johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
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有何秘訣?
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thanks in advance

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I can help in this :1 G0 D. G& ^' y# B. a; H0 q, f% h

+ w  w  h. Y3 ^Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...* B" t+ X  I( w; o" D7 m- s( K

9 q4 w0 D. P2 L' E1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)& s8 }( V- K. w5 \! Z
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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' @( t$ M9 {# L( M; R1 P8 O; t2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)# l( P! B5 Z( A3 E/ i
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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% e% `. z: S& q2 |. O( b3)Strip\New York Steak" F! j, h  A8 d: f/ }
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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Lean, tougher, cheaper5 O8 J& ^0 B$ q( f( [# g

; i7 K+ _. r9 l% q* Z, \5) T-bone
; ~$ z) v: ^# J# G6 @' R6 C3 iT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
5 q& r* O) s( h8 |Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons% J9 w) a7 z9 a! G
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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.1 P3 {1 }& c  u' ]. k7 t
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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.
# g0 w& v/ {& p& W& UIt's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.  s; S; R6 P2 Q5 O8 {

* Y' @3 |/ Q) aBut 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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. O- j1 I8 a1 }5 G1 U% B& Q! F1 gSing can explain the science behind this.( u( y9 A* Z% k( {! U+ g! D% w

  v! [+ j! u! r- C$ t0 w0 O, P% sAging 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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  G. m) T+ w  oSo 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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7 Y. B) C$ n5 \I love this because this is very interesting to watch. ! Z" N; l& s+ q; R5 j! ]: E
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,( ]& l1 Q" o1 P0 z5 \& v

, ^/ W1 d, e* U* _' U: nI suggest our next topic to be :6 q$ _$ m/ [; y: Q9 s) n
1) Beer
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What do you think?