johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
( Y$ X' E5 I+ y: s) q成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?$ D2 r, B! l# w) L/ d( l( z
有何秘訣?
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thanks in advance

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I can help in this :
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' w% t6 u$ T8 f9 L) y- \+ @6 fSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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: j6 c6 d* r8 s/ _+ G1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless). \+ Z& F$ T7 R3 X
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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  \7 Z4 f: C5 e& J" P" Z) ]% ~3)Strip\New York Steak& e+ b' D' S5 k& e( w
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2 {% B. L0 k9 H& K; R' r1 y( g3 K5 nT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
5 Q+ T7 i% f6 o" X: cUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons  x: ]# X9 g: T
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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.
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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.
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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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) h7 u2 d" w/ V( F1 dSing can explain the science behind this.! x7 c  }- M6 I+ ~! k, U( Q( [) H
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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 $ P8 I- f; H% }2 m! _
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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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I love this because this is very interesting to watch. + t& @2 O6 U! v7 ^& s" ?; N) \

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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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I suggest our next topic to be :
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