johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
' O* P  S8 ]2 d- o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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8 s7 a0 b6 l! `0 J* y- BI can help in this :
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' x1 x, o* q$ b9 u: MSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
2 ?1 U% E5 W* `3 JMost expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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5 H: A# s5 D, U  O2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
. {7 J% n1 V( N/ BHigh fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)3 C) F8 B* t% X4 }) t& _! q

' H& a6 ]* ~9 g) P3)Strip\New York Steak9 i: c" ^: i9 F! D# I) C8 C
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above1 Z* Q5 C' _$ j2 P5 o. o

- ^5 v" s" ~+ R! Z- N- T( C4)sirloin
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone' c* [1 G0 |  X& I2 p4 U# X' ]- j6 [
Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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$ }4 a: E# m1 W9 u8 \- D9 V2 H: V+ mI 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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/ B- l! S* X% d2 X5 q3 kSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.
7 B! U2 D" A; h* v( _0 ~( jIt's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.( t( Y7 Y1 |3 Z# T4 B1 e; }
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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"., f8 _  M7 X$ V# K6 W; v1 _; C
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Sing can explain the science behind this.; @4 b: C! u8 |  |( e6 f
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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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1 {3 g) R3 F& a% }9 s+ ^9 F# KSo 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.: F: _4 U. a2 @( y9 X: G/ ?

, `. i* n6 z0 T% P( D& K! LI love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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I suggest our next topic to be :/ N& D1 N+ D1 ]2 P
1) Beer3 I  X. v' p8 p
2) Wine
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What do you think?