johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:4 [/ ]; o5 C& W  f% U* y
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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thanks in advance

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9 E7 c  [$ l- s# F; V* d! a" L4 jI can help in this :1 p8 `: b  Z: m5 K8 ]+ O

. c3 I& o, U" r$ qSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)/ a3 L3 C  t2 _# d! G
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.: C) z( d, [  X! G

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- S" f# G( i$ h: m3)Strip\New York Steak
  \& ^, U8 Y; f! ]Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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Lean, tougher, cheaper) D8 Z9 w# V' Z+ A# }! q
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone: v2 \* h% v( ]1 v
Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons/ d6 `( ]- X) o; ^1 b
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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.) i# L" ?/ C* b4 }/ s8 m
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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. + k1 g& r5 V& `3 h
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.
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/ k! ^5 T1 l9 A* Q* nBut 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 1 |5 \- L' o! r, X$ q$ d( g
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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.1 ^0 H5 p  G- T) h

4 \, O5 c7 X4 T- h, _I love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,  w9 [1 U1 R" s+ p0 s: b
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I suggest our next topic to be :
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What do you think?