johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:; O1 E+ r' ~- v1 p* J
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?- \+ l! f5 r, F) g' _! A+ P
有何秘訣?# A1 T1 M( i; h5 u+ F! C

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1 _" J% `4 I1 |; x! O& h' ?# PI can help in this :$ c0 z% [" t. A( m6 J
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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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% V# w+ A4 j" `- E" _% M" e1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)8 a- ]! Q4 @7 A- N# o  p
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)8 Y& W1 C) s6 u" q! ~2 _* L. K/ W( c
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3)Strip\New York Steak
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Lean, tougher, cheaper! F- B* a6 ~' u# Q4 E; I

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& T# O0 `7 ]0 m: L/ cT-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
5 M! {& C% t2 l' DUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons' h1 _3 W6 c6 U/ E5 g) o
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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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Steak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire.
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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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Sing can explain the science behind this.+ m' _& Q) r3 Z  n/ b( ]! B- G/ D9 I

2 ~  n( l2 g9 S5 dAging 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 / _+ B3 n/ e, l. l5 l* e  q
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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

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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,, D5 O- B* D$ P3 w) R; i1 V1 A" y
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I suggest our next topic to be :
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What do you think?