johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:1 E$ n/ N* h3 ]; b5 F, m% k! C
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?! a; u9 p  ~% T, \2 L* M
有何秘訣?
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I can help in this :
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3 d2 x- ]0 r4 ^9 QSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)1 p& c% \0 n- j% W( Z
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor./ i6 e$ f: F; c+ M/ G
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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. G  @; D4 u* p/ z+ \- R3)Strip\New York Steak
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5) T-bone
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Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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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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johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.   _; t8 f: I0 `6 d, \& w5 v
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.$ ^/ O3 _& q% V7 v4 P+ ]& I
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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".& q6 c! X3 [+ Z' j, i1 [
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Sing can explain the science behind this.* }% m! T( w2 z/ T" c
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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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6 a) J9 ?% E6 }, n# z" nSo 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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6 W3 s9 K: }# `/ ~7 E0 sI love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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I suggest our next topic to be :. ?/ F0 y+ E- t, v" X8 c
1) Beer
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What do you think?