johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
  S/ l" u. v6 v. n成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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  O; _  c' [4 ]. M) _2 R, Jthanks in advance

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I can help in this :
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2 O* O4 y& t' x$ p9 ?Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)4 D( m, g- l* D& Y! R& g
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.% F4 L; a+ {5 O0 ^5 M; O4 t7 P  B
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
4 p; ^/ u: T7 eHigh fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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3)Strip\New York Steak1 k8 f/ R( I& L2 v
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above+ d9 V* B$ S' A0 m( u$ h' z  P" u
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4)sirloin" z! J: T7 r/ I  A% x$ Y
Lean, tougher, cheaper( }6 |* m5 g) F+ N! d+ A* i2 T; s

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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
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; t9 J: T1 }$ B( c  _" ?- I1 HI 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.7 K( E  z. Z& ]2 K2 p3 x) B+ w, Y- k/ m
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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. 8 L1 L8 E5 Q9 N, f. l
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.; ?8 t3 x3 w7 r4 E
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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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3 M( G* t0 Q2 @$ G2 V# }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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4 n2 l/ U. l6 e% MSo 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

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" S" `4 _$ _2 z1 xI love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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What do you think?