johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:3 x3 s: W" P* @5 X' Q2 U# G
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...& _! d6 u* [" M3 q5 n. g
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)6 {3 x% I1 K1 @% y
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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5 J4 _! v; V' U. ]2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)* d. f6 B2 C3 x% L. a! I
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)6 ^: {6 c5 @& E1 ?5 |) X& W

; I# R; B7 C8 W- g: _/ l! K( S& L3)Strip\New York Steak
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5) T-bone
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" D3 L0 P3 ^0 i0 A) g7 ?( ]* T" m2 XUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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* ~1 N: g) _2 ?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.! k6 b- p7 @& o9 O4 P6 G  L7 V

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johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire. 5 w' f" e/ p1 C
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.6 p* N2 m+ `+ D( A/ ^
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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.
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+ A8 }8 _4 h, C) uAging 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 / J* s. m3 ~, g4 V# t
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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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/ V& x* K3 c8 Z, a5 @: fI love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,. d& m1 y* f; {/ l9 L0 p$ ?1 v
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I suggest our next topic to be :6 L. u- S- p: L- f( `
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What do you think?