johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:9 T8 C5 c4 v( Q! @- h& L  t& h
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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7 K; p$ ^% {1 g# ?6 V/ ^! S" Athanks in advance

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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
# x0 s# c7 y1 j' E# kMost expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.$ O, Y. e+ n) ~8 |

/ K8 X. F5 {, E5 P! _2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)6 b1 s) V4 `, f, M- C- h/ ]' c* a( M4 J
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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3)Strip\New York Steak' w& ]0 }1 R% H8 ~4 p8 K+ M! F
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above, P& e: X& g$ X6 b
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4)sirloin
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5) T-bone
0 ?" o9 Y3 Y* `: QT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
6 g3 i% H$ z' A# l8 EUsually 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.6 k) k) Q$ U$ F5 G6 N$ M

7 u8 ^6 h1 T% I( hSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.
5 P. B4 y/ W! G1 s6 C4 iIt's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.
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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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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 ' K' p$ I6 e2 X1 J' F

; s' z! u' x1 E2 R4 h7 P5 fSo 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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I suggest our next topic to be :+ H  E0 @5 [% \; m3 {# O
1) Beer8 Z9 q) Q0 i' \4 Y
2) Wine
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What do you think?