Meat Grinder
Meat Grinder
Meat Grinder
Meat Tenderizer
A meat tenderizer is a hand-powered tool used to tenderize
slabs of meat in preparation for cooking. Although a meat
tenderizer can be made out of virtually any object there are three
types manufactured specifically for tenderizing meat.
The first, most common, is a tool that resembles a hammer
or mallet made of metal or wood with a short handle and
dual heads. One face of the tool is usually flat while the
other has rows of pyramid-shaped tenderizers.
The second form resembles a potato masher with a short
handle and a large metal face that is either smooth or
adorned with the same pyramid-shaped tenderizers as found
in the first form.
The third form is a blade tenderizer that has a series of
blades that are designed to puncture the meat and cut into
the fibers of the muscle.
Meat Thermometer
A meat thermometer or cooking thermometer is a
thermometer used to measure the internal temperature of meat,
especially roasts and steaks, and other cooked foods. The degree
of "doneness" of meat or bread correlates closely with the internal
temperature, so that a thermometer reading indicates when it is
cooked as desired.
The probe can be inserted into the meat before starting
cooking, and cooking continued until the desired internal
temperature is reached. The tip of the probe should be in the
thickest part of the meat, but not touching bone, which conducts
heat and gives an overestimate of the meat temperature.
Suggested temperatures:
Poultry
F (C)
165
165
165
165
Time
(73.9)
(73.9)
(73.9)
(73.9)
None
None
None
None
165 (73.9)
None
130
135
140
145
150
155
158
121 min.
37 min.
12 min.
4 min.
72 sec.
23 sec.
0 sec.
(54.4)
(57.2)
(60.0)
(62.8)
(65.6)
(68.3)
(70.0)
3 min.
3 min.
None
160 (71.1)
165 (73.9)
None
None