johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
% E6 v) R+ B+ Y2 H成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?+ H& b5 B( i+ O" m
有何秘訣?/ b3 A6 N! s( {" y

/ X5 Z0 b' v: a7 j2 {thanks in advance

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I can help in this :; B- W: d1 ^5 X1 l& h8 m* a9 T3 ^/ Y
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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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$ G) r! Q2 @6 d' d1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
) ]' M# Z/ X5 Z& CMost expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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3)Strip\New York Steak) K  Q" j7 y7 e9 E& }9 e
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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( w$ w& z0 K( r# }7 k% J: c4)sirloin
/ w. l  y9 ^" f! P& }6 _' oLean, tougher, cheaper" [$ }2 T: C+ k3 C+ G) F8 b0 f

  b2 Z3 s) B5 b* s4 Y5) T-bone
+ F5 o8 M6 N4 QT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
% z0 N/ J8 z- sUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons  k! @! v4 m3 F/ p

8 Q9 H3 j/ L7 t& C! s* `& _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.. H% Z* C8 u: `

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johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.
( l! c5 A& B) ~0 V7 GIt's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.* o' V) k( \2 M; [0 I0 F8 y' B

2 Z/ e' W. t, N7 y. ZBut 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".% y4 K# J) u( t5 L; @
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Sing can explain the science behind this.
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# t. ^5 P% g& Q$ G* |Aging 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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6 F3 u) e; r% V" VSo 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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I suggest our next topic to be :) Z2 y' d8 J, S# ^" W
1) Beer
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9 w: D( }/ R9 RWhat do you think?