johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:: \3 ^( V; G1 Y
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?7 i1 S: G& I+ L% ^
有何秘訣?* w8 c" r; g! w" \$ k
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thanks in advance

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I can help in this :0 q3 j$ Z, u- |4 I

, {- I6 i5 Y* t; F6 h; M9 ^Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different.... q9 H! Z2 z) L$ f8 ]

/ X" n7 l% a# w8 w; _- P1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)! K# C. ]# n% ~3 x5 ?  U0 J; ~
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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3)Strip\New York Steak
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4)sirloin5 }6 `; k! H8 k2 g0 x0 Y. v
Lean, tougher, cheaper
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
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! ^. W9 d; \8 [; V  ~4 ~0 MI 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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$ Q' x5 Z8 `  Y1 [% ~4 RSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.
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4 j8 E9 n/ a" y% V* `: x# yBut 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.6 i! n8 p8 o/ j1 \1 S

) r7 \' ?  B9 W8 JAging 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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. ~/ ~! n$ h% [! ~1 U+ \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.
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% Y7 S- J) s5 j: E3 b* x( }* q/ N% aI love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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4 z  a5 R8 h  U2 t( u4 wI suggest our next topic to be :
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What do you think?