The process to make a great medium rare steak on a grill or hot cast iron skillet is quite simple.

• Get a steak that is at least 1 1/2 inch thick. I like them thick, fresh and juicy.
• Salt and pepper the steak either right before it goes on an extremely hot surface or about 45 mins prior or longer.
• Ensure that the cooking surface is extremely hot
• Each side gets cooked for 2 minutes. Then do another minute on each side.
• Then put it away for about 5 minutes to allow muscles fibers to relax, juices to flow back into the fibers and evenly distribute.
• Then do another 30 seconds on each side to accent the crust.
• If it is a skillet  I add butter, some garlic, few rings of shallots and rosemary to make the steak more flavorful and I baste the top of the steak with this mix while the bottom gets grilled.
• If it is a grill I prepare the butter mix in advance and add it on the steak after it is cooked.

Love it or hate it but this is what works for me.

I cook skirt, hanger and filet mignon steaks a bit differently but that is a subject of a separate post.