johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
6 b7 P/ V& _  q5 x0 W( E' w成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
4 W1 B1 S* f( F# O有何秘訣?
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' q" }& F8 ~! _# y2 Jthanks in advance

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I can help in this :
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% S- }* M1 h9 d' XSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...8 t5 o& n8 \1 T- N

/ Z) F# m5 H; P- ^6 _1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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3 C% ^9 h5 o( |2 l2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)' |5 t$ J# b4 {) X7 e  }  l
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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! a  [5 O2 T8 G7 f8 ~1 t3)Strip\New York Steak# Y1 k7 S. \' ]) x- n5 E3 Q) g
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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) O5 i2 p1 {( o5 e$ v* ~4)sirloin2 z- ~6 t; a8 B  W2 {2 N5 H) i& l6 `
Lean, tougher, cheaper
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
5 m" T$ A+ ^6 [: Z5 cUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons2 ~; l2 i( P: S

4 Y' V" h; Z0 F' |& K: z. j" tI 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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2 `7 F  z( k7 L, ZSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.   \$ \* D( g/ }* ~/ }" x5 Q
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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9 @7 T: Q% _* n% ]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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Sing can explain the science behind this.
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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 3 j; U& D" N8 l' w( B. ?$ g+ A2 Y9 w7 ]

3 H. \2 ^& t) o, E$ p$ e- @) I* KSo 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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9 i; k+ q' }6 T- c4 b* ~7 V" sI love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,3 J2 f$ m2 D* q4 j
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I suggest our next topic to be :
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