johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
4 {0 l1 e: A- _5 x7 u! P0 Q成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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2 o% D2 ?; ~5 MI can help in this :
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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# ?, A0 j% e" N3 @
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above, R2 d0 a7 s* L: t1 a+ k. W

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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
  [( {; E9 [; L" f) I5 f0 \Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons6 _! f1 L1 z: G" Y1 p- X
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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".
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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
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6 }+ {% R; G& s7 V; D+ WSo 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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  m/ L5 I5 u' yI suggest our next topic to be :
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What do you think?