johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
3 ^" f9 Y$ x! s5 Z成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?1 j9 J% d1 {- y- C9 D# @
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' L5 f+ N* v& o6 z- Ethanks in advance

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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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+ O8 L* M1 [/ J& c0 w) W' t1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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& `* i' P) e3 `; H. @2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
  B) ^4 A( E5 U5 i1 FHigh fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)% n7 @4 x  {* [: P0 m; |+ o
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3)Strip\New York Steak6 T. y/ p0 @6 m
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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7 b8 z, g- [2 d! ]T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone* G6 i2 e/ s- f* n
Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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2 }; ^! F3 ^0 LI 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.) A, u% W$ z9 V# ~. w" J) W, Q& o

' {* a" \: K1 ?8 T5 u( F+ Q6 l! v: kSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.
3 S/ r! e8 {8 VIt's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.$ i" y+ I! A  o& v7 j# o- \; K
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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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2 N; k3 M1 I, R' WSing can explain the science behind this.4 |! D" D$ H0 P4 W
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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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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.! h8 e; u5 E( I. u

% X' N# W8 p4 q$ ?I love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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, E; n+ r: \( G6 A; P* o5 l3 Y- W6 VI suggest our next topic to be :
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2) Wine
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What do you think?