johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
8 g, |, b& w: `3 F, h; Y成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?6 @; f0 G/ W( R' i$ z6 ~
有何秘訣?
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/ p6 ]' o+ ?5 |" Bthanks in advance

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# d+ ~  h# b( [2 ]5 K7 aI can help in this :
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5 c7 L( z4 h4 _Steak 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)
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3)Strip\New York Steak2 W/ ~- c/ d% Q! _' R
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above% ~( B( I) \' @5 l. l
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4)sirloin# E# a- ^4 X+ |4 {8 J, H" u4 Z
Lean, tougher, cheaper
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
4 N( T5 X  j, rUsually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons
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- G& R# p3 e+ @* j" f. J8 qI 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.  p: D5 s; g6 z! ^0 A
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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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) N" q0 Z- e' T3 [, g) K# Z  h" l/ OBut 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.
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) r0 ?0 h/ U2 W6 }( J9 w5 [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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/ X, L% E; f( v( O( KSo 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

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