johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:. c+ M" s1 H: {  L, d2 V- E) \
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?9 g& O) n- Z6 N4 `" D4 {
有何秘訣?$ a6 Y# N1 ?# t% J: z( o6 g
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thanks in advance

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: v" V( Y) c% h" |6 q1 Z5 f" `7 II can help in this :
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0 g; b; [$ q6 k: A1 ^! c& bSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...% H) |; `8 f4 j" T6 y

; m$ e0 ?# S8 o6 U, [2 v: t1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
" y+ {  ?* r& m0 sMost expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.6 `/ n3 J& F# c! n7 R
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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! B! j6 L; n, y" o; e: W& A" ~: Z3)Strip\New York Steak
1 _* u4 Y3 U# v0 z1 j7 NStrong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above7 E4 e4 G6 J4 ]6 n' q

4 _7 U: J+ t  Z4)sirloin
% L0 o$ I4 L: z: j2 L# R' GLean, tougher, cheaper
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone8 ^+ v# n0 _" d$ d: ]+ U  o
Usually 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.# C2 u- y. T1 f! C8 o

% f/ @% w0 J6 J; u' Y" B: ?% F2 }Steak 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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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.8 }+ d3 l+ d9 x

1 ~& r8 o+ e: l% E0 q- XAging 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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! H6 p+ h, j3 P& WSo 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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I love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,) Q: y+ z% g3 N' s
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I suggest our next topic to be :
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' m: q! T2 n1 ^% UWhat do you think?