From 1845 Howland

Depending on the recipe and use, there are a variety of pestle-like, wooden mallet and hammer types of instruments for tenderizing meat, softening fish, mashing and pulverizing food.

Pictured here are a variety of types of meat tenderizers, also called meat beetles.

Similar items in the collection:

• Beetle
• Mallet
• Potato and vegetable mashers

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