johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
" a2 ]/ T1 Z( I9 O# X& a成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?' b0 b4 G4 U9 z  @+ Z! O4 t
有何秘訣?
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I can help in this :
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4 k" H1 c( |- Q: M' `  ?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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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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3)Strip\New York Steak; y; T9 f1 O# |1 R: A
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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4)sirloin, r2 Y5 h8 Q: z! |% k0 G2 L9 K
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5) T-bone8 M* w" _4 \4 T( F& j
T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone# M: ^8 B3 _. [0 Q
Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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! T# W! R0 j, w% A, S' L& 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., x! Z8 j" C$ [2 b- b5 E
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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. % l1 r5 L; Z% M
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.! D" I  u) s$ \! U' ?: F

3 y0 p6 |0 K" M5 a& TBut 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".# d' B# t8 `- a: O+ r/ P% O: q

! T! i- G0 v" V: O4 ~9 pSing can explain the science behind this.
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( |% P. t7 J2 m7 ]+ N6 wAging 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 # s$ Y& P; I+ m1 a' T8 M* R0 k

' l% ^: I2 n+ }/ ~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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What do you think?