johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
2 @  k: c, _$ K7 V4 }1 r; V8 B# d成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...* {+ x1 R2 R3 c" w5 h
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)
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! M' n2 o6 I, e( x; P2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)  @9 G6 e" P( F- {* O
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)( }8 [/ g4 C; g5 W* G# G
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3)Strip\New York Steak2 n0 G4 X' P7 X1 R
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above
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Lean, tougher, cheaper
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5) T-bone
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; y* j( q: _1 h+ oI 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.( [* _+ K7 p" e8 R  N

* k7 ~( ]* [: A1 [Steak is best grill on open fire or special high tempature oven.

johnwu

You guys have to try grilling steak on open fire. 2 D  i4 g0 `5 w$ T# E2 `
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.9 w2 U2 l0 R& }( m# B
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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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4 J6 {7 x, W7 ?  B2 r- i: o6 jSing can explain the science behind this.
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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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% i0 q! t- D* V6 wSo 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.
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I love this because this is very interesting to watch.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,9 X# X0 f5 w0 h

; Y' `+ R4 F! \* ZI suggest our next topic to be :
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. ^, M, t2 L9 UWhat do you think?