johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:4 m; z/ L; W( z$ n8 d" J# d
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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, ^" W1 F* i& j/ l( Vthanks in advance

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6 j& p: |. N' W7 |# ?- U! [I can help in this :; L% x. L( O/ J, @8 ~) o

) k' d. g, o) J. V) x% F. pSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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5 r& S+ ]4 z) u# k: Z5 A$ t2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
; @9 T, Q% T8 Z6 pHigh fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)' V' h2 t; W* v* d

5 y+ R" L! ]* n- s4 T3)Strip\New York Steak; H3 }  r5 d7 d0 H
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above( o" t0 o4 D# z' x  K6 A

. H' B! x" H; {, w; J9 n0 x3 u" R4)sirloin
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. Q* [: M/ _( F+ G$ G5) T-bone) X/ ^5 o1 h  g2 I2 [
T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone+ k* @& c( f. c& \4 l
Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons$ F- o' S! u* P) c- v
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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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' p$ M! B% j% d7 }Steak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire. 5 ^5 o/ Y' b2 Z5 u- t
It'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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2 _  Q3 k- c( f! u/ O4 c) C1 oSing can explain the science behind this.( M. o8 T6 X7 w9 b7 o8 r

0 _4 S; x9 G7 K. EAging 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   J8 L0 e; K. ~! p3 u

! s4 l2 Q% |. q& V4 A+ g$ C+ v0 zSo 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.  P+ a& n+ u4 H; k1 i- f3 d
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I love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,6 V' i2 U4 g8 T3 u& B
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I suggest our next topic to be :, O2 Z' y( O7 m! `6 ~
1) Beer3 O5 F- J  _8 |
2) Wine
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What do you think?