johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
4 r& p* j6 D' d. f成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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4 X7 J" x, R# F5 r( l( P' g; y7 ethanks in advance

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I can help in this :
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8 z6 v0 P9 d& {# [Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...$ A- _2 U7 B/ [( t! d$ h2 f
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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) O2 y9 {/ \! }2 F' b  L5 s$ e5 A2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)0 w5 n  [! E- r9 H% Q! C
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)/ f: Q, ~8 Q6 f5 P0 I

. v+ z  o  m  c3)Strip\New York Steak! ^6 w1 g  C5 |2 e' X8 c
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above; D, L4 N/ u, G- F" G: s* V4 Z
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4)sirloin
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5) T-bone
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Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons3 Z& `# n4 |* M2 Z
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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." G! V1 E4 Y% Z. `+ r4 M1 Z

9 S6 s! c, r- y2 y$ E4 _Steak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire. ; i/ S9 O( O, X/ Z6 ]$ t( B  x
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.* Z  z8 Q  {; G/ ~/ V7 X, e0 L
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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.# d9 X9 o" c& m9 \2 i

" r+ Q7 x" ?! w5 B# PAging 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 " q' b* K: [- h7 f# Y6 n

$ W2 J; y0 O+ P0 z4 j* BSo 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

Mr/Ms Sing,% [# k! w4 F2 P* A- g- b
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I suggest our next topic to be :8 [: S$ r5 }8 `8 e
1) Beer# ~7 Z+ U# X4 Q$ j# |* s1 G  b5 o2 K) {
2) Wine
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What do you think?