F. Dick 4.75-inch Hand Hook

A hand hook gives a secure hold on meat that is wet or too cold to grip comfortably. This 4.75-inch F. Dick hook is used in slaughterhouses, grocery butcher departments and smokehouses, and our customers buy it to lift meat out of brine after it has soaked.

The hook lets the user pull a cut from a tank, turn a piece on the block or steady a side while cutting, without putting fingers in brine or near the blade. Its sealed plastic handle leaves no gap for residue and is slip-resistant, and it stands up to both high and low temperatures.

The short length keeps the hook close to the hand for control, which helps when lifting a heavy, wet cut from a tank.

In a brining room, keep one hook per tank to avoid carrying solution between batches. For curing, a F. Dick brine tester checks the salt content of the solution. On the cutting floor, the hook pairs with any of the F. Dick ErgoGrip butcher knives.