Is it worth the effort to Tenderize Meat?

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asked Oct 24, 2020 in Cooking by Losartan (740 points)
Is it worth the effort to Tenderize Meat?

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answered Oct 25, 2020 by LindaHartzell (26,630 points)
It is worth the effort and work and time to Tenderize meat that is very tough as it makes the meat easier to chew and digest.

But if the meats are soft enough already then it may not be worth the effort of Tenderizing the meat.

Any meat that is tough I always take the time and Tenderize it but if the meat is a softer meat already then I do not take the time to Tenderize it.

When you Tenderize meat with a meat tenderizing mallet it softens the meats fibers.

When the meats fibers are softened it makes the meat easier to chew and to digest.

Tenderizing meat is done by using a meat tenderizing mallet and it's like a hammer but for meat and you pound the meat by working back and forth around the meat and flipping the meat over and making sure to pound the meat on both sides for a few minutes.

Then when done you cook it like normal and it will be much more tender and easier to chew the meat.

If you have tough meat that is hard to chew and digest then it can be worth the effort to tenderize the meat to make it easier to chew and digest.

I always tenderize any tough meat so that it's easier to chew and digest otherwise I have a hard time chewing the tough meat if it's not tenderized first.
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answered Jan 1, 2021 by Minty (132,850 points)
For meats that are very tough it is worth the effort to Tenderize the tough meat.

Softer meats it may not be worth the effort but sometimes it can still be worth it to Tenderize meat.

Also cooking meat in a slow cooker will also make the meat softer as well and easier to chew.

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