johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:
0 @( ?* w+ {% x5 ?! H成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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8 q* I6 }4 F8 [+ U0 i8 z$ }( Sthanks in advance

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; L# V- N, X8 G4 CI can help in this :' [. p7 M# j" n( g$ j

: u5 q9 C! N0 h8 FSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...
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0 {: r! W' E7 y2 d( H# ~1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)' A: Y4 h4 w& K1 t
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.2 i, W2 r& |9 s- T1 v9 g5 n: }

5 Y) o# V0 q! G# I) }# S( T2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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( X6 x) ?# p" L, n, \$ F' D* @3)Strip\New York Steak7 V+ R7 p9 G: s# l
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above9 V* _( ~/ X% q% n9 ?3 m
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4)sirloin
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5) T-bone
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Usually the larger side of the meat is Sirloin, and the smaller side is  Filet Mignons8 d- V7 @4 C3 o. n0 z! P$ d. e3 h

0 \6 o- S9 v9 ~2 [0 M2 ?, }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. . X# Y8 a1 }2 t  [
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.: a( R4 A' N0 f$ j' H1 [( x% e

! O! Q# U- k2 V( p6 RBut 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." v) h4 V0 J) b

$ F3 Q  g# C& |" J3 ~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   [4 O, m1 S/ f
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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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I love this because this is very interesting to watch.   m# w) P- k% v5 W1 h* I

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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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I suggest our next topic to be :
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- D; E  _& U3 s: y( H( _What do you think?