meat tenderness
How steak yields
Meat tenderness is how easily meat yields to chewing—the opposite of toughness.
Tenderness depends on the cut, the animal's age, and how the meat is prepared.
Certain cuts are naturally tender; others require slow cooking, marinating, or mechanical tenderizing to break down tough fibers: The chef tested the meat tenderness with a fork before serving.
- juicyFull of moisture
- succulentMoist and flavorful
- marblingStreaky fat distribution
- textureSurface tactile quality
- chewGrind with teeth
fibers · aging · low and slow · marinade · cut · grain · mouthfeel · prime · grass fed · braised · slow-cooked · seared · rare · medium · sirloin · filet · prime rib · collagen
texture firmness
meat tendernesstoughness
Resilient durability under strain
chewiness · leatheriness · rubberiness · stringiness · gristliness
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