cooking accomodations needed

[kalmn]

so i made carnitas the other day. and the last step is "shred meat with forks".

it made my hands hurt. i am against doing things that make my hands hurt. they hurt enough as it is; they don't need the help.

how else can (very tender) meat be shredded? i can fall back to asking the juggler to do it, but i'd rather a way i could do it myself.

Comments

[eeyorerin]

I apologize if this is an ignorant question: Would it hurt your hands less if you waited for the meat to cool down, put some gloves on, and then shredded it with your hands? (If it's the holding-the-fork-part that hurts, that might help.)

[j00j]

I understand that these are traditionally used for meat shredding (they were being repurposed when I encountered them, so I cannot vouch for their meat shredding capabilities). http://www.amazon.com/Bear-Paw-Meat-Handler-Forks/dp/B003IWI66W I'm not sure if holding these would be easier on your hands.

[daedala]

I was going to suggest those, too -- I've heard they're easier, though I couldn't say if they would be easier for kalmn.