johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:  J! q3 r* U) ]( \" }% }& \7 O6 r
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?6 P3 U# U* m# y4 ~# q* v3 @5 F# r
有何秘訣?
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# m0 _7 P9 V' {! v2 fthanks in advance

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/ P* {. ?' V  e. h6 ZI can help in this :
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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different.... S/ X1 ?8 k  ~4 I, k

7 }5 K; e4 M, u( k8 B1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
  O5 S! _' h  k7 jMost expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.; B' b" X9 U. H' X7 r+ ^4 ~1 R

! F! w2 e" B, Q( F. V2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless), S6 q% U- R  g$ N
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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5 o" j  k2 ?4 n3)Strip\New York Steak0 @- V5 ?: D: }6 i6 p/ y
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above$ I, Y5 ^$ w, `- a; z. q, y( r  x" \
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4)sirloin+ p2 r! g: H, `( \
Lean, tougher, cheaper: s: O9 r$ O5 l2 e0 p

+ B& y% u: B/ g5) T-bone
  _. X" \) d& H7 ~6 U) ~0 aT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone2 b) o' p  H  Z0 Q/ G
Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons' T  U+ [6 y) s) p# g

8 K7 H  W7 D' II 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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, }* Y/ G2 \  ^* f2 r; t8 ?9 QSteak 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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6 w' M' f5 N& o' Q7 \But 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 _& x8 U( W  H' I% M% I

1 ^. G. m. _$ h. B3 x/ k; ?Sing can explain the science behind this.! w. H, {1 U6 ^% F/ K2 E

8 H( l& _: ~* N. G& B$ sAging 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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& W9 v5 t9 ^0 ^9 g; t, U8 Y+ xSo 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.3 e3 ~6 Q3 Q1 P. i: U+ m' I; b

% R- E" k  K: o# F0 x- g5 |( D" uI love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,2 O, a& t/ g8 ^5 y* t0 ^1 ]

1 q1 f5 \6 x" dI suggest our next topic to be :
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2) Wine
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5 _) `  ]  ?- [* R7 d4 `" cWhat do you think?