familiar with the Reverse Sear Method. It's the Cinder's standard cooking method, in which meat is brought to the desired internal temperature and then seared. This reliably produces tender juicy beef and other meats. 
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indoor grill drip tray captures all the juices and fat

Food Safety and the Drip Tray

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  • drip tray
One of the Cinder Grill’s most ingenious features is its Drip Tray. This removable, washable tray catches all the juices and fats rendered out of the food, keeping everything neatly out of the way until you’re finished cooking. While the Cinder’s instructions prompt the cook to discard those drippings due to food safety, several of our thoughtful customers have let us know that you’d like to save those liquid culinary assets and use them in your food. So we thought we’d write a brief guide on how to keep and enjoy the contents of the drip tray.
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melted cheese on grill

Melted Cheese on the Cinder Grill

The only thing tastier than cheese is melted cheese.  The heat intensifies flavor and produces that smooth flowing mouthfeel so many of us love.  However, melted cheese is a little more complex than you might think. A major component of a cheese’s ability to melt well is its moisture content, and another is stable heat. Both of these aspects, and many other factors, make the Cinder Grill a perfect method of melting. 

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Reheating Food on the Cinder Grill

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  • tricks
The Cinder Grill excels at cooking meals. However, did you know that it also reheats leftovers and microwave meals very well? In these frugal days we all want to avoid food waste and use up leftovers by transforming them into new meals. The Cinder Grill can help with that in several ways.
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five ways to use bbq sauce in grilling

Five Ways To Use Barbecue Sauce in Grilling

Barbecue sauce, that rich smoky condiment. It brings mouthwatering spice, sweetness, and a tasty tang of molasses to any food we put it on. Coating food with barbecue sauce and then grilling it is a surefire way to burn everything. However, there are many ways we can turn that sugar to our advantage, along with the other components.
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five tools to use with your cinder

Five Kitchen Tools To Use With Your Cinder

Like all kitchen tools, the Cinder Grill works best when the proper kitchen equipment is used with it.  Therefore, here’s a short list of the five items we find essential to use with the Cinder. All of these tools are inexpensive and familiar. Furthermore, they’ll improve not only your Cinder Grill experience but all your cooking. 
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Meat Lovers’ Roasts on the Cinder Grill

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  • guide
  • meal plan
  • meat
  • steak
One question we’re frequently asked about the Cinder Grill is if we will make it in multiple sizes. Right now we’re more focused on how meat lovers can enjoy the flexibility of our current size. Our magic meat machine can cook anything from a single meal to a feast’s centerpiece. Therefore, there’s no better way to demonstrate that versatility than with a delicious, show-stopping roast that feeds a crowd. Furthermore, roasts are often considered tricky recipes, but with the Cinder Grill you’ll cook like a pro every time. 
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how to cook perfect fish on grill

Cook Fish? Enjoy Perfectly Cooked Results From The Cinder

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  • Fish/Seafood
  • mediterranean diet
Tasty, healthy, delicate fish.  Seafood is delicious and nutritious, high in protein and sometimes in good fats as well. It provides a major proportion of many planned diets, such as the Ketogenic and Mediterranean Diets. The solution, of course, is the Cinder Grill. Its temperature control makes it easy to cook fish and it turns out perfectly cooked results every time. 
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liver cooked on the cinder grill indoor precision grill

Eat More Organ Meat: A Guide

The true carnivore makes use of the entire animal. However, it isn’t just carnivores who benefit from nose-to-tail eating.  Organ meats are some of the most nutritious, low-fat and inexpensive cuts available. Also, making use of organ meats means each animal can provide more food, which makes animal husbandry more efficient and sustainable. Therefore, organ meats benefit both the farmer and the diner. A win all around!
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perfect crispy halloumi on grill

Vegetables on the Cinder Grill

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  • steak
  • Vegetarian
We fondly call our Cinder Grill “a magic meat machine”. However, in truth, it’s just as good at preparing vegetables. The Cinder’s single-degree precision cooking holds vegetables at the perfect temperature to break down cell walls just enough but no more. 
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perfect filet mignon on indoor grill

Cinder Grill: No Preheat Needed (or Wanted)

Cinder Grill, the world’s first Precision Grill, is the fastest way to sous vide possible. Instead of hours and hours spent bobbing in a bulky, splashing water bath, your food comes to temp in an hour or even less. Usually when we cook we preheat whatever we’re using. Instead the unique Cinder needs to not be preheated to work its precise magic. 
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How's Your Carnivore Month Going?

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  • carnivore breakfast
  • carnivore diet
  • Carnivore month
  • grassfed beef
  • indoor grill
  • keto
  • meal plan
  • Meat
  • perfect steak
  • steak
  • tender
  • tricks
January is World Carnivore Month! The ultimate goal of every New Year’s Resolution is to change your life for the better. The challenge of Carnivore Month really delivers on that promise. Not only do you spend the first month of the year treating yourself to a healthy and delicious diet, but you can find support wherever you turn, knowing thousands of people are working on the same project as you are.
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Tips For Success With Recipes

In cooking as in the rest of life, success is wonderful but not guaranteed. Cooking is a skill that develops over time and with practice, as well as by learning from others’ experiences. Therefore, we’ve written a few tips for success when cooking from recipes, to help you avoid many of the issues we’ve experienced.
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Steaks For Christmas

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  • perfect everytime
  • sous vide
  • steak
  • tender
How about steaks for Christmas dinner? The same beefy deliciousness as the big holiday roast, in a slightly more manageable and individual package. They’ll feel like gifts for your guests, and will definitely be gifts for the cook when you make them on the Cinder Grill
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