Patent ID: 8347695

Claim:
A meat tenderness tester, comprising: a housing body having grip and thumb rest external portions adapted for holding by a user's hand; a motor disposed inside the housing body; a sensor in operable communication with said motor, the sensor transmitting information about torque resistance encountered by said motor; a digital display in operable communication with said sensor, said digital display indicating said torque resistance information; an elongate shaft removably coupled to said motor, said elongate shaft extending away from said housing body when coupled to said motor, portion of said coupled elongate shaft distal from said motor having a tapered pointed end to facilitate insertion of said shaft into a portion of meat carcass; at least one fin disposed along said shaft, said at least one fin adding torque resistance to rotation of said shaft when said shaft is rotated in a solid medium; and an electrical trigger switch disposed on said thumb rest portion of said housing body, said electrical trigger switch being in operable communication with said motor to activate and deactivate said motor when depressed/released by said user's thumb, causing said shaft to rotate a measured amount when said motor is activated.