Ukonic Marvel Mighty Thor Mjolnir Hammer Replica Stainless Steel Meat Tenderizer

This is not made from a solid block of metal. The ends are hollow and made of drawn steel that are welded to the center block. The welds have voids and can allow foods or meat or water to enter the hollow caps. Instead of milled or cast triangular points, there are little rolling bumps which look cheap and are quite ineffective for tenderizing meat. It is a toy. Use it as a toy and keep this away from food and water. Purchase an actual meat tenderizing mallet or hammer to use on food. Even if the one you purchase has zero voids or gaps in the weld, water will likely foul the seam eventually. It takes a Lot of strikes with the corner to do anything to meat as the rounded bumps are useless and a cheap decorative touch. The engraved stampings on the beveled faces are very shallow and the roughness of them compared to a milled or cast feature offer another location for bacterial colonies. 0 out of ten for food prep. See above. 0 out of ten for movie collectible Five out of ten for small novelty trinket, somewhat reminiscent of an action movie hammer. Any machinist can make you a seriously useful meat tenderizing Thor’s Hammer that will last generations, flatten a chicken or pork cutlet to the thickness of lunch meat, tenderize fajita meat, or wreak havoc. This thing doesn’t weigh enough to work..