The Very First Thing You Should Do When Cooking Steak

Take off the chill.

Don't chill for too long.

3 Small Tips for Improving Steak Just Out of the Fridge

• Pat it dry with paper towels. This helps the salt stick and creates a nice dry surface for searing.
• Salt it generously on every single side. This gives the salt a little time to season the steak and create a dry surface for seasoning. Thirty minutes is all the time it needs.
• Put it on a cooling rack. This is a little more finicky personal hack, but I like to get even air flow on all sides of my steak. Don't have an extra cooling rack? Just flip the steak halfway through it's de-chilling time.