johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:4 d: N4 Y- Q) n) L0 w" r
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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( v: g2 z6 X* U" B" k5 Gthanks in advance

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! @7 E8 D) S2 w* b. lSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different..., E. r3 \0 p: e" `% J

  X8 v( R- o6 X( W" e8 G1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
" Q) j: v( a3 v& Z. q) q3 i& X% uMost expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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# P3 D# h4 q) }. i* Z7 ?) q2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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3)Strip\New York Steak7 W: ~' {' @8 B2 x  L/ f
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above2 l! H* D4 @  z6 r" b) S* g# }- U

+ f/ H3 [" o  L; V' A% w6 d# V4)sirloin
. z+ B' `$ r# f) x/ S8 x4 cLean, tougher, cheaper
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5) T-bone
8 G# l4 c# D0 i) PT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
* {6 C( H7 Z2 K+ m3 m5 LUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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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.
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8 j3 a& V- L' t; ]Steak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire. ' c' X$ O3 a0 H: {% g7 H. c; V6 _
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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5 _3 z* i+ K* `; v# nBut 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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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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- N/ m* H5 p* N7 t/ ~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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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,8 X2 a& c, H; ^

: n( q; g* t5 g: @' dI suggest our next topic to be :
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2) Wine
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8 H8 S  c( M7 C7 X$ k4 J& ^What do you think?