johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
4 `3 _: r8 H+ E( Y) @成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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; C6 T! \  j1 |* Gthanks in advance

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6 N' \- ^5 }0 u' vI can help in this :" R/ o. x# V; u* v
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Steak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...& j: G: ^! V" c8 J5 [

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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)5 ~8 o! J5 w1 V
High fat, soft, highest favor (because of the fat)
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3 y2 c7 d, @& |# W/ V7 P; @3)Strip\New York Steak
5 Q. O; \; b' N, h1 [  ]- J$ h- tStrong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above; _& B) N+ N$ K" E2 a

  J2 j- y7 t, A' a1 p, V4)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.
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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. 4 o+ H+ W, r- o: X
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.' B: v' _" p! K+ `0 E

9 [; j6 G8 T! @. {# w. _9 c+ |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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  Y6 D% N% l3 A! m6 q% _, g6 CAging 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 ) M4 b9 _0 b4 j! ]5 }
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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

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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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,' d8 R1 @) x4 P" J' _  r5 D

1 w2 \0 x, k) k$ {. B' ^I suggest our next topic to be :
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