On Friday, March 7, 2014 12:08:03 PM UTC-8, Ophelia wrote:
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> > On Wednesday, March 5, 2014 1:18:09 PM UTC-8, notbob wrote:
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> >> What was the real name of a meat pounder? It got bandied about on rfc
> >> many yrs ago, but I forget the exact term.
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> > Tenderizer.
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> I got a Victor EasyChef. I was worried about hollow tines and how I could
> get them clean, so I got this one which has blades.
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> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Victor-easyC.../dp/B009UDS7JY
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> Or did you mean the hammer type?
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The hammer with the pyramid side, we called a "tenderizer." Beating, say,
a round steak with it, would make it a little easier to eat.

Does cutting through the tough fibres, as your tenderizer does, really tenderize the meat?