johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
* A3 U- l/ s7 d" v' v成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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thanks in advance

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I can help in this :& B$ Q$ z+ E$ i

0 s* i/ W7 C2 W" X/ uSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...: b$ [' {* z7 @

$ C$ W1 j( Q4 b9 h! g4 x1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)1 N* e! M5 e3 x: |9 R
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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3)Strip\New York Steak& I4 U7 E. E+ K0 k  U1 f
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above& J8 I" V1 o3 A, O2 l4 `

, T% U& [; m4 w3 z; j) t4)sirloin* d/ u3 g  l/ C" r; [
Lean, tougher, cheaper- _+ I9 ]; X# W( W* i8 P/ f
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5) T-bone
/ z$ I3 p; ]# s9 uT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
: y. [! {/ n, s) d: K6 c" P% d1 kUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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, F  j" L* D) n- rI 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. ) X/ x  W% f6 u
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.0 [4 ~- p! `7 l' D7 s

; e7 m1 q6 g& i( k! OBut 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.3 @2 [) ^9 G- S# W5 F6 M! A9 X

- J9 }* A- |+ u1 i; [7 tAging 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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- \8 u3 F, W1 n7 t" `9 ?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./ @) [/ A! O8 `3 o- s( T
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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I suggest our next topic to be :5 ]& x0 @2 B5 D2 w/ A4 V" n
1) Beer
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What do you think?