Meat tenderizer

A meat tenderizer comprising a handle means, a blade assembly means, a tube connecting means, and a stripping plate means, said handle means comprising a drain network adapted to permit internally accumulated fluids to drain out of said handle means, said drain network comprising at least one internal cavity within said handle means in liquid flow contact with any other internal cavities, at least one of said cavities having means therein to permit liquid flow out of said handle means, said blade assembly means comprising at least one blade segment, said tube connecting means connecting said handle means to said stripping plate means, and said stripping plate means having openings corresponding to the number of blade segments in said blade assembly.

A meat tenderizer comprising a blade cover means, a handle means, a blade assembly means, a tube connecting means, and a stripping plate means, said handle means comprising an external and an internal open channel network adapted to permit liquid to drain from all internal hollow handle means cavities out of said handle means, said blade assembly comprising at least one blade segment and adapted to resiliently move toward and away from said handle means, said tube connecting means movably connecting said handle means and said stripping plate, said stripping plate adapted to permit at least one blade segment to pass therethrough.