johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:( Y" ]7 R9 l2 w# A
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?' ]9 z" d9 J' p) i. |( R5 B4 ^& y" O
有何秘訣?* I) U0 g% T' j1 Z- }

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I can help in this :( ^3 x$ y3 H' o; S1 B# X
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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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- N# e  `5 J! m6 r% U+ k1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
, M4 b2 E0 l. Q* LMost expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.# O' P( `9 @1 `
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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3 L$ ~' v, F0 b3)Strip\New York Steak6 S0 g+ h" ^8 D, b
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above# S7 r2 R5 p/ A% z  b
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4)sirloin
" X2 u" y5 u4 t, I9 Q% CLean, tougher, cheaper
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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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Steak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.
/ Z& S; e: E, }: kIt's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.
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5 H+ \  b. N' R; S1 OBut 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".3 s- B' z2 F( @8 T

3 ^5 l% ?+ c/ [3 n3 f' zSing can explain the science behind this.* f+ k) ~4 e8 k5 g

, ?- @& `! T( V3 |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

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: W3 I$ E3 ?7 F: fI love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,! W) C) F/ H2 G9 b5 @

; c) k/ e) X0 K0 X$ H' hI suggest our next topic to be :
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0 W( ~/ J9 ?+ [What do you think?