johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
1 E. b# {5 ?* p# A, h: v) K9 K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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! b6 I% H0 S! ~: ?- z; R* k/ ~/ @I can help in this :
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) T% h- ]% s' J& _. M+ sSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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3)Strip\New York Steak6 R- h3 ^1 N$ Z0 Z5 C- r; I) d
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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4 \+ |- o2 m' S+ g8 t* \4)sirloin
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Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons5 X6 i" e5 q/ F2 A  X: `3 Q3 x

5 l; h6 l- E* d1 lI 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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johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.
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0 Q) B3 m& q% ]& z" SBut 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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( [3 O; r" ^, Y. F9 O2 FSo 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.+ f2 [+ }+ Y4 b" m! [) H
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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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