The Hobart 403 Tenderizer is the ultimate tool for enhancing your kitchen’s efficiency and versatility. Engineered to handle a wide range of meat preparation tasks, this high-performance machine can tenderize, strip-cut, and knit meats to perfection. Its innovative design and host of features make it an indispensable addition to any kitchen, whether for commercial or personal use.
 
Key Features:
Superior Performance:
Lower profile with cut-outs allows meat to be inserted closer to the blades for faster, easier operation.
Knit-Knife stainless steel blades tenderize and knit meat for a seamless, solid steak texture after cooking.
Optional 3/8" Strip Cutter Knives and Star Knives provide added versatility for delicate cuts, fajitas, salads, and garnishes.
Ease of Use:
Maximum meat thickness: 3/4".
Translucent guard for clear visibility of product processing.
Lift-out unit frame simplifies cleaning and maintenance.
Enhanced Safety:
Interlock system with remote magnetic sensing switches prevents operation if the guard or motor housing is not securely in place.
Integral chute keeps hands safely distanced from tenderizing blades during operation.
Durable & Hygienic Design:
Burnished aluminum housing is both easy to clean and designed to hold a pan for prepped products.
Plastic guides inside the guard prevent meat from folding unintentionally for precise processing.
 
Specifications:
Construction: Burnished aluminum housing, stainless steel blades.
Cleaning Tools: Includes a cleaning fork for easy maintenance.
Accessories: Optional 3/8" Strip Cutter Knives and Star Knives expand functionality.
 
The Hobart 403 Tenderizer is your all-in-one solution for professional-grade meat preparation. From tenderizing to cutting and beyond, this versatile machine ensures consistent, high-quality results every time. Perfect for chefs, butchers, and foodservice professionals seeking efficiency and precision.
 
Technical Specifications:
Electrical: 115/60/1. Also available in 220/60/1 and 220-240/50/1 not submitted for UL listing.
 
Motor: 1 ⁄2 HP., totally-enclosed, fan-cooled, single-phase, capacitor-start, induction-run type
 
Switches: Manual 2 pole type. Cord and Plug: 6-foot, 3-wire cord and plug for grounding. Plug not furnished on export models.
 
Interlock System: Interlocked on translucent guard and motor housing. Remote electro-magnetic sensing switches detect if guard or motor housing are not in place and prevent feed. Switches cannot be mechanically blocked. Integral chute in translucent guard keeps hands at safe distance from tenderizing knives. Pilot light warns when machine switch is ON even though machine is inoperable because translucent guard or motor housing is not in place.
 
Transmission: Hardened steel worm drives forged bronze worm gear in fluid grease bath. Counter-rotation of tenderizing knives obtained through spur gears mounted on hardened and ground alloy steel stub shafts. Gears sealed in cast transmission case. Motor, worm and gear case are an integral unit for precision mount-in and easy cleaning. Bath lubricated needle and ball anti-friction bearings in transmission case. Grease packed ball bearings in motor.
 
Blades & Shaft: Blades and shaft are made of heavy-duty stainless steel.
 
Cleaning Combs: Satin finish stainless steel, easily removable. Combs guide meat between rollers, automatically prevents any accumulation of meat between knives.
 
Lift Out Unit Frame: Cast aluminum with special bearings. Contains set of stainless steel shafts and cleaning combs hinged to swing free from blades for unit cleaning – combs can be removed easily. Automatic unit lock holds assembly in place.
 
Housing: Housing consists of cast aluminum gear case and motor housing and high impact plastic translucent guard. Lift out unit nested by cast aluminum support on stainless steel tie bars and shield. Unit designed to be quickly and easily cleaned.
 
Finish: Burnished aluminum and translucent plastic.
 
Standard Equipment: Cleaning fork.
Optional Knives: Knit (standard), star, strip cutter.
 
Weight: Shipping – 66 lb.; Net - 56 lb.