Meat tenderizer
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A meat tenderizer can refer to a tool or a chemical used for tenderizing meat.
The tool is also known as a meat mallet, and is a product used for tenderizing slabs of meat in preparation for cooking the meat. Generally it looks like a hammer with rows of small pyramid spikes on the ends.
Beating the meat with the mallet softens the fibers making the meat easier to chew. It is useful when preparing steak that is a low quality, and works well when broiling or frying the meat. [1]
One common chemical used for tenderizing meat is Papain.
[edit] Trivia
- In the MMORPG RuneScape, a meat tenderizer is a weapon that can be bought after completing parts of the Recipe for Disaster quest.[citation needed]
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[edit] References
- ^ Gwyther, Pamela (2001). The Beginner's Cookbook. Queen Street House, 4 Queen Street, Bath BA1 1HE, UK: Parragon Publishing, 13. ISBN 1-4054-3689-1.
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