johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
: r1 V' L) W' d% s" N成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?% V5 H5 |* p9 i% \  q
有何秘訣?- M: {& z. C6 \1 p; P/ \0 y$ n

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I can help in this :
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; x7 P8 o* V. S7 T1 wSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different.../ o0 _) k+ @& P6 B" g, Q

4 a; ^: l2 s7 w4 x* m1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)# n* `5 y5 M8 g) P
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.' q' [" K& w; W, K

; B3 R" l7 `5 e: z  ~2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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3)Strip\New York Steak9 a. I8 x( f6 l
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone: K9 x  P, X1 D, G% V9 h" s
Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons& f- ?6 h  K; N
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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.
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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".) J( ~: L. G$ N* I
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Sing can explain the science behind this.  F" V) [, O1 x0 p

% v4 ]! A% [4 S1 K. J8 gAging 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 8 Y0 U5 ^. m3 f3 |4 k/ y7 A5 N& q
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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.0 t& R3 i. ^- p
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I love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,4 _. l1 @* n1 s

# T2 \7 {. ]& d, MI suggest our next topic to be :
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; s6 ^7 _9 a% D+ a, \) LWhat do you think?