WeaponsMelee Weapons
Meat Tenderizer
The Meat Tenderizer is a civilian blunt melee weapon and utility tool in DayZ. It can open canned food, build fence or watchtower walls for base building, and mine Small Stones from boulders.
Quick item summary
CategoryWeapons
SubcategoryMelee Weapons
TypeBlunt
Repair withNone
Size2x3
Quick answer
The Meat Tenderizer is a small blunt melee weapon in DayZ with extra utility outside of combat. It can be used like a hammer for certain base building actions, making it useful for building fence or watchtower walls. It can also open canned food and gather Small Stones from boulders, though it is not a strong combat weapon compared with heavier blunt weapons.
In-game description
“Tool used to tenderize slabs of meat in preparation for cooking. Although the head is heavy and resistant, the handle may not stand up to excessive force.”
Main Uses
- Open canned food, spilling 30% to 60% of the contents
- Build fence or watchtower walls as part of Base Building
- Mine Small Stones from boulders
- Use as a blunt melee weapon
- Use as an emergency hammer-style tool for base construction
How to get Meat Tenderizer
- Search civilian locations.
- Check houses, kitchens, sheds, and residential loot areas.
- Loot players carrying compact tools or base building supplies.
Spawn info
CivilianUnknown
- • The Meat Tenderizer is found in civilian loot areas.
- • It works as a blunt melee weapon and a small utility tool.
- • It can be used for some base building actions like a hammer.
Important notes
- The Meat Tenderizer is a blunt melee weapon.
- It can be used to build fence or watchtower walls for base building.
- It can mine Small Stones from boulders.
- It can open canned food, but spills 30% to 60% of the food.
- It has a low 5% bleed chance.
- It cannot be repaired.
- It is more useful as a utility item than as a main melee weapon.