Tool to shred meat - Recommendations

Bob in St. Louis · 01-07-2013, 04:48 PM

Hey all....I've been suffering through pulling meat with a pair of forks. Not much fun.
I've heard of

but my wife tells me that it doesn't look like the finger opening is large enough.
She's found

, but those are just some she's found on a Google search.

I was wondering what y'all were using, and if you had any words of wisdom.
Thanks!
Bob

palmtreefrb · 01-07-2013, 04:53 PM

Here is another option...

Charcoal Companion Stainless Steel Meat Claws

pwa · 01-07-2013, 04:56 PM

I use my fingers, using nitrile gloves, here it a recent thread on similar topic

Good luck
pwa

Dirtbuddy · 01-07-2013, 04:56 PM

I use my left and right hand in conjunction with a pair of THESE

Ron_L · 01-07-2013, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirtbuddy

I use my left and right had in conjunction with a pair of THESE

This ^^^^

or for competitions where I want better control I use a pair of cotton gloves with latex gloves over them.

mrboy · 01-07-2013, 05:00 PM

I got some Bear Paws for Christmas and the opening is plenty big for my hands. You'd have to have pretty big man hands not to fit through the opening.

Though I must say, I like the look of the implements your wife found on the internet.

BobM · 01-07-2013, 05:05 PM

I use a couple of big serving forks.

Bob

Bigmista · 01-07-2013, 05:06 PM

I use one of these.

If your meat is cooked to tender, this will make short work of it.

Lake Dogs · 01-07-2013, 05:17 PM

Some people have latex allergies, so I use my hands/fingers and nitrile gloves:

Amazon.com: Dynarex Black Nitrile Exam Gloves, Box/100: Home & Kitchen

SchatzSea · 01-07-2013, 05:27 PM

I use bear claws and gloved fingers (either the thin food service gloves or the Steven Raichlen brand insulated gloves, depending upon how hot the meat is).

Militant83 · 01-07-2013, 05:31 PM

Your hands are the best tool

Muzzlebrake · 01-07-2013, 05:51 PM

I have big man hands and they fit in Bear Paws.
Normally I use nitrile gloves over cotton liners. I always have nitrile gloves handy and liners are cheap. Toss them after a few uses or when they get nasty

fnbish · 01-07-2013, 06:43 PM

I actually got both for Christmas, wanting something to use when the meat is still really hot and for me they are only good for the initial pulling apart into larger chunks. Then let the meat cool further for a minute and then use my hands on the smaller chunks. I normally have the thick rubber gloves on and will probably go back to using those for when the meat is to hot to pull with hands.

Vision · 01-07-2013, 07:42 PM

I just received some meatrakes but haven't used them.

ccarter · 01-07-2013, 08:34 PM

You could try the drill attachment. I was using bear claws the other night, and got pretty tired of them...

www.PorkPuller.com

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01-07-2013, 04:48 PM	#1
Bob in St. Louis is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-31-12 Location: St. Louis Missouri Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Tool to shred meat - Recommendations Hey all....I've been suffering through pulling meat with a pair of forks. Not much fun. I've heard of Bear Paws Bear Paws but my wife tells me that it doesn't look like the finger opening is large enough. She's found THESE THESE , but those are just some she's found on a Google search. I was wondering what y'all were using, and if you had any words of wisdom. Thanks! Bob __________________ -Bob- Meat eater. Woodworker. PS3 Gamer. Home Theater Guy. Beer Drinker. WSM 22.5 and random cooking stuff used to help form my shapely manly figure.

01-07-2013, 04:53 PM	#2
palmtreefrb On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-22-11 Location: Buena Park, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here is another option... Charcoal Companion Stainless Steel Meat Claws Charcoal Companion Stainless Steel Meat Claws __________________ ALWAYS FREE CyberQ Wifi Windows Controller

01-07-2013, 04:56 PM	#3
pwa is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-11-11 Location: North Pole, Alaska Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use my fingers, using nitrile gloves, here it a recent thread on similar topic Good luck pwa __________________ Equipment: 2UDS Weber Performer WIFI Stoker BurlesQ BBQ team Go Magpul Last edited by pwa; 01-07-2013 at 07:46 PM.. Reason: Nitrile gloves not latex :(

01-07-2013, 04:56 PM	#4
Dirtbuddy Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-24-12 Location: Port Coquitlam, BC Canada Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use my left and right hand in conjunction with a pair of THESE __________________ Kamado Joe Classic, 18.5" WSM w/ CyberQ WiFi, 22.5" OTG, Weber SJS

01-07-2013, 05:00 PM	#6
mrboy Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 03-10-12 Location: Champaign, Il Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Bear Paws I got some Bear Paws for Christmas and the opening is plenty big for my hands. You'd have to have pretty big man hands not to fit through the opening. Though I must say, I like the look of the implements your wife found on the internet.

