johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:8 P3 U2 }! M# t
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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I can help in this :. x! i% [3 u" W5 _$ Q  c+ q

' K/ U. n$ h" NSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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0 }* l2 Y( H; R$ |5 m  q1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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- I' I% v! I. J7 B% i6 Z' D* J3)Strip\New York Steak- Y- n7 F5 U9 U" Y8 e' B. F
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above5 c# p' V" u/ {# [( n
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4)sirloin* A, `; ~2 e% x' `" X" Z
Lean, tougher, cheaper
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
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7 F* V$ F) f2 V8 h) V& KI 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.
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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.
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, M8 f) o3 _; `# vBut 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".$ G$ V8 G1 B1 I& v
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Sing can explain the science behind this.7 }: |* {1 S3 y& @/ c
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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 % L6 a) o& ]$ o0 {* ^9 G4 j
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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.
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I love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,6 u# D8 J, j, x7 V9 ?& |) ~' a
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I suggest our next topic to be :
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What do you think?