johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:0 {. X' r; @: v% i: u
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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I can help in this :9 |6 L5 b" Q! v: b' r9 B

2 P2 }! s/ }- m* rSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...0 H1 W' k& @6 Y. M
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
  M. J, B& R( q) U5 r: ~+ mMost expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor., G5 {3 ]' {2 C9 O- `

3 j8 W' S3 Z4 \) o" a: c( c2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)7 z2 w( W* }) S( |. ~
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)/ Z- J1 S! |3 N$ O2 {) d

2 C4 m& p' `  ?3)Strip\New York Steak% V9 C) ^8 Q+ b. e
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above! Y7 H$ o5 W6 s+ r7 @
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4)sirloin
2 S" p3 W% m3 n4 TLean, tougher, cheaper
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
* M) I% e9 h0 a, J8 z7 ?Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons$ j6 h& u0 X- y
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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.3 ^! \% h+ ]& @7 T% [2 |

& L6 y+ V% U8 f6 Y. C8 k3 pSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire. - C/ Y8 k% K! H
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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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".; q' F! B( C* p8 p5 z

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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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: L" p) X. e3 qSo 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.- _8 x3 Z" P! q. P$ L' x

6 v6 @: j9 j: ]8 x1 jI 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 :, O( J2 O. F) }8 Z
1) Beer1 ], |! z& C7 W% J7 p( q
2) Wine
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What do you think?