PRIMAL COOKING GUIDE
REAL MEAT. REAL PERFECTION. RIGHT IN YOUR POCKET.
Great meat deserves to be cooked well.
But knowing what to cook, how much you need, which cut to choose, how to cook it, what temperature you're aiming for and what to serve with it isn't always quite so simple.
So we decided to put the answers in one place.
Introducing the Primal Cooking Guide — your free pocket companion for buying, cooking, understanding and getting more from your meat.
Whether you're standing at the BBQ wondering how long your Porterhouse needs, planning how much meat to buy for 12 people, looking for the perfect seasoning, trying to remember that brilliant cook you did last month or simply wondering what's hiding in your freezer...
There's something in Primal to help.
DOWNLOAD THE FREE PRIMAL COOKING GUIDE
Available now for iPhone.
📱 MORE THAN A COOKING APP
IT'S YOUR PRIMAL COMPANION.
We built the Primal Cooking Guide to answer the questions we hear from customers all the time.
How do I cook this?
Where does this cut come from?
How much meat do I need?
What should I season it with?
What temperature should I cook it to?
What should I buy for dinner this week?
And, of course...
“What on earth did I do last time when that steak turned out SO good?”
Instead of Googling your way through dinner, open Primal.
🥩 41 CUTS. FOUR ANIMALS. SO MANY POSSIBILITIES.
Explore 41 different cuts across:
🥩 BEEF 16 cuts
🐑 LAMB 9 cuts
🍗 CHICKEN 10 cuts
🐖 PORK 6 cuts
Discover different cuts, learn more about them and find the information you need to turn what's in your fridge into something delicious.
🔪 KNOW YOUR CUT
EVER WONDERED WHERE YOUR PORTERHOUSE ACTUALLY COMES FROM?
Or your brisket?
Oyster Blade?
Rump?
Understanding where different cuts come from can help you understand how they behave when you cook them.
Inside the Primal Cooking Guide you'll find information about individual cuts along with animal and cut diagrams designed to help you learn more about the meat you're cooking.
Because when you understand the cut, choosing how to cook it becomes a whole lot easier.
🔥 CHOOSE COOKING METHOD
Depending on the cut, explore cooking methods including:
🔥 BBQ
🪵 Charcoal / Wood Fire
🍳 Pan
♨️ Oven
💨 Air Fryer
🔥 Smoker
🍲 Slow Cooker
⚡ Pressure Cooker
And more.
The app gives you practical information to help guide your cook, including:
⏱️ Cooking times
🔥 Heat guidance
🌡️ Internal temperatures
🥩 Doneness guidance
⏰ Cooking timers
🌡️ HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR STEAK?
Rare?
Medium rare?
Medium?
Well done?
Rather than continually cutting into your steak to check, use the app's doneness and internal-temperature guidance to help you know what you're aiming for.
Your cooking information is right there when you need it.
DON'T GOOGLE YOUR WAY THROUGH DINNER.
🌿 WHAT SHOULD I SEASON THIS WITH?
MEET YOUR SEASONING & PAIRING GUIDE.
Sometimes you've got the meat sorted...
But then comes the question:
“What should I put with it?”
Use the Seasoning & Pairing Guide for inspiration on flavours and pairings that work beautifully with different meats and cuts.
It's a simple way to experiment with new flavours and get out of the habit of reaching for exactly the same seasoning every time.
👨🍳 COOKUPS
YOUR PERSONAL COOKING JOURNAL.
This might become one of your favourite parts of the Primal Cooking Guide.
Ever cooked something absolutely brilliantly...
Then tried to recreate it a month later and realised you couldn't remember what you did?
Cookups is where you keep it.
Save the things you've cooked so you can return to them another time.
Record your cook. Add inspiration. Make notes about what worked. Save ideas you want to try. And most importantly, record what you'd do differently next time.
Maybe your Porterhouse needed another minute.Perhaps that marinade was ridiculously good.
Maybe you tried a different cooking method and the whole family loved it.
Save the Cookup.
Over time, you'll create your own personal collection of cooking experiences and ideas. Because becoming a better cook isn't about getting everything perfect the first time.
It's about remembering what worked and making it even better next time.
🧒 KIDS CORNER
We didn't want Primal Cooking Guide to be just for the grown-ups.
Kids Corner gives younger members of the family their own place to play, learn and discover.
🎯 KIDS PRIMAL BINGO
A Primal Bingo board filled with activities and challenges for kids to complete.
Tick them off and see how many they can do.
🐄 WHERE DOES MEAT COME FROM?
Download our Where Does Meat Come From? activity book and help kids learn more about animals, farming and the journey food takes to reach the family table.
🔎 FARM ANIMAL WORD SEARCH
A fun printable activity for little animal lovers.
🎨 PRINT & COLOUR
Download printable colouring pages for some screen-free Primal fun.
Perfect for rainy days, school holidays or keeping little hands occupied while dinner is being prepared.
🥩 MEAT WORDLE
PUT YOUR MEAT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST
Think you know your meat? Meat Wordle gives you six tries to uncover the five-letter meat or cooking word of the day. It’s quick, fun and just competitive enough to get the whole family involved — because apparently knowing how to cook a great steak isn’t enough… now you need the bragging rights too.
And after every round, there’s a little learning built in too. Meat Wordle reveals the meaning of the word, helping kids build their meat and cooking vocabulary as they play — and they can unlock the leaderboard to see how their skills stack up. It’s learning disguised as a game… which is exactly how we like it. 🥩🧠🏆
🔓 PRIMAL VIPs
THIS IS WHERE THE APP REALLY OPENS UP.
If you're a Primal VIP subscriber, your app becomes more than a cooking companion. It becomes your Primal VIP hub.
Your VIP access unlocks additional tools, rewards, content and experiences designed to help you get even more from your Primal membership.
🎁 VIP Rewards
🧊 My Freezer Tracker
🥩 VIP Deals
🔥 Weekly VIP Drops
🍽️ Recipe Library
🌿 Marinades & Rubs
👨🍳 Recipes & Cooking Inspiration
✨ Exclusive VIP content & more
And we're only getting started.
🧊 MY FREEZER
BECAUSE GOOD MEAT SHOULDN'T DISAPPEAR INTO THE FREEZER ABYSS.
We've all done it.
Bought a beautiful cut with every intention of cooking it...
...then found it months later underneath three bags of frozen vegetables. 😂
My Freezer helps Primal VIPs keep track of the Primal meat they have at home.
Add your cuts and build a simple record of what's waiting in your freezer.
So when someone asks:
“What have we got for dinner?”
You can actually answer.
It can also help you see what you already have before placing your next meat order.
Less forgetting.
Less waste.
More actually enjoying the meat you've bought.
🎁 PRIMAL POINTS & VIP REWARDS
BEING PART OF PRIMAL SHOULD HAVE ITS PERKS.
Your VIP section gives you access to Primal Points and rewards.
Earn points, progress towards rewards and unlock surprise goodies as part of your VIP experience.
Alongside that, keep an eye out for VIP Deals, challenges, Weekly Drops and member-only extras.
We want to reward the customers who choose to make Primal part of their family table.