Norpro Professional Meat Tenderizer

by Norpro

Product Features

• Stainless-steel prongs break down tough meat fibers
• Also useful for piercing meats before marinating
• Heavy-duty spring-loaded mechanism controls action precisely
• 2 inches in diameter at base; 7-1/2 inches high

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 1.5 x 1.2 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004UE7Y
• Item model number: 7032
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,702 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #8 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Meat & Poultry Tools > Tenderizers

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

This professional-grade tool, with stainless-steel prongs to break down tough meat fibers, provides controlled, uniform meat tenderizing. You can also use it to pierce meats before they're marinated so flavors penetrate deeply. The 2-inch-diameter plastic disk on the bottom is spring-loaded. It provides precise control when the tenderizer's handle is pushed down, so the prongs pass through the disk's holes and into the meat. When you release downward pressure, the handle springs up again, poised to tenderize another section with the same smooth, uniform action. This durable, heavy-duty tool (7-1/2 inches high) will last a lifetime. It's dishwasher-safe, too. --Fred Brack

Product Description

Our Professional Meat Tenderizer will improve the texture and taste of poultry, fish and beef, while also hastening the marinating and cooking time. A practical solution for turning a tough cut of meat into a delicious, tender piece of meat. It measures 7.5"/19cm, has 24 stainless steel prongs and hand washing is recommended.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

68 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, difficult to clean, September 20, 2000

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Melissa Cooper (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Norpro Professional Meat Tenderizer (Kitchen)

I loved this product at first. It tenderizes the toughest meats fast. Makes marinades absorb even better. BUT- it rusted after washing in the dishwasher. Also- the flat part that pounds the meat-lost it's spring action. Also, meat juices got trapped on the inside, causing me concern when using with raw pork and chicken. Great concept- not perfected yet.

53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just my opinion, March 12, 2006

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J. Dial "JD" (Lompoc, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Norpro Professional Meat Tenderizer (Kitchen)

I really like this item. It is easy to use. I ordered this item and the Jacard 45 blade and comparing the two this is easiest to use. This one does not stick into the meat as hard as the Jacard blades as I have recently learned. Just punch down and move on. Its easy to clean. The only down fall I had with item was after washing it several times, I noticed it started to rust at the base of the tenderizer, but I used W-D 40 and it came off. I had to rewash but it is still easier to use on meat especially thick and large tri-tips.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Worked well, for a while., November 30, 2002

By A Customer

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Norpro Professional Meat Tenderizer (Kitchen)

I found the Norpro professional meat tenderizer a very useful tool for effectively tenderizing less tender cuts of meats and also for pounding seasonings into meat. I liked the long, sharp prongs much better than the usual shallow, dull surfaces of other tenderizers. This tenderizer has a retracting platform that protects the user from being injured on the spikes. However, after a few months' light use, the spring on my tenderizer broke and no longer controls the platform. The spikes are now exposed at all times, resulting in several minor injuries to hands, or whatever body part comes in contact with it. This product was wonderful while it lasted, but now is a hazard.