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About Us

“The smell of roasting meat together with that of burning fruit wood and dried herbs, as voluptuous as incense in a church, is enough to turn anyone into a budding gastronome.”
— Claudia Roden

There’s something about meat that is uncannily irresistible. Evolution taught us to eat meat as an efficient food alternative to vegetables that many of our ancestors depended on. But that alone doesn’t justify the intense cravings of meat lovers.

What drives people nuts is the taste of the meat when prepared and cooked with the best method. That’s why Meatballly commits to aid cooking enthusiasts and chefs around the world with numerous recipes, cooking tips, new ideas, and resources as to processing and preparing meat.

Who Are We?

Growing up in Kansas City neighborhoods, hotbeds of slow-smoked meat and spice-rubbed grills, we share a legacy of traditional barbecues and grilled meat. We all met in a local cooking institute when the idea to share our expertise with a website came into our mind. That’s how it all started.

Meatballly is a dynamic platform where we share our in-depth culinary insights into a wide range of meat processing gear and accessories. Our team comprises trained chefs, charcuterie and raw meat experts, mechanical engineers, market analysts, and the average Joes who also happen to be real food enthusiasts.

Although coming from diverse backgrounds, we are bonded together by one common interest  – “Meat!” We also keep track of the latest advancements in the cookware and kitchen tools industries. We even own a lab for experimenting different grilling methods.

Our Story

Growing up in Kansas City neighborhoods, hotbeds of slow-smoked meat and spice-rubbed grills, we share a legacy of traditional barbecues and grilled meat. We all met in a local cooking institute when the idea to share our expertise with a website came into our mind. That’s how it all started.

Meatballly is a dynamic platform where we share our in-depth culinary insights into a wide range of meat processing gear and accessories. Our team comprises trained chefs, charcuterie and raw meat experts, mechanical engineers, market analysts, and the average Joes who also happen to be real food enthusiasts.

Although coming from diverse backgrounds, we are bonded together by one common interest – “Meat!” We also keep track of the latest advancements in the cookware and kitchen tools industries. We even own a lab for experimenting different grilling methods.

Our Mission

Our primary goal is to establish this platform as a reliable source to get well-familiar with the leading cookware and meat processing equipment. We’re following a specific work agenda to connect to the global audience. It takes tons of research work and technical investigation as much as financial investments to get to that stage.

We believe that knowledge proliferates when shared. Our chefs and technical analysts use this website as part of their knowledge development initiatives. We also want to help our readers make the right choice when it comes to buying a variety of cooking and meat processing equipment.

What to Expect from Meatballly

The Meatballly team dives deep into the spectrum of meat processing tools, cookware, kitchen tools, and outdoor cooking appliances to bring out the best in the market in front of our audience.
Our team members have diverse professional and academic backgrounds specializing in fields related to meat processing, meat tool designing, cookware, bakeware, kitchenware, and market analysis.
We’re grounded hard on integrity and objectivity– two fundamental keys to earn trust. We strongly stand against overpricing, inconsistencies with product info, and low performance.
We devised a solid research framework to extract the most desirable units in order to help the time-conscious buyers make fast buying decisions. We cover all the useful features and aspects of the product.
We keep aloof from political jargons and promotional activities. We don’t pretend to be something that we really aren’t.

How We Do IT

Market Research: Our product sorting process kicks off with extensive market research. We have a team of dedicated in-house market analysts trained for that job. It’s a dynamic industry and the technology is fast evolving. That’s why it’s important to calculate the price-to-value ratio through intensive research.

Independent Testing: Testing plays a major role in any investigation carried out on the basis of science. Since we follow a science-backed research framework, we have to keep testing. Every item that we review is bought from our own funds and we make sure we apply all necessary tricks and improvisations to get accurate results.

Our lab is our playground to do all the testing. We inspect the design, working mechanism, building materials, features, ergonomics, smoothness of operation, corrosion resistance, durability and every other important component based on the type of item under examination. We scrutinize the smaller details of the specs sheet and warranty coverage. The legal compliance issues are also checked from our end.

Experts’ Insights: Manufacturers from all around the world are constantly investing their money and time to come up with newer technologies and designs of kitchen tools and cookware. We are seeing newer and more upgraded tools today that we couldn’t even think of just five years back.

To keep up with the pace, we have to make sure we consult with the core researchers in this field. They guide us through their valuable feedback and suggestions that helps us add different perspectives to our endeavour.

The Meatballly Teams

 

Robert Huisman

Robert Huisman

Writer

Robert started his career as a food reviewer at Feast magazine in Kansas City. He’s a food lover and studied Nutrition & Dietetics as an academic. He’s been in China and India to explore the diversity of local cuisines and traditional dishes. He shared his experience in a book and published a series of anecdotes and stories in his column. He is also a huge Red Sox fan and hardly misses any match in Major League competition. Here at Meatballly, Robert contributes as a full-time writer and part-time researcher. He shares his exclusive culinary insights through numerous blogs on the site.

Email: huisman@meatballly.com

Simon-Clark

Simon Clark

Market Analyst

Simon is 32 with a degree in Business Administration from the California State University. Growing up in Kansas City, Missouri, he developed a keen interest in grilled and barbecued meat. His father was a renowned chef working at the Rieger Hotel Grill & Exchange. That also connects him to the food service industry. He started his career as an assistant manager at a local hotel but now he supervises the product research team at Meatballly. Simon is also into photography and frequently travels around the world with his camera gear. He does most of the photoshoots of the site.

Email: simon@meatballly.com

Tommy Davis

Tommy Davis

Editor, Kitchen Appliance Guru

Hey, this is Tommy. I’m a kitchen appliance expert and like to write about my experience with different home and kitchen supplies in my free time. The reason I signed up for this job is because I’m a gourmet myself and that pretty much defines my obsession with food too. I’m also a DIY enthusiast who loves to create customized kitchen and dining accessories. That’s how I started designing personalized grills. I’ve mastered the art of grilling by travelling across the country, trying out various barbecue recipes along the way. Apart from examining foods, I’m invested in writing food reviews in a local newspaper and work as an editor and kitchenware researcher at Meatballly.

Email: tommy@meatballly.com

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A Beloved Wife with A Culinary Degree

Hi, I’m Isabel. Let me utter a few words to describe myself. I am not into cooking as a professional. Then why did I pursue institutional education in this field? To be honest, I didn’t want to be a typical woman who cooks to eat without putting much sense to the culinary factors. My husband and I’ve been conscious of our food habits (of the taste actually) since the time we tied the knot. Our primary goal has always been to tongue delicious and nutritious recipes. Although I’m not a nutritionist, I do care about those life-saving agents. I got immensely familiar with dishes, especially the ones based on meats and the different tools and ingredients that make what our senses desire the most. Do you want my experience to guide you through any of these? Follow my posts on this website!

Email: isabel@meatballly.com