ZLXHDL Steak Branding Iron Kit With Changeable Letters

Here’s a way to settle whose steak is whose: brand it. This kit comes with more than 120 aluminum letter and space blocks that slide into a two-row head, so a steak can carry a name on one line and a word on the next. The head measures 1.57 by 3.45 inches, and each block is 0.66 by 0.39 inches, so think short words, names and initials, not sentences.

Heat the head over an open flame on a grill, a charcoal fire or a wood fire for about 30 to 60 seconds, then press it into steaks, burgers or chicken. The wood handle keeps the heat away from your hand. When it’s cool, it washes with mild dish soap and a bristle brush, the letters go back into two plastic storage boxes, and the iron hangs up by its attached cord.

It suits the dad who already owns every spatula and pair of tongs and still enjoys a little showmanship at the cookout: initials on the burgers, names on the steaks, and his own steak clearly marked as his.

The catch: the number of each letter varies, so check the assortment before promising to spell a long name, and the head only fits a few characters per row. The maker also warns against heating it continuously for a long time.