"Tenderiser" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
A tenderiser, sometimes spelled tenderizer, is a device or substance used to make meat (especially beef) more tender and softer prior to cooking. It typically works by breaking down the fibers in the meat, either mechanically or chemically.
1. Meat Tenderiser: The butcher used a tenderiser to make the steak more tender and easier to chew.
2. Marketing Tenderiser: The new advertising campaign acted as a tenderiser, helping to increase sales and attract more customers to the store.
3. Tenderiser for concrete: The addition of a tenderiser to the concrete mix helped to improve its workability and reduce the risk of cracking when it set.
4. Politician's tenderiser: The politician's gaffes often acted as a tenderiser, softening up support for her opponent before the election.
5. Chemical Tenderiser: The researchers tested the effects of adding different chemical tenderisers to compacted soil to improve its porosity.