Meat pounder

identifier

ID 422

morphology

morphological unit

beater/stamper-shaped

morphology

morphological unit

shovel/spade/trowel-shaped

craft

cook

craft

butcher

holotype

MOT V 95.0396 L=26,5cm WD=9,5cm WT=800gr. Inscription: image animal.

holotype

MOT V 2001.0217 L=30cm WD=11cm WT=1182gr

alias

meat fred (syn.) (CAMPBELL FRANKLIN: 148)

alias

meat tenderer (syn.) (CAMPBELL FRANKLIN: 148)

alias

steak pounder (syn.) (CAMPBELL FRANKLIN: 148)

alias

steak maul (syn.) (CAMPBELL FRANKLIN: 148)

alias

steak tenderer (syn.) (CAMPBELL FRANKLIN: 148)

alias

beetle (syn.) (CAMPBELL FRANKLIN: 12)

alias

cutlet bat (syn.) (CAMPBELL FRANKLIN: 64)

description

Kitchen utensil used to finely and tenderly beat fairly tough meat.

It can be made entirely of wood and then resembles the laundry beater and the cork driver.

It can also be metal; this heavier model (approx. 700-1200 gr) has a square blade that is flat at the bottom and has two sharp edges for trimming the meat after crushing. It can be made entirely of metal or stick in a wooden handle.

See also the meat tenderizer and steak greith. [MOT]