Meat Tenderizer

This has a good weight to it and works great.

Value item but well made!

I can not count how many times I could have used one of these over the years. It is one kitchen utensil I have really missed owning since moving abroad and pretty much just done with out.Meat mallets are so handy to have on hand. We eat a lot of chicken, mostly fillets, and usually they are ginormous and weigh well over a pound each. If I want to make schnitzel or rollatini, I am left with either cooking them as is and finishing them off in the oven for a schnitzel or slicing them in half and they are still uneven.If I am wanting to get dinner on the table quickly it makes light work if I can prep my chicken earlier in the day and give it a few good whacks with my meat mallet.This one is super budget friendly, it is cast in one solid piece of aluminum and has a comfortable rubber coating over the handle. I found the weight is fairly well balanced. with the textured side down more so than the flat.I have used it a couple of times and was relieved to know with having carpal tunnel I could use it without a problem.For poultry and softer meats use the flat surface, work from the center out. Use the textured side for meat to tenderize it. You want to coax the grain of your meat outwards, not pulverize it into a thin pasty mess. Basically I am aiming to even the thickness my chicken breast out across the board.Please take note that on the handle there is a sticker that dictates this mallet is a hand wash only item.I received this item complementary for reviewing purposes

The media could not be loaded. I've never owned a meat tenderizer before. I've needed one many times but never bought one. I would use y rolling pin wrapped in Saran Wrap. Crazy, right?!?! Well I don't know if anyone is familiar with The argentine plate called milanesa. Well it's basically a pounded and then breaded beef. I would definitely recommend you look up a recipe and try it out. You will not be disappointed. Anyways, like I said I would always just use my made up version with a rolling pin. Having this has made my life so much easier. I have another Bolivian recipes that called for some meat pounding that I'm excited to use it on too. It's very lightweight which surprised me but it got the job done with out plastic wrap needing to be readjusted every 5 seconds. The only downside I had was that handle. I do wish it was a round handed. It would be more comfortable for my little hands. I do love that it has a hole for you to be able to hook it to hang if you like. I think it's better than the rope I usually saw at the ends of kitchen gadgets. They always seem to brake on me. This one won't because it's actually a part of the handle. The other thing I liked was that the handle has a black grip. It's not just bare metal. I would recommend this product over any wood tenderizer. It more sanitary and I'm not worried about germs spreading inside the wood.I received this product for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review of the product. The above review is my own and is my honest opinion.

My mother used to use a meat tenderizing when I was growing up and the meat that she would cook was always tender. I used to have a tenderizer years ago. Don't know what happened to it.Anyway, I have a new tenderizer. And I'm loving it. Our meat is now a lot more tender and juicy. And oh so good!It is solid aluminum and approx one foot long. One side has the spikes and the other side is flat. The area of spikes on this tenderizer is a lot bigger than the one I used to have. There is a rubber coating on the handle so you can get a good grip.I would recommend this tenderizer to anyone that likes tender juicy meats!I received this product at a discount or free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.