johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
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8 g8 X) f0 a8 ~1 r- Qthanks in advance

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I can help in this :. G$ k6 O* N5 M5 h9 }  C+ c! R

5 i* [2 ?4 X. f/ Z' SSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)% ]8 n8 a+ ~& E
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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3)Strip\New York Steak
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4)sirloin3 {: M1 u* R6 x0 `& l
Lean, tougher, cheaper8 ^. b4 J4 v- E1 v) o; c9 B7 e

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( j. B/ w' g# Y% f8 k2 g' n8 B8 lUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons' E/ _% m7 a9 \) Z

5 @! M8 C, W9 B( a1 I( y5 SI 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.3 s2 u. }5 q8 d. y$ R
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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. $ I6 Q3 I1 W9 K1 \7 V' |
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.9 e! B( q  D4 x) u
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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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$ x% P7 G) K% q* R" P* gSing 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
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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.5 }: U0 {6 H5 c' ~
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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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I suggest our next topic to be :" y/ ?. v9 r/ ?, ?
1) Beer( e8 m4 @- S. P0 A
2) Wine
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1 Y, z' S" o( ^( F+ w3 bWhat do you think?