johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
* B7 g  x1 g4 v; R. ]成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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$ N% j( d* c; L; T" @thanks in advance

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' o" D5 c& r4 I0 X7 }3 l  LI can help in this :! _2 p/ O/ A8 Y. n+ G& M

* [2 ~+ [; t) t0 }1 ^/ b% r5 JSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...& B' s4 }. `, Y- n
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)9 q9 X% V3 d6 F3 g
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)+ i' Q5 j) ~: T  s0 l1 D& e$ Z
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)3 N/ b  Q3 t8 i; W9 V) v  t

. O* x3 C9 V) l% ]; i5 n2 Z3)Strip\New York Steak
" L: J* C  t; z& Q0 Z$ IStrong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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4)sirloin
5 M1 u, @& e; }8 O. X/ g' OLean, tougher, cheaper
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5 N$ R9 f. h5 C* zT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
% }% l4 u2 M7 d$ M) t1 oUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons# O3 s3 s" ~1 J3 k

3 c2 _3 J0 M: [2 d9 x2 r) @5 R* ~3 QI 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.8 k4 J) O" J$ {/ S/ I$ \8 w! {, |

* g7 I2 M$ [4 x0 E% oSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.   M/ R+ z8 ?- J
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.4 h: `3 E2 X  `
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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/ G' g; O+ Q3 w4 `
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Sing can explain the science behind this.+ F6 T1 A, R( e- N5 e/ a- m  g

# ~- W- i& m# a* _; J, Y; JAging 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 " _6 c, l2 Z( O
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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.4 z6 T; d: c( w+ W
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I love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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1) Beer
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What do you think?