johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:8 _4 ~) q# l5 G0 y. J; N! M
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?: b' m$ h' P% R) V) D$ m
有何秘訣?
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5 B% n$ `9 w9 e1 V2 H# f2 ethanks in advance

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I can help in this :
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, }: D1 z* Q, z  pSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)6 [* u2 F- u: p# o5 T" J/ l, k
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.1 a5 |3 A+ A- |5 u* _6 l0 {* K

; i* \6 y6 J9 w1 v6 l0 n, F2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)$ N# E/ L0 ]2 d* Z, e
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)4 x9 V/ }2 k; e& U% s4 ~& T
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3)Strip\New York Steak
1 z' M! ?+ b. }$ {; G' yStrong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above/ U3 i" G9 k  u. k

/ I9 D2 ~6 n$ [5 e4 y0 d4)sirloin
5 ~2 i8 Y0 I9 kLean, tougher, cheaper
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
7 @: e& u- \7 w& |9 xUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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. \* G  [0 j$ z; k( F" sI 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.7 o; u9 v0 X2 o# f* g" N% ?3 y

1 U; f, t, d8 P  |! kSteak 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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Sing can explain the science behind this.9 L+ N& A/ K9 K3 `. y
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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
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) r& y0 Y+ t4 i2 vSo 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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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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I suggest our next topic to be :2 A, M; ~" ?$ ?' r
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What do you think?