johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
( R6 Q8 U$ p0 `7 X成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?3 M3 S0 [, Y- m
有何秘訣?
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- l3 `% i/ |, |( Nthanks in advance

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# ?. n4 C" H, ~. ?5 ]I can help in this :
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2 D3 _& Z$ e+ VSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...& O: V; a3 ]& u: `7 X
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)$ u. C6 m4 X! b
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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7 Y/ n, F. n- e# \) {2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless). O/ Q  E! g1 D
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)) {/ D  |6 `1 ^4 H7 \
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3)Strip\New York Steak
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0 h; c5 a) E# x' z( f4)sirloin
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Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons- O9 }7 K8 m4 ]- @( ?! S/ y
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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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3 T9 k4 J1 r) s" LSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire. ( ^, }- ?( m5 v* ^- t  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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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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( M7 _& L7 n7 I" gSing 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
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/ C, H: ^, m9 J  }& P) ^! M9 uSo 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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& `2 T, F; l  J2 [0 Z1 ^* [1 GI love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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. ?* [; m1 D2 }$ m/ i5 G% tI suggest our next topic to be :
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2) Wine
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% `7 G$ a2 H9 D/ uWhat do you think?