{"id":339582,"date":"2017-04-28T22:51:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T14:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1482955"},"modified":"2017-04-28T22:51:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T14:51:40","slug":"the-cinder-is-the-terminators-panini-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/the-cinder-is-the-terminators-panini-maker\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cinder is the Terminator\u2019s panini maker"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Come with me if you want to sear. The Cinder<\/a>, which we first looked at two years ago<\/a>, is now selling on Indiegogo and I had the unique opportunity to try this clever sous vide-style meat cooker.<\/p>\n

Basically the Cinder cooks meat perfectly. You place a hunk on the internal platter, set the temperature, and close the heavy lid. The lid acts as a sort of vacuum seal that keeps in juices while a trough lets the fat drain off and into a little collector. Finally, when the meat is cooked through, it sears the meat completely. The Cinder costs $499 for early birds and ships in July.<\/p>\n

So how does it work? I tested it with chicken and skirt steak and found it to be quite easy to use if a little bulky. The entire package is about 13\u2033 x 17\u2033 x 7\u2033 inches with a large, heavy top plate. It doesn\u2019t lend itself to storage in a small apartment but if you have lots of counter space it works well.<\/p>\n

How does it cook? Pretty good. The chicken came out quite nicely and it was really juicy yet firm, especially after a good sear. I also ran some skirt steak through it and got back a well-seared if dry bit of meat that made for some good tacos.<\/p>\n

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To be clear I didn\u2019t use a nice cut of meat. The skirt steak I cooked was tough as nails and the resulting meat was better than the slab I put into the machine. It took about 25 minutes \u2013 you can read a complete recipe here<\/a> \u2013 and although it looks pretty overdone the sear was great and the internal meat was just fine. In short, it\u2019s made a good steak without much fuss.<\/p>\n

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I love sous vide steaks and the Cinder, although the meat is not in a true vacuum, simulates the sous vide experience quite well. If you cook a lot of meat and don\u2019t want to go through the rigmarole of getting out the cast iron to cook and sear your thick steaks I suspect the Cinder will work well. It is quite large and quite unwieldly so if you plan on putting in your kitchen give it a place of honor and don\u2019t expect to move it.<\/p>\n

The styling, the usability, and the build quality on this thing are top notch, especially for an indie hardware project. I\u2019d recommend this to anyone who needs a meat fix and, although you can overcook stuff in this beast, I suspect with a little planning you\u2019ll find yourself with a nicely cooked and seared piece of meat every time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" Come with me if you want to sear. The Cinder, which we first looked at two years ago, is now selling on Indiegogo and I had the unique opportunity to try this clever sous vide-style meat cooker. Basically the Cinder cooks meat perfectly. You place a hunk on the internal platter, set the temperature, and close the heavy lid. The lid acts as a sort of vacuum seal that keeps in juices while a… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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