johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
0 M$ p0 i  r& {8 r7 U6 a3 }& Z5 q! B成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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thanks in advance

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! \# \3 M8 T3 ]+ L. Z4 V. oI can help in this :
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7 h4 B1 I: V: d, ]: j2 GSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...1 F7 ^! f* c/ a1 ]! g/ x
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)4 o2 Y( k) ]; M% s. `9 D! `
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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$ ]! z/ V' L3 @8 |" g& C& ]3)Strip\New York Steak- t; m2 h. v2 p% z1 D1 J
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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Lean, tougher, cheaper
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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 Mignons
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- ~8 S: ^0 n2 ~* |9 h3 p. N: ]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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Steak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire. 6 ]7 V% M1 e' ?7 k3 R
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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/ b2 t) u$ S/ iBut 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".0 B9 S1 ^6 [% c; w1 W/ ]
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Sing can explain the science behind this.
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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   h. O: Q; b7 B# @& P$ _8 R

1 ~. G8 U( |6 o: ?9 D% MSo 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,
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& C) H3 b. c( Z8 m* t: Q, ~( qI suggest our next topic to be :
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What do you think?