johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:& ^6 L9 n& g# C* x7 k
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?4 b4 s0 Z& ?: _* o
有何秘訣?; j3 m9 E+ ^6 M. i) a; {

4 n2 z5 b! Z5 P2 X1 }thanks in advance

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. Y; x. m8 D4 OI can help in this :
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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...% [' |/ M) k* j1 A9 i5 U0 [7 u. [

3 G9 q5 u6 r7 i1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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# c* q4 w* h* {" c, i3)Strip\New York Steak1 ]) e' I& q% I! X& V
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above- g9 E% Z1 e! S# z* U

1 g0 K+ S0 u8 Y$ w  s4)sirloin
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6 A7 i# O" s( M/ t" c( \% o5) T-bone
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  u" M1 h/ p7 v; B5 o0 NI 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.. f7 v8 K% z+ {  `7 S
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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. . b9 ^) K' Z1 P! c4 V, q* z5 @
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.4 F1 f( \# B1 U. R: o

; X2 X: Q7 D4 O! e0 T0 vBut 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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8 W. F. @8 A8 J( Y+ J0 q" xAging 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 5 z8 l) T& @7 Z8 Y. N* N

  a5 @  y/ h% b" d3 OSo 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.: G) r( a" Q, M3 e  v$ {
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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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3 f' t. N% w7 _' ^I suggest our next topic to be :
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2) Wine
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What do you think?