johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
' N7 m* O: B, b$ v2 X4 ~4 `2 d2 ^; e成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?" [  j! K  j- w( Y1 t+ i* p
有何秘訣?
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I can help in this :
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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different.... W- |7 e  N$ ~* I/ G5 h
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)6 c: D8 U5 M( A
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor., Y: x+ W% \/ H( i. q6 H. z' a9 g+ h
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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3)Strip\New York Steak
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4)sirloin4 X1 ~' \5 ]3 O- q. D+ C' a
Lean, tougher, cheaper6 L/ q) K4 l' \: I
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5) T-bone
8 Y- ^3 r1 r1 OT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
6 W# P3 Q6 Y# l9 j" \; v3 q) `Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons  M3 l( f( Y" w$ b2 T7 i
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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.+ I. c/ p1 e3 T% k

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johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.
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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".8 D) g% W' C, _  I- V/ k

5 ~3 |4 I# ^  S/ }, J: kSing can explain the science behind this.
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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
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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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I suggest our next topic to be :
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1 D! C* }& e  VWhat do you think?