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Tex Prep 22
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2024
I never had a meat tenderizer like this. It’s great, easy to use and does an even job across the meat. I place it in my dishwasher on the top and it gets clean nicely. This is the only meat tenderizer I will ever want. It would make a nice gift for someone who cooks.
Loretta M. Doane
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2024
so far love it like the handy case you can sit it back in
deebee
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024
I first became aware of these gadgets when I saw Alton Brown use one on Good Eats long ago, during an episode about chicken-fried steak, I think (despite his constant railing against “unitaskers”—kitchen devices that are only good for one thing; if this isn’t a unitasker, I don’t know what is, but I digress).Anyway, the gadget works as advertised. You place it on top of a piece of meat and go all serial killer on it, plunging all the little knives into it until it’s thoroughly perforated. The springs are pretty stiff, so it takes a bit of effort, but it feels both silly and kind of fun. So far, I’ve used it a couple of times on some “inexpensive” (though not really, these days) chuck steak and homemade top round “cube steaks.” It definitely seemed to produce a more tender result, although I wasn’t scientific about it—I didn’t cook a non-tenderized version for comparison purposes.My only quibble is with clean-up. Dealing with all those 48 little skewers and other surfaces that have come into contact with raw meat can be a bit of a pain. Yes, the gadget comes with a ridiculously small brush, which is effective enough but reminded me of the time I tried to clean a bathroom’s worth of grout with a toothbrush. Getting to the insides of the blades pose a greater challenge than the outsides. If you’re willing to throw the thing in the dishwasher or live dangerously regarding hygiene or contamination issues, it may not be a problem. But for me, this is one of those gadgets I’ll think twice about using if I’m feeling too lazy to commit to the effort of cleanup.
NemoMichelle
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2024
First of all, I don’t think I knew this type of tenderizer existed. I guess we’ve been here in the dark ages just hammering the heck out of our meat with a meat hammer (I know there must be another term for it but I imagine you all get what I mean). Perhaps this is because I don’t understand how piercing the meat is any better than flattening it or perhaps this device doesn’t work quite as it should. For me, in order to fully penetrate the steak I ended up having to kind of slam the tenderizer down on it which flattened it anyway. I had read somewhere that the beauty of this type of tenderizer is the ability to let the cut of meat retain its shape. Perhaps it’s only meant for thinner cuts?At the end of the day, as there were no instructions for use and I have no point of reference, I didn’t find this product to be much better than the traditional method. It’s kind of cool and maybe even more fun to use. But I’m not sure it’s worth the higher price tag. Additionally it’s much more difficult to clean. Others were mentioning a cleaning tool included but I didn’t see that in my package. At the end of the day, I’m not over the moon about it. But maybe with continued use I’ll be singing a different tune.
Gregory A. Corson
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024
If you want to tenderize tougher cuts of meat, this is the tool to do it. The old school "meat mallet" works but can make a big mess particularly if the meat is juicy. This tool is a lot like tenderizing with a fork but it has 48 sharp blades so the work goes much faster. For cuts that are an inch thick or less, just press down, then move to do each "unpunctured" part of the meat till you get it all. For thicker cuts you will probably want to flip the meat over and do it again. Much quicker and easier than pounding with a hammer or stabbing with a fork. I've seen people use these like a hammer, slamming it down into the meat and hitting the same area multiple times, I don't think this is a good way to use it as it makes too many holes and can make your steak look like ground beef and come out dry. So no slamming it down or overlapping, just one good press in each spot should be enough.Make sure you have a sturdy cutting board under the meat so you don't damage your countertop if the blades go all the way through. Depending on the cut of meat you may have to press down harder than you think. Also because there are 48 close spaced blades on this thing I would recommend cleaning it right after you use it. If you let it sit for very long the meat juice will dry and be much harder to clean off. The cleaning brush they supply is not very good, but if you rinse the thing before the meat juice has a chance to dry, you probably won't need it.If you are marinating meat treated this way, the liquid will penetrate the meat faster and have a better effect. I wouldn't recommend using this on meat that is already tender like tenderloin, or it could make it fall apart. Also, if you like to use this with a tenderizing marinade like pineapple or kiwi, these will sink in and work faster so you probably don't want to leave it in the marinade as long to avoid getting TOO tender and falling to pieces.
RoobRL
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2024
I like this type of tenderizer. It is me second one.i try to see the fibers direction and try to use the tenderizer so the blades cut perpendicular to the fibers, that way the fibers are cut into shorter strands. Cutting parallel will make the cut between fibers and the meet will stay tough.I also use it primarily on tougher cuts like London Broil, not on a ribeye...I do the perforation and then apply the marinade or rub allowing the juices penetrate the hole made and get deeper into the cut.I like wash it in the dishwasher, I don't care what you use, you are not getting between these blades to clean the raw meat from the inner blades. Dishwasher will get there and the temp is much higher than what you can use by hand.An excellent must have tool.
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