johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
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有何秘訣?
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thanks in advance

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+ T7 G! W& [; II can help in this :
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7 c* u2 A: e, K( F! T6 o1 r9 lSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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& _* a6 i4 Y+ w5 L2 ]+ y1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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0 u1 R3 G' q" I! W3)Strip\New York Steak& g* z) F& Q6 V. \1 N
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above+ T! W3 h; c& l# Z
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4)sirloin1 {, W& \# T4 o0 X' N' ~5 {
Lean, tougher, cheaper$ _% |1 V% m* e+ s- F
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5) T-bone
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Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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I personally like Filet Mognon or Rib eye the best because they are the most tender.  And I perfer Rib eye over filet because of the better favor.
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0 w  D8 s6 L9 s( }  x0 OSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire. . q2 P- R! b+ U3 B
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.3 K; |6 a. [( T( w( h( B  y
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But I guess it would be hard to do if you don't have a outdoor grill.

johnwu

Another thing to know when buying steak is "aging".
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. L% ~' |5 O3 |( i+ }7 s9 k; O9 KAging is a process that store the steak in a low temputare enviroment for usually 28 days or more.  This process make the steak taste better.  There are 2 kind of agina method, "dry age" and "wet age".  "dry aged" steak is more expensive and is perfered
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So aged steak cost more than fresh steak.  The price difference can be more than double for a aged steak in north america.  The best steak house always served dry aged steak.  So next time the you go to a resturant, you know what kind of stuff they are serving you.

johnwu

This is a vacuum coffee machine, you can find most of the Japanese Cafe in HK use this kind of machine to brew coffee.
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I love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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, t8 f$ U: ?7 M9 u) ~I suggest our next topic to be :
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2) Wine+ K2 l( O6 R( G3 b8 Z; Y
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What do you think?