johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:1 H- M- t" n5 B+ I
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?- m) b3 u# A$ e" t4 _$ O
有何秘訣?
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thanks in advance

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I can help in this :
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; w9 S  q/ p! Q& oSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...4 j6 K" e- R) k7 g

* {& L, M- F1 ]5 c# @1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)8 ~7 B- J: _6 j1 e  k) r: s
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)3 O- T. |7 U! A, D
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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; r3 M* J5 [: x, X3)Strip\New York Steak3 D# d& }& t8 y( i8 b( F; Y; b1 b
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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Lean, tougher, cheaper3 _: o7 F. g, j( i6 e$ d2 U
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5) T-bone
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Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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/ v* c) T- g# X. m" `3 nI 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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: a: m1 D) K8 A) D* ^# s3 L; E: GSteak 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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# h- g' ^( b3 pBut 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".2 u3 q4 g: a# W: `! B$ E# E6 c+ q  l) V
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Sing can explain the science behind this.
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1 W; Y$ l+ p( j' U  ^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 2 ^2 B( N! a6 e' c+ E6 A9 c

2 e% f/ d5 Q4 S7 ?; SSo 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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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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I suggest our next topic to be :9 X) D7 w' L/ @6 X
1) Beer
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8 o. E/ U; k& L0 S  s1 FWhat do you think?