johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:* m. W% J  F, h8 P$ F! B; w- V
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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: V: r) r- q3 J# B% p8 Kthanks in advance

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8 G; }& v0 l. ^4 a# eI can help in this :
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  r0 l2 G2 N1 Y! ~Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...5 j# C  T/ P! J& @& G

% k' [' i  O( b' \2 K2 L1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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3 t% ?( E& y7 t: p- V5 W" D) p2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)6 G; C/ P$ ?2 _# ^2 G
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)% A6 [: t8 U) m9 l+ e! v

' G# |/ P0 @9 X3)Strip\New York Steak) u/ h/ g* X( i8 R) S( \7 U# ~
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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4)sirloin% `+ M- H0 r, F
Lean, tougher, cheaper
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
; t% R: D( @% E2 T: JUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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" t, \7 I) m( e! ?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.: g( c5 X3 w" y5 U" F9 }3 A

0 O/ u2 K5 T6 J0 _6 HSteak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.   i9 b4 S2 _$ ]) a! N- o5 [
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.' k' s" f9 n" n7 }2 X5 }

( I, G: H  `: k8 h3 `# e: SBut 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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$ f/ z0 l5 s. ?) ^! B9 U; |8 P* [1 wAging 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 ) l* f: B3 q5 l7 c

- p- s6 M# z+ x, MSo 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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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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3 R' m+ m, A  a5 P. x. dI suggest our next topic to be :  d5 {; W! r' J" Z2 ]
1) Beer
  r' ]& o' ~0 ^, @2 U' p! O% g2) Wine  k  _4 O- e" s4 o1 J9 n

0 c5 h' c; N# uWhat do you think?