johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
; A" E3 z, a4 w% J成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?* w/ F( |* f) @: |$ l0 {
有何秘訣?7 u- p" d, W8 q

2 x# P) \6 O0 e4 q$ B6 Sthanks in advance

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4 S; q7 @6 T$ {8 yI can help in this :& U) S2 r' X$ e( A7 {4 M

6 L! Z: ?  y- \/ ^6 t7 i) NSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...: g9 w1 w, P. D- {- A
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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3)Strip\New York Steak
; s, F( ]8 h3 ?( Q3 K- c" z$ O# HStrong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above4 o9 B  A1 s% @: h9 x

6 [" N7 u" K5 z& B) i3 J' H4)sirloin7 X6 Z9 N3 \! s2 p
Lean, tougher, cheaper
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5) T-bone
" J& p+ y4 ]3 WT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
3 b* W- ]( k3 o+ K& v7 `Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons( ~; \* {6 d( L# B6 E
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I 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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3 Z; g$ M  O- T% S5 qSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.   P# ]/ Y- U$ y. q- |9 I
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.
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" z- j" @4 L2 `+ B# U3 hBut 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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Sing can explain the science behind this.
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  P0 h3 q6 F% W5 b6 }/ [1 D+ n# }2 VAging 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 ; y% E( J+ l" Y/ I: W

+ z) i. F# Q& Q) G- N, g+ s0 K6 ESo 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,- w9 A( U; ~7 T  }$ O: x

2 I/ [% G$ l0 l/ ~! H! E% nI suggest our next topic to be :, j3 L0 b( K" Z8 R' g, I% M
1) Beer; i: `! U% z& g8 o$ K& \. t
2) Wine$ I' ]! O$ C7 [$ i

( Q" a$ F) m' {8 Y5 DWhat do you think?