johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
7 N6 O4 h+ d% c9 E! D成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?& n! j" K, u9 r
有何秘訣?- u9 Y+ w4 ~* M9 k7 D4 r

1 }) P1 \8 c- C. e4 |! Qthanks in advance

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I can help in this :
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! y2 G0 ^) \6 N4 C6 dSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...# c; U2 z7 m! _4 R* r

, P0 _# o) X& e! I1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)4 {- y5 o/ a8 w8 `; ?0 e
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.
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8 d  z8 }- ?8 o+ c% S3 Y8 Z2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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3)Strip\New York Steak
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0 _% ]4 d) v! v# L4)sirloin
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T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
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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.9 g4 s* N( B3 D8 q
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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. 3 x5 _- d1 s# P
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.2 I2 G( {+ I& {6 Z8 P
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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.
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6 J$ R4 c1 Q# i6 o: ]/ Y" l$ [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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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,* O& f: i% s1 I' k) K8 G7 _

5 V4 G# L# o  e2 U. oI suggest our next topic to be :
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2) Wine
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6 p6 q9 l) S1 b  u' L# h! f# V' UWhat do you think?