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Grill Charms

About.com Rating 4

By Donna Pilato, About.com

Charmed Life Products,LLC

The Bottom Line

This clever grilling accessory makes it more likely that your guests will get meat cooked to the temperature, and with the spiciness, that meets their individual preferences.

Pros

  • An easy way to identify everyone's grilled item.
  • Attractive design.
  • Makes a great hostess gift.

Cons

  • You're still depending on the skill of the chef to make them work!
  • Price is a little on the high side.

Description

  • Stainless steel markers that are used to differentiate each guest's piece of meat.
  • Sold in three different variety sets: temperature; spiciness; or simply individual markers.
  • Each charm can be purchased separately.

Guide Review - Grill Charms

We've all been at barbecues where the host is cutting into each piece of meat to see which one is cooked well done, and which one is medium rare. Then we've faced the plate full of sausages, uncertain which are spicy and which one is mild. Or how about the guest that requested meat without the peanut sauce because of their allergy to nuts? I would guess that not only have we been guests at parties with these dilemmas, we've also been the stumped hostess. But not any longer.

With Grill Charms, all the guesswork disappears. This clever twist on the now familiar wine charms, where each guest uses a charm to identify their wine or cocktail glass, has been reformatted for the grill. The grill master places a charm in each piece of meat according to the guest's expressed preference for meat temperature. Then it's up to you to cook it accordingly. With the Spicy Charms, you can mark the meat before cooking according to its intrinsic or marinade spiciness. Finally, guests who need for health or other reasons to have a customized piece of meat, can be assured that the right one ends up on their plate.

Of course nothing can guarantee that the chef will deliver on the charm's promise. But at least each guest will know that he has a piece of meat where the attempt has been made.

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