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Meat Tenderizers & Mallets

Commercial Meat Tenderizers & Mallets in Toronto & Canada

A meat tenderizer breaks down tough muscle fibres and flattens cutlets to an even thickness, and you'll want one whenever a kitchen is pounding out chicken breasts, pork chops, schnitzel, or budget steak cuts so they cook evenly and stay tender. Winco makes the two mallets in this collection: the Heavy Duty Aluminum 2-Sided Meat Tenderizer, whose heavy aluminum construction adds weight behind each strike, and the 2-Sided Aluminum Meat Tenderizer With Wooden Handle, which pairs an aluminum block head with a wooden handle. Both are hand tools that suit a prep station, a butcher counter, or a small kitchen, while larger operations can look at our meat marinators & tenderizers for machines. Whether you're running a steakhouse in Toronto, a butcher shop in Mississauga, or a catering kitchen right here in Vaughan, Phoenix Food Equipment ships meat tenderizers across the GTA and nationwide across Canada.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions we hear from operators.

Do meat tenderizer mallets work?

Yes, pounding meat with a mallet works by breaking up tough muscle fibres and connective tissue, and it also flattens the meat so it cooks evenly, which is why it's the usual first step for chicken cutlets, pork chops, and cube steak. It suits lean, tougher cuts best. Go steadily and stop once the meat is an even thickness, since heavy pounding can turn it mushy. Laying plastic wrap or parchment over the meat first keeps splatter down and makes cleanup easier. The Winco Heavy Duty Aluminum 2-Sided Meat Tenderizer has heavy aluminum construction that adds weight to each strike, so you don't have to swing hard.

What are the two sides of a meat tenderizer for?

Most two-sided meat mallets have a textured face and a flat face. The textured side is used to break up tougher, thicker cuts of meat, while the flat side is for pounding meat thinner, like chicken breast or veal for cutlets. Check the head on your model to see which face is which. Both the Winco Heavy Duty Aluminum 2-Sided Meat Tenderizer and the Winco 2-Sided Aluminum Meat Tenderizer With Wooden Handle give you two working faces in one tool, so a cook can tenderize and flatten without switching to a second mallet.

Can a meat tenderizer go in the dishwasher?

No, aluminum tools aren't dishwasher safe, so the Winco Heavy Duty Aluminum 2-Sided Meat Tenderizer should be hand washed. Let it cool, wash it with warm water, mild soap, and a soft non-abrasive sponge, then dry it right away with a cloth or paper towel to prevent limescale. To loosen cooked-on residue, boil it in water with vinegar for four to five minutes first. Wood generally shouldn't be soaked either, so hand wash and dry the wooden-handled model too. Because a tenderizer touches raw meat, wash it after each use, and check with your local public health unit for your kitchen's sanitizing requirements.