johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:/ v1 [* [; b& E. p
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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5 H; J, U( U$ A1 e  U; |: Wthanks in advance

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8 e* }+ X: [3 v7 x: |I can help in this :) Q! U, C# j9 g2 ]
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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...4 j9 j! D, X  p9 b# g2 y- y9 g

0 N, L- m# J; V) V1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)  j$ e6 ]$ E; J- k/ q
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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9 O$ P( v: b; G# g# \2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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% W6 N7 H7 e0 N8 w6 O3)Strip\New York Steak3 W" C# d+ j  q# m6 q& F
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above4 ]! y! L2 s9 v+ V/ m3 Q

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Lean, tougher, cheaper
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5) T-bone
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; D0 o1 Y1 x3 b( A/ S1 \$ tI 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.# b# O. k4 H' X, z4 ]% d  a, R

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johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire. ' h) [2 g1 B6 k* I* Y
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.5 M% y% \6 D5 H/ @7 ]9 r
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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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Sing can explain the science behind this.9 b" g/ w: @: q) D0 x
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Aging 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 , [1 `" B2 L* t: S' i

8 N! W5 S4 d6 x0 D; {* a! \. DSo 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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% y5 B+ F1 K& q4 Q" v, T2 @; {1 SWhat do you think?