tenderizer
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- noun
- /ˈtɛndəˌraɪzər/
- Specialized
- Raw kiwifruit also contains the enzyme actinidin, which can be used as a meat tenderizer.
- meat tenderizer
Examples
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If it's tough, you need to buy a better cut of meat or use the mechanical tenderizer on it (that little hammer with the teeth on it).
Blog text (21) -
To make the steak more tender, sprinkle some tenderizer on it before cooking.
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But if you used a little tenderizer, I might cook up pretty good.
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And first of all, why do you have a meat tenderizer?
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I'm getting my meat tenderizer.
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Lying beside her is a fireplace poker and a mallet meat tenderizer.
Fiction book (1992) -
Marinate steak tri-tip (any beef) with tenderizer.
Blog text (26) -
Meat tenderizer can help to make a steak more tender without overdoing the butter, but usually takes more time to work, i.e., marinating for 24 hours.
Blog text (21) -
She bought a meat tenderizer to prepare the tough cuts of beef for dinner.
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Using a natural tenderizer like pineapple can enhance the flavor and texture of the meat.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tenderizer comes from the word tender ('soft') plus the endings -ize ('make') and -er (a tool or person). So a tenderizer is literally something that 'makes soft', which is why it is used to make meat softer and easier to eat.