Steaken

English translation: tenderize

18:23 Mar 19, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Food & Drink / cured meat products
German term or phrase: Steaken
A process used in curing meat: Mechanische Behandlung (Steaken von Muskelstücken / Aktivator für Folienschinken)

I found a website which described this as a process that „vergrößert die Kontaktfläche zwischen Pökelflüssigkeit und Fleisch“ but what is English term?
KenOldfield
English translation:tenderize
Explanation:
Intended for ham, pieces of chicken, pieces of turkey, or similar.
Process description
To use a roller tenderizer is an effective way of opening the muscles to increase the total meat surface.

http://www.sfk.com/en/process/meat_tenderizer/

http://www.chefknifes.com/meat_tenderizer.htm
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 09:23
Grading comment
Perfect! Many thanks, also for the links.
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3 +1tenderize
Johanna Timm, PhD
3mince
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steaken
mince


Explanation:
I'm not too sure if I'm on the right tack here, but I was once extremely surprised to be asked "do you want your steak "gesteakt", and when I said yes, it was put through a mincer...

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Note added at 10 mins (2007-03-19 18:34:27 GMT)
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"Mincing" here, of course....

David Moore (X)
Local time: 17:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nicole Schnell: You mean, they served you ground beef instead? Reminds me of a neat episode of "Vorsicht Kamera" :-)
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tenderize


Explanation:
Intended for ham, pieces of chicken, pieces of turkey, or similar.
Process description
To use a roller tenderizer is an effective way of opening the muscles to increase the total meat surface.

http://www.sfk.com/en/process/meat_tenderizer/

http://www.chefknifes.com/meat_tenderizer.htm


Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 09:23
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 54
Grading comment
Perfect! Many thanks, also for the links.

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agree  Nicole Schnell
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