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[Bentley]

Product Review-Sportsman Meat Tenderizer/Cuber

Pro's: 
1 pass and it is Tender! No doubt about that.
Very easy to clean.  The raw beef came off very easy with hot soapy water.
Attaches to counter, table, etc...very easy and is sturdy.

Cons:
Only 4 1/2 inches wide, so can have long as you want, but just not wide enough for my liking.
Will only take a 1/2 inch thick piece of meat.  Rollers are not adjustable.


MSRP is $25. 

So, for that price I think it does a very good job at what its stated purpose is, to tenderize meat.  Having just used it once, I realized I would not want to have to pull it out for say 2 CFS.  So, in the future, I will do 10 or 12 and freeze.

I do not believe I would buy this again.  Having said that, what I would try and find is something like this, with the features that I need.

That was a thin CFS, but it very good!  Only thing that would have mad it perfect is Sawmill Gravy.


Sportsman Meat Tenderizer

[pmillen]

Is it likely to mar the surface it's clamped on?

[Bar-B-Lew]

Bentley, do you feel the meat was more tender using this piece of equipment versus how you historically cooked this meat?  What process, if any, did you use to attempt to tenderize the meat prior to using this equipment?

[Kristin Meredith]

I thought the CFS was more tender using this piece of equipment than he has been able to get the meat using a metal mallet.  It turned out well, but it was a thin, not very wide piece of meat.

I did not realize he clamped it to my kitchen table until after the fact.  There is a very small indentation (1/2 inch long) on the table where it was clamped so we need to find a work around for that next time -- maybe a piece of cardboard.

[Bar-B-Lew]

I did not realize he clamped it to my kitchen table until after the fact.  There is a very small indentation (1/2 inch long) on the table where it was clamped so we need to find a work around for that next time -- maybe a piece of cardboard.

Maybe a garage workbench

[Kristin Meredith]

If you saw his garage workbench, you would not want food anywhere near it.  I am not sure you would want a piece of equipment needing repair anywhere near it.

[Bentley]

I attached it to granite counter top Monday night, but not enough "lip" for it to adhere solidly to.  No damage there and I do not believe it is gonna hurt any surface like it.  The table, I had towel, but the table was so thick I had to remove it and never even gave damage a thought.  Obviously wood and other "soft" surfaces you would need to take precautions.  Took 3 pictures of table damage. was not able to see any of it on picture.

Is it likely to mar the surface it's clamped on?

Yes.
Just the mallet tenderizer. You know, I did kind of butterfly the last ones I did with the mallet, so the thickness was roughly the same. And I beat on both side...but I think that being able to have the triangle tenderizers hit both sides at once really makes a difference then trying to beat one side at a time.  I can only imagine how well the mechanical ones like Larry had on his LEM grinder do!  I am going to have to look into seeing if I can make the mods to the Weston tenderizer attachment that InThePit talked about as those things must be The Kind!

Bentley, do you feel the meat was more tender using this piece of equipment versus how you historically cooked this meat?  What process, if any, did you use to attempt to tenderize the meat prior to using this equipment?

[Free Mr. Tony]

You could probably get alot better manual one than you have. That looks pretty dull, and the mallet types give you less leverage when in use.

I got this one a long time ago. The tips are cone shaped, and pretty sharp to the touch. It weighs probably a couple pounds, and the design has you come down full force from the top. It works pretty well.




To your review it seems that a size adjustment would make it infinitely more functional, and for longevity sake I would prefer metal rollers. I guess you wouldn't be able to get that price point with those options though.

[Bobitis]

So, Bentley, It's been a month... Have you used it again?

[Bentley]

I have not!

[old smoker]

my question is how do you protect against cross contamination say between chicken or beef. Can you clean it in a dishwasher?  thanks

[Bentley]

This thing would have no issue going in a dishwasher and coming out just fine...1000's of times.