johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:- [7 C9 ^) }9 C
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?  p* C7 o! W& g2 m
有何秘訣?
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I can help in this :+ O7 i: _  r: e
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Steak 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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High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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4)sirloin
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone1 F5 V$ V6 G1 {
Usually 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.
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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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johnwu

Another thing to know when buying steak is "aging"./ Q; ?/ Q0 \: C3 Z
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Sing can explain the science behind this.
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$ \& G6 c: z- g: _. C: KAging 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 0 @2 t: @. ~% ^, n+ S& ^

/ m1 j# s# t* `. [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.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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1) Beer
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