johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:6 Y, I3 [" O4 C
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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% H/ H" \& Y8 sthanks in advance

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1 ^3 d' t( ?( [8 bI can help in this :
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1 k2 ?; U7 f8 [: e, e% G. nSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)6 T$ E8 g! {: L. u2 _
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.& H9 t6 D0 d: ^+ [

5 ]& H, g5 I: ^/ p- h2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)3 D' U7 x: M# e2 ^# a. E: s
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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3)Strip\New York Steak
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4)sirloin% q* `# f% O5 ^+ m$ A6 J
Lean, tougher, cheaper/ B" z* \8 b( ^. v. X

' O) ?& K8 k! Z5) T-bone
+ x' \2 y! y4 `' e! E4 c3 jT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone9 }" O: ~3 I" L* P0 m" j! i8 c
Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons% ^/ k0 e' S+ ?. l) B: D* B
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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 j; W: [$ l: i4 T) |' |' N$ |1 y
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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.
9 a" s: R6 G. D+ W! J& ~! r" VIt's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.
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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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5 o6 |7 Y! r3 j6 X$ H+ R) Q* E0 ~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   d  x6 f, G" E3 I* j' M/ n
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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. 7 z2 a: G1 I% n" }4 H: s+ @3 u7 \$ H

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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,- @2 d6 ?0 V2 o0 k5 Q" U4 g! G
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I suggest our next topic to be :3 T$ ?& }# [5 F" Q/ B+ K3 Y8 L% g6 M
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What do you think?