johnwu

Originally posted by 樂壇渣Fit人 at 2005-6-7 07:49 PM:# c+ k( m. @1 E; r: S
成太, 我想問如何挑選一塊靚既牛扒?
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$ M4 J4 b- h' {I can help in this :
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8 T8 K/ A9 p3 R! WSteak come in many different cuts.  The price and texture and favor is different...7 c  L# [4 t' y+ ?& t
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1) Filet Mignons (tendorlion)! K" i2 s% K- J3 Q$ e9 C
Most expensive, most tender,boneless,  medium fat, medium favor.4 I6 F% T: m' O0 Y$ J( w
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2) rib steak (with bone) and rib eye (boneless)
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3)Strip\New York Steak2 P! Z# I4 x: {, w9 {
Strong favor, boneless, medium fat, less tendor than the two above" ^7 C; I& b3 Y% l! f' |
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4)sirloin7 V( y+ Z; j# q: z4 Q; S) |
Lean, tougher, cheaper3 y& @( j' w  t* x, J
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5) T-bone  U  @3 `+ `: Q) ?  G: p  c' S
T-bone is a special cut that has the T shape bone
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+ `  L. ?: M& V! jI 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.8 F+ _. v# L$ J! w, _- I  ]; z! `
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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. . s9 _6 _6 Y+ i! K, K
It's the best because you don't need to add any oil, and keep the raw favor of the steak.
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& J" ?# G$ m' s/ S- c4 mBut 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".& L* _7 R. P  M! R* a' m: h
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Sing can explain the science behind this.
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' Y9 X% F6 H; |/ b9 C# LAging 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 0 ?& f$ `4 F3 s) n

. N  u3 k9 a7 V# v8 |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.
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johnwu

Mr/Ms Sing,
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I suggest our next topic to be :
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2) Wine
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What do you think?