johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:  W+ Q* _) c) ^5 j
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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I can help in this :
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5 ?5 R  O1 H7 ~, Q" @Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion), H( ^! G4 c. R* @
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor./ L1 o% C. X# l, y# X  i5 h
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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3)Strip\New York Steak
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4)sirloin7 h# y0 g7 k3 I# w' V( O
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5) T-bone
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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.6 H3 f5 i% k* T+ T, ^  e

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johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire. 9 s, z* z  N% N5 ~& }/ p
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.4 t2 P' x# O* X5 I+ g
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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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Sing can explain the science behind this.
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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 7 ?3 _5 F3 p- u7 k6 d/ K
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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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I suggest our next topic to be :5 K) A- u' u/ O
1) Beer
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What do you think?