johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
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有何秘訣?0 ~- x4 T+ g% {9 q- d. p/ \3 K1 ~
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thanks in advance

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I can help in this :
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* |# o9 B) w) JSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different..., s/ S( i, V% W! r( ?2 N2 S

4 Z4 U/ q7 Y! \1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)) K' R% o. w( Q
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.6 P. ^0 [, `$ F* T

  U& ~! E( |0 s# B2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)6 L" r. B8 R3 }7 c2 ~
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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, A5 q5 w$ g1 z& V. [$ K' ]3)Strip\New York Steak
8 I- D, ^/ r3 HStrong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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4 l9 W$ X! q" k) hLean, tougher, cheaper
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* e7 F0 I; u3 C' S. I5) T-bone
0 O$ U. H! Q; ^1 B5 N3 ]1 ~T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
% g; {; U) M7 d* t' M) k7 U) RUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons$ l: D4 Z) R$ H1 V: a( f
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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.. p1 w  d4 d; A# q1 |) m( D
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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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) {- ^! x# N! u6 x2 wBut 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".0 r/ n. k/ f6 U2 l
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Sing can explain the science behind this.
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) L* ~' c/ c0 r/ n4 E0 d* l! s/ 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
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; F7 p/ n1 v1 L) a, v2 dSo 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.( H" A; S6 P( x) d; ?! P
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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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What do you think?