johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:5 p8 X0 V* I5 k" ]7 e+ F$ {' L
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?$ j) @2 {- M& |4 m1 Z& [" x# j
有何秘訣?
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) ]; g; \( G9 M+ J- r/ N0 hI can help in this :
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1 [1 N; g/ ^1 e$ r- \, R  rSteak 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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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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( f3 S! p, u& }8 d/ r7 z$ S6 p3)Strip\New York Steak
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4)sirloin
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
3 D  B* ?* q9 t. s, LUsually 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. 7 y; \% j4 C- Z# P9 m; Y: E
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.+ A5 ~4 T5 m' @
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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".
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. X1 K4 C! K$ x4 c' |/ B; 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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  j8 ?6 E0 d+ k; Q& }9 V- LSo 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.+ D5 L* X- G' m5 J, |. F: E

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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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I suggest our next topic to be :) z% w5 r7 L" {' E) Y  [) c2 [! R
1) Beer
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What do you think?