johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
9 [" o9 ?' C8 W2 Q9 I/ B成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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3 |; Q5 I, M. ethanks in advance

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" O8 r2 |% \, gI can help in this :6 ~" P: l! O; r2 f3 [
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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...) W4 Z3 W) v( \) W& k' s7 W; [" g
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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6 x. F' D. C! F2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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0 s7 p9 o9 p1 _- d+ a3)Strip\New York Steak
7 C, v; \- G" f# z$ q$ GStrong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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Lean, tougher, cheaper" X. U2 ^! n$ C) P9 W0 Q, Q

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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
/ e7 Z+ W" N* U0 OUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons/ g4 R1 }( B' K; h; X2 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.
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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.
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1 J6 h" `! M, N, A# u/ LBut 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".; |; ~  V5 a! h; w9 i  l( f. }& b7 Z4 U

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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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* C; U7 c6 }& O" h" y9 H. I# ZSo 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

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1) Beer
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What do you think?