Open flame grill marking system
Enhance your food products’ visual appeal with precision grill marking, ensuring consistent, high-quality results while adding a deliciously charred flavor that elevates taste profiles.

Applies Precise Grilling Marks and Searing
The Stein CM II Charmarker from Stein offers a sophisticated solution for food processors needing consistent and appealing grilling marks on poultry, meat, seafood, and plant-based products. This equipment utilizes a patented floating ring design to automatically adjust to various product contours, ensuring uniform marking for items up to 4.5 inches in height. With dual .6 million BTU/hr. gas burners, the CM II Charmarker provides efficient continuous high-speed operations, making it suitable for large-scale production environments. Available with both single and double-side marking capabilities, this unit seamlessly integrates into existing lines with PLC or push-button controls, and customizable conveyor extensions enhance product transfer. Constructed with a fully welded stainless-steel enclosure and components, it ensures durability and hygiene compliance, essential for the rigorous demands of the food processing industry.
Benefits
- Enhances product visual appeal with precise, uniform grilling marks.
- Improves flavor profiles through effective searing capabilities.
- Adapts to products of varying heights, ensuring consistent quality.
- Facilitates seamless production line integration with customizable configurations.
- Minimizes maintenance with durable stainless-steel construction.
- Applications
- Seafood,Ready meals,Meat,Alternative meat,Poultry
- End products
- Grilled chicken breast,Plant-based burger patties,Seared salmon fillets,Char-grilled steak,Ready-to-eat grilled vegetables mix
- Steps before
- Portioning,Slicing,Injection,Marination,Grinding,Mixing
- Steps after
- Coating,Packing,Freezing,Chilling
- Input ingredients
- poultry,meat,seafood,alternative meat,ready meals
- Output ingredients
- grill-marked products,seared products,enhanced flavor profiles
- Market info
- JBT is known for manufacturing innovative industrial machinery and solutions, particularly in the food processing and air transportation sectors, renowned for their advanced technology, reliability, and customer-focused engineered-to-order solutions tailored to specific industry needs.
- Marking Capabilities
- Single or double-sided
- Marking Ring Adjustment
- 0.5 to 1 inch floating
- Product Clearance
- Up to 4.5 inches
- Product Path
- 24 in. and 40 in.
- Burner Capacity
- 0.6 million BTU/hr. each
- Gas Burners
- Dual
- Enclosure Material
- Stainless steel
- Controls
- PLC or push button
- Conveyor Extensions
- 12 in. infeed and discharge
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Integrated steps
- Searing and grilling
- Product clearance
- Up to 4.5 inches
- Cleanability
- Stainless steel construction
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel
- Product clearance capacity
- Up to 4.5 inches
- Grill mark consistency
- Automatic contour adjustment
- Machine footprint
- N/A
- Product clearance
- Up to 4.5 inches
- Marking ring spacing and edge profile
- Customizable
- Top marking rings adjustment
- Float 0.5 in. to 1 in. on shaft
- Infeed and discharge conveyor extensions
- 12 in.
- Marking Ring Spacing
- Customizable
- Edge Profile
- Customizable