Thats what I used to do in my high school years onna those hammers. It was an old kitchen hammer. ml ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 6:45 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more! I used to use a big dull knife for hammering meat to tenderize it, I recall doing that to round steak when cooking country steak. Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: "ML" <my2punkin@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 8:19 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more! > hammer tenderizer? might this be in relation to using physical hammer > that > haseither wooden or stainless steel block head and has welllllllll dern--I > know what they look like BUT I can't describe....mmmmmabye stubbles that > stand out and sink into meat when pounded? > ml > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 2:56 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more! > > > ML, > I prefer picking my own cuts of meats & poultry and using the > occasional > marinade for the tougher ones. I also use one of those tenderizer hammers > on occasion. > > However, Babydoll taught me an old country method for tenderizing while > cooking. Simply brown up whatever seasonings you want to use (chopped > garlic, onion, cloves, fresh mushrooms, pepper, cumin, etc.) in REAL > butter > (much healthier than margarine or whatever that other junk is made of) and > then add about an inch (2.5cm) of water to the bottom of the pan with the > meat. As it cooks, the water will not only prevent the meat from > toughening > up on you, it'll actually prevent most of the 'juices' from escaping. It > also carries the flavoring from the seasonings into the meat. The only > downside is that you'll want to use a little more of the spices than > usual, > but you can later scoop them out to cover the finished entrée. > :O) > > Peace, > GMan > http://reddit.com > "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ML" <my2punkin@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 4:48 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more! > > >> wondering what does one use for a tenderizer??? for tougher meat to use >> on >> BBQ? Other half has this thing for BBQ for steak that is supposed to be >> tender???? > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything > below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------