Recommendations on meat tenderizers?

[SunnyD]

I'm looking for something to tenderize meat - usually beef steaks between 1" and 2" thick (we usually get Top Round London Broil - not the most tender of cuts).

Usually I grill steak, but because of the extremely cold weather lately and the fact that I ran out of gas I'm broiling it more often. I'd like to have that "restraunt-tenderness", but I have never used tenderizers in my life.

Is liquid or powder tenderizer better? How long should I leave the meat before cooking?

 

[HappyPuppy]

Meat tenderizers are evil.

Just my opinion. 😀

 

[d33pt]

you should stop getting london broil and maybe look into pricier cuts like ribeye. you won't need tenderizer with that...

 

[bradruth]

Just use your right hand. Isn't that normally what you use to "tenderize meat"? 😀

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: bradruth
Just use your right hand. Isn't that normally what you use to "tenderize meat"? 😀

I knew it was bound to happen...

I'm not fond of the idea of most tenderizers, but I absolutely love steak from some of the restraunts like Outback and... uh... the other one which I can't remember the name. I can't afford the $12+/pound steaks no matter what, and we eat beef quite often. I'd like to just make a better steak (though most guests I've fed had done nothing but praise my meat - har har har).

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: bradruth
Just use your right hand. Isn't that normally what you use to "tenderize meat"? 😀

I knew it was bound to happen...

Just a matter of when. I wouldn't have been able to live with myself if I didn't jump at the opportunity.

 

[prvteye2003]

beer works well.

 

[Squisher]

Beat the steaks with one of those serrated mallets and marinate them for a day in Italian dressing.

 

[vi edit]

Let them soak in one ounce of bud light for every ounce of meat for about 3 hours before grilling.

 

[nater]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Let them soak in one ounce of bud light for every ounce of meat for about 3 hours before grilling.

do you like that better than traditional steak marinades?

 

[vi edit]

You don't marinade steak. I use this to tenderize it and make it able to cut an inch thick steak with a fork. It does nothing for flavoring. For flavoring I lather the steak up with some olive oil and rub in garlic salt, crushed red pepper, black pepper, and a few other seasonings right before grilling.

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
You don't marinade steak. I use this to tenderize it and make it able to cut an inch thick steak with a fork. It does nothing for flavoring. For flavoring I lather the steak up with some olive oil and rub in garlic salt, crushed red pepper, black pepper, and a few other seasonings right before grilling.

I beg your shardon. I marinade steaks in Italian dressing and charcoal grill every weekend all winter long.

I guess I some sort of Bohemian, huh?

 

[OCfreakley]

I cut beef for a living
just buy top sirloin instead
if you buy it @ the right time & amount
it can be just as affordable as top round london broil
the beer trick works but usually causes cronic indigestion
from what I hear
top round LB= cow @ss 🙂

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Squisher
Beat the steaks with one of those serrated mallets and marinate them for a day in Italian dressing.

I have one... but I'm not fond of pounding my meat. 😀 Seriously, it doesn't work as good as one would think, and I'm not going to spend an hour whacking away! HAHAHA!

 

[Amorphus]

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: Squisher
Beat the steaks with one of those serrated mallets and marinate them for a day in Italian dressing.

I have one... but I'm not fond of pounding my meat. 😀 Seriously, it doesn't work as good as one would think, and I'm not going to spend an hour whacking away! HAHAHA!

Goodness, this thread reeks of innuendo. You could shave it like a carrot, seriously! :Q😉

 

[bootymac]

Originally posted by: OCfreakley
I cut beef for a living
just buy top sirloin instead
if you buy it @ the right time & amount
it can be just as affordable as top round london broil
the beer trick works but usually causes cronic indigestion
from what I hear
top round LB= cow @ss 🙂

I wasted 10 seconds trying to find the rhymes because I thought this was a poem