johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
1 V- W: q1 D% a+ w! |6 f. o1 T4 g成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?$ \! |  o2 J! {( h
有何秘訣?3 _& n2 K2 s1 F  G! M% s

  `- j- p! L8 C1 W  Y8 Y  k! M+ bthanks in advance

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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...
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)1 H: A& [8 P; I8 A9 m: Y# f
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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3)Strip\New York Steak0 W; s" Z8 m2 ?0 H8 L; x5 \& e
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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4)sirloin
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& ]. }4 U8 Q4 V' y. W5) T-bone
3 W& V& f! w( U. yT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone  X* g0 N$ K6 }" f4 R$ U$ c
Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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6 X3 h2 N- t& a- @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., {% ^4 p( `3 m! K6 [

/ V5 Y* n! ^' s7 y) DSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire. + Y0 V& E; I2 \: {; y7 N( e
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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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".- Q$ X* s& |" _' J+ S. z! ?" [

7 Z  U1 a- N/ tSing can explain the science behind this.
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1 K" C+ Z: q' b- ]2 y2 ]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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7 R; F1 X( T! y% n% R6 `& dSo 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

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johnwu

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4 ~! h2 {3 ?: Q; WI suggest our next topic to be :
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9 `9 C4 O$ B1 C4 I. Y/ C2) Wine
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0 P% L* ?4 j# L+ g- oWhat do you think?