johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
6 t# u% T- [9 P. B成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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thanks in advance

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" `9 \/ [, u; U; yI can help in this :# Z1 I& Z6 Y  i6 O0 z
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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different..., z% \3 a* T5 C

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Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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7 [2 R/ o1 f3 Q0 B3)Strip\New York Steak
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4)sirloin
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5) T-bone
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! y/ G! x# g7 C! B2 n) ^: RUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons, N; B, }8 U& N3 r. ~
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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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# E5 y4 B6 O" ^# nSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.
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! K( B/ z, V% b6 I, G" |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.
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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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+ p0 j, K  i5 {2 cSo 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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