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Default How do you tenderize beef?

In article . com>,
James > wrote:

> Do you beat your meat?


<lol>
I'm SO not going to go there!

>
> Enzymes?


Marinades work for me or the Jaccard tenderizer as needed.

http://www.jaccard.com/Home-Product-...6B.asp?group=R

>
> Dry rot?


<shudder>
Never.

>
> Slow cooking?


Depends on the cut.

>
> I don't like slow cooking lean beef because by the time it's tender
> it's also tasteless.


Only if you don't know what you are doing.

> Enzymes is nice but too much is bad. I don't
> like predigested food.


Proper marinades work wonders.

> Beating your meat also pounds a lot of the
> juice out and you don't get a plump juicy steak.


Beating your meat makes for sticky keyboards. <smirk>

>
> My favorite is cheap chuck steak or roast on sale, a bit of tenderizer
> and salt, grilled over hot flame till juice come out the top and the
> flip side about 5 minutes.


So why are you asking? :-)

Seriously, try the Jaccard. They are worth the money. I use one on cheap
sirloins.
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