johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:: a5 S- Q9 E2 R  J
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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6 s/ E; Q. f0 t6 Z$ I! uthanks in advance

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8 K. w6 h$ g) i4 l/ F5 h. K  SI can help in this :: Q- p0 N* [9 A% r+ S* Q9 X$ }

" t, V) c  H: aSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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# C0 I, ^5 g' R/ D1 m1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)3 a$ E  C) c/ T# J4 t
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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, T+ t8 i6 c# B! v3)Strip\New York Steak
* N& t7 v( |" M! S; UStrong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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4)sirloin
3 _1 z; p' l2 m, D; @, g5 ULean, tougher, cheaper
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) e1 k* H; B/ n# ZUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons8 ]+ C8 h& e5 H. {  c3 _- @
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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.' f) Z) x  H( p/ X
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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. ! L6 o4 Z9 K+ F8 e0 s. R
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.4 B/ c' y, l5 w; `7 O1 q

4 a! D8 G2 d& E( ABut 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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+ Y' ]" q# z4 O4 D5 v( BAging 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 % m( S" r! y( E: p3 X5 C, s

8 q: A- l5 ~/ {% T) m  i3 }7 ~& _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

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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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8 d, ~, L- U" H( I! `2 aI suggest our next topic to be :
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' ]) o3 G+ ?6 Z. V% S# @What do you think?