johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:! G4 j) b; J4 N( k
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?3 ^' r6 E) c+ R2 e, f) q# j
有何秘訣?! o1 R& m3 x( j; X/ ?( L

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9 \2 X- \0 M; d# I- U' F+ q7 {4 DI can help in this :
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' v& S6 B+ a5 V4 v8 ]$ kSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)! ?% f) J; {& ?9 _$ n
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)9 a5 I0 }! r: c$ C$ D" O# K6 y) r
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3)Strip\New York Steak. u* F3 y5 z, R7 V: l
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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Lean, tougher, cheaper2 O  t4 \# t) k) g  n* E- S, T

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: T9 b  I+ W! V7 mUsually 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." {! @( m' i. F& t4 ]* Z, `
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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. 9 X+ B% F# q2 ], m; ?. K4 T9 D
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.8 a- E1 f) V4 |# i* w
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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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& X1 |& \, D2 Q9 _+ I/ JAging 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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4 ^- X+ a. X9 ]) xSo 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.: m1 L' l$ ]% R) T3 Z2 \6 A
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I love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,% ]4 [0 Q* i7 r( P) {9 v
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I suggest our next topic to be :8 d  t/ c) K6 c7 E* B! d6 f
1) Beer/ t, N& B. s# @3 g4 o0 g7 i
2) Wine
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What do you think?