johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:1 g( c& A. Y- w& V7 Q2 E
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?0 B9 }7 I9 j! l* q! v* e
有何秘訣?
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4 Y% V4 I" a8 N; V/ [thanks in advance

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I can help in this :8 [# O# e/ b2 C( v- x* l: P) X

4 T* H8 \0 m0 e0 [1 |1 s' @Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...% D% W* D! k( l: h$ o* O

  _4 m! n6 i2 W" P8 z2 b  S1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)5 {( x8 c6 K" ?* E9 ~/ m
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.. k8 n( G% N& k
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)/ q: Z( a' D) `) n( N2 t
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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3 m+ P# I' U, y8 o3)Strip\New York Steak3 T5 @7 j" Q0 K
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above" @3 ~& `  }* D5 k

, P7 d+ c- U$ B5 U5 E4)sirloin# |: N$ j+ q7 v1 @& e( `
Lean, tougher, cheaper. @$ E0 `5 |. E5 m5 h; p9 D
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5) T-bone
# s: g+ [0 h# D' B8 E! vT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
/ z" G5 L2 t  q$ b# [9 O. h6 FUsually 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.2 p  b, a9 H7 K7 j+ t4 e# I

9 G9 l; t. X( z( Y, ?Steak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.
  y4 p' y7 o+ ^It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.  N2 x1 h8 ^% L) l# L+ e( E: \" M

' q$ a& Q8 {3 ~1 S" eBut 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.- `5 G  j5 Z  y( O* I& _/ y
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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 % K! D5 s  H& o) v5 s) f& h+ Q
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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

This is a vacuum coffee machine, you can find most of the Japanese Cafe in HK use this kind of machine to brew coffee.1 R* j, Y) |* T( q2 V9 }

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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,/ m! E/ t2 t& F6 p  k
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I suggest our next topic to be :) [( j  s! c4 M4 J. a% p! d4 q/ x
1) Beer5 z  s! o4 g) u2 ~/ }+ ^
2) Wine
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What do you think?