johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
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有何秘訣?! z2 H  c7 R4 c: {2 h

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I can help in this :
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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...* v  d9 A% r& C

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Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.8 C3 O/ t) H) ^$ i# [

( `3 G! e) q+ M: J2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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3)Strip\New York Steak5 z+ d" @* Z8 [8 N1 L; S# |$ B
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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4)sirloin
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone# S1 _7 n1 v' d6 A  W$ t
Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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6 d2 f& g6 r  V7 j% nI 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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( ^! Y3 @2 m+ d/ W4 QSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire. $ {) j: m1 l- R+ ]1 f! s+ y
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak." f& T' D: J! H6 ^$ Z! ?

2 ^8 v9 r4 s" _& J  I# u2 ?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
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+ v: E7 q3 G+ L' J3 R6 hSo 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./ I% ^/ J- j+ w- r' y6 ~( A# Q
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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9 N8 g: _. i. h+ yI suggest our next topic to be :7 `" r: z7 \, X* O" B) I6 m
1) Beer
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- j! o0 }" u' H: [What do you think?