Meat cutters please be careful when using the word tender to describe palatability! In this era of political correctness I wouldn't want to see any of you get into trouble. LOL>LOL>LOL>LOL>

Definitions of Tender:

  Easily crushed or bruised; fragile: a tender petal.

Young and vulnerable: of tender age.

Frail; delicate.

Sensitive to frost or severe cold; not hardy:

Easily hurt; sensitive:

Painful; sore:  tender

Considerate and protective; solicitous: a tender mother; his tender concern.

. Characterized by or expressing gentle emotions; loving: a tender glance; .

Given to sympathy or sentimentality; soft: a tender heart.

Nautical Likely to heel easily under sail; crank.

Law An offer to pay the amount due under a debt or obligation.

  A written offer to contract goods or services at a specified cost or rate; a bid.

One who tends something: a lathe tender.

. A railroad car attached to the rear of a locomotive and designed to carry fuel and water.

  Nautical A vessel attendant on other vessels, especially one that ferries supplies between ship and shore.

  To offer formally: tender a letter of resignation.

  Something, especially money, offered in payment