01-07-2013, 05:05 PM	#7
BobM is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 02-16-12 Location: Long Island, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use a couple of big serving forks. Bob __________________ "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin \| Weber 18 1/2" & 22 1/2" WSM, 22 1/2" & 26 3/4" OTG, Genesis S-330 \| \| BBQ Guru CyberQ WiFi \| Maverick ET-732 \|

01-07-2013, 05:06 PM	#8
Bigmista somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-24-04 Location: Long Beach, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use one of these. If your meat is cooked to tender, this will make short work of it. __________________ Wait! Bigmista wrote a cookbook? Exodus 29:18 Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the LORD. God loves BBQ! Bigmista Custom Spicewine Trailer - Olivia J. PIMA Large and Medium Spicewines Weber Ranch Kettle - E.T. Remembering Scott

01-07-2013, 05:17 PM	#9
Lake Dogs Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-14-09 Location: Lake Sinclair, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Some people have latex allergies, so I use my hands/fingers and nitrile gloves: Amazon.com: Dynarex Black Nitrile Exam Gloves, Box/100: Home & Kitchen Amazon.com: Dynarex Black Nitrile Exam Gloves, Box/100: Home & Kitchen __________________ Hance - Lake Dogs Cooking Team - MiM/MBN/GBA CBJ and comp cook

01-07-2013, 05:27 PM	#10
SchatzSea On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-01-12 Location: Lee's Summit, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use bear claws and gloved fingers (either the thin food service gloves or the Steven Raichlen brand insulated gloves, depending upon how hot the meat is). __________________ 2 Smokin' Barrels BBQ The Swashbucklers of Swine...Raiders of Ribs...Buccaneers of Brisket...Pillagers of Poultry...Marauders of Mutton...it's the Dred Pirate SchatzSea and Qrew from the mythical Isla del Fuego! The Qrew -- Smokin’ Hot Wife, Two Smokin’ Little Monkeys, and Two Hot Digity Dogs "Hello. My name is Inigo Pork-toya. You grilled my father. Prepare to fry." __________________

01-07-2013, 05:31 PM	#11
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01-07-2013, 05:51 PM	#12
Muzzlebrake Babbling Farker Join Date: 09-22-06 Location: Pleasant Valley NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have big man hands and they fit in Bear Paws. Normally I use nitrile gloves over cotton liners. I always have nitrile gloves handy and liners are cheap. Toss them after a few uses or when they get nasty __________________ Sean Keever "What sort of people are these charcoal masters? They behaved badly and were unconcerned with appearances. Their hair was long and unkempt and their clothes were wrinkled and old. They drank beer to and from the crab house and they made rude noises while we cooked." Tao of Charcoal

01-07-2013, 06:43 PM	#13
fnbish is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-10-11 Location: Buford, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I actually got both for Christmas, wanting something to use when the meat is still really hot and for me they are only good for the initial pulling apart into larger chunks. Then let the meat cool further for a minute and then use my hands on the smaller chunks. I normally have the thick rubber gloves on and will probably go back to using those for when the meat is to hot to pull with hands. __________________ -Jason 22.5 WSM Backwoods G2 Party Backwoods G2 Chubby Big Green Egg XL Weber 18.5 Kettle "Tenacious Q" Competition Team Follow Tenacious Q on Facebook!! KCBS CBJ

01-07-2013, 07:42 PM	#14
Vision is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-11-11 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I just received some meatrakes but haven't used them. __________________ "It's all about the Hill Country brisket."

01-07-2013, 08:34 PM	#15
ccarter Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-05-12 Location: Acworth, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You could try the drill attachment. I was using bear claws the other night, and got pretty tired of them... www.PorkPuller.com Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 18.5" WSM, Large BGE, Backwoods Party Blue BBQGuru DigiQ DX2