johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
9 S" I0 a2 y# D: o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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+ C' B4 J( p& W! W) g1 }8 _7 k5 x. zI can help in this :
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/ |9 y0 E/ w$ f9 l4 }+ e5 GSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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* A: M. @- x5 |4 r0 }1 h1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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  P5 u& m. y0 y6 o2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)" b6 v; r! F: |
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)4 _/ ^( _& Y6 N- h" P8 F; h

/ ~4 I  {' q, J3)Strip\New York Steak8 X& o* ?, I' y6 B3 y
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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) j- e) k+ f+ Q  Q0 M# o4)sirloin) M7 ?7 w* T% H, \, H
Lean, tougher, cheaper
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Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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3 T5 Z) H9 u1 O  S6 |( FI 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.0 T8 J* g# |+ \; M/ u% T5 D- `

- C1 \/ `, i  N# g9 b# l) m4 W% QSteak 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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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.( d9 p. s+ _" T7 v' A3 [1 ~

8 `1 W) Z7 b' y# I, p3 y2 QAging 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 & L, U; M. M' s4 N5 Q$ [' b9 _% k

, K# V  v' c# ]* F$ S' p, nSo 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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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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+ X6 D" B# t% r  i0 L1 W, ]I suggest our next topic to be :
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What do you think?