johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:" g& [) V4 I4 j0 Y- R7 S; A
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?) X  j4 i- \, t! r, U. C
有何秘訣?( }9 Z$ r7 X- K

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I can help in this :
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) `) ^; e5 _( VSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...$ h1 M/ y9 |4 X4 V, V1 y* ]! c

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6 j. v% R9 U5 Q/ Y" U2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)7 k* |* H+ C% h' i, E
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)+ o4 [+ B  F: g9 C1 d  k
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3)Strip\New York Steak
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4)sirloin2 E8 s7 N( e$ h8 O2 X0 c6 o
Lean, tougher, cheaper
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5) T-bone5 p2 u3 n2 D% }+ M- B
T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
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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.9 W4 P4 X1 H0 C( Y9 M
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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. ) U+ L" s  ]1 L0 w" q
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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4 M' \2 z8 D$ s1 q' L# j0 GBut 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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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 ! n& a) G1 J9 J9 M  a& E4 x
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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.* M) l4 \0 |! Q2 U3 f1 `
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I love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,3 U! i+ h+ p8 |
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I suggest our next topic to be :
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What do you think?