You don’t need a bunch of expensive products to follow a carnivore diet. This is a curated list of tools and supplies that can make cooking meat simpler and cleanup easier.
This tests both ketones and glucose. It’s a good way to try it out without a big upfront cost. Just know it comes with a limited number of strips, so you may need to buy more pretty quickly if you use it often.
Blood Ketone and Glucose Meter Starter Kit
This meter uses separate strips for ketones and glucose. A combo pack keeps it simple, but you can also buy each type separately if you prefer.
KETO-MOJO Glucose & Ketone Test Strips
This is a cheaper way to check ketones if you don’t want to use a meter. Not as precise but works fine if you just want a general idea of what’s going on.
100 Urine Ketone Test Strips with Cups, Fast 40s Results
This is something you’ll already be using anyway. Helps replace sodium your body loses on carnivore and can help with low energy, headaches, or that off feeling. Plus, it just makes food taste better.
Redmond Real Salt - Ancient Fine Sea Salt
This can help if you start feeling off or get things like cramps or muscle twitching. These usually include sodium, potassium, and magnesium together.
LyteShow No Sugar Unflavored Mineral
This makes things so much easier when you don’t feel like cooking. You can throw in burgers or steak and it’s done fast. I’ve done frozen burgers straight from the freezer in about 15 minutes. Helps a lot with staying consistent.
Easy Meals When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking
These make cleanup so much easier. You still have to toss the liner, but you don’t have to scrub the basket every time, which makes it way more likely you’ll keep using it.
Air Fryer Liners for Super Easy Cleanup
Helps you get your meat cooked right without guessing, so it comes out tender and juicy instead of underdone or tough and overcooked.
Perfectly Cooked Meat Every Time
This is what you use if you’re buying larger cuts like chuck roll and cutting it up yourself. Makes it a lot easier and cleaner compared to using a regular knife.
Cut Your Own Meat and Save Money
This helps break down tougher cuts so your meat comes out more tender instead of chewy. Also helps seasoning get into the meat better.
Make Tough Meat More Tender
Lets you make your own deli-style meat at home instead of buying processed stuff. Not something you have to have, just a good option if you want more control over what you’re eating.
Make Your Own Lunch Meat at Home
If you’re cutting up bigger cuts like chuck roll, this gives you enough space to work without making a mess everywhere.
Cut Your Own Meat Without Making a Mess
Not something you have to have, but it gives a better sear on meat and holds heat really well. It doesn’t use a nonstick coating, so there’s no PFAS, which some people prefer.
Better Sear, Better Flavor
Some people prefer using this instead of oils when cooking. Not something you have to use, just another option.
Cook With Better Fat
Good for cooking larger cuts and holding heat really well. The enamel coating makes it easier to use and clean.
Great for Bigger Cuts
Great for making bone broth or cooking tougher cuts without having to watch it. You can just let it go and come back to it.
Easy Bone Broth at Home Hamilton Beach 6-Qt Slow Cooker, Silver