Why I Season My Cutting Board, NOT My Steak 

Q: Is that steak raw inside? A: Nah. It is on the rare side, which is how I like it. One thing I've learned since I started making videos (I'm a radio guy) is that cameras lie, especially about color. You can't trust the colors you see in a video. I can make some tiny tweaks to a filter or a light, and a steak will go from pink to red to gray without actually changing. Keep watching my videos, though, and I'll be able to afford a nicer camera with better color reproduction. I'm shooting on a real cheap DSLR with a kit lens. Q: Is that steak burned on the outside? A: Nah, see the above answer. Cameras tend to make dark brown look black. That's one of the reasons why food stylists do crazy stuff like painting food with shoe polish or whatever to make it look brown. Q: Will this method work with other meats? A: Yeah, anything you would consider slicing thin before eating. Q: Why not season the outside of the meat before cooking? Won't that make it taste better? A: Seasoning the outside right before cooking will definitely result in a salty crust, which can be nice. But with this recipe, I'm going to toss the steak in its own juices, which would redistribute the salt from the crust to the entire surface area of the meat anyway, so there simply isn't any point. And seasoning right before cooking absolutely will not flavor the interior of the meat. Kenji's experiments showed that it takes at least 40 minutes for salt to draw moisture out of raw meat, dissolve into the moisture, and then be reabsorbed. You should try his method sometime, which basically involves seasoning the meat the day before. Q: Are you sure the pieces are really absorbing the surrounding liquid? A: I think so! The commercial meat industry refers to this phenomenon as "pick-up." At the same time, though, I'm sure what's also happening is the "sauce" is congealing as it cools and is simply sticking to the surface of each piece. That's a desirable result, too, right? So I figure, who cares how much of either factor is at play? Q: Didn't you already make a video about this? A: The first food video I ever made, about a year ago, was a more complicated version of this recipe. I wanted to do it again, now that I'm a little better at making videos. Gonna redo my old roast chicken one, too. June 6. Q: Will you ever cook any damn vegetables? A: Yes! I've been waiting for stuff in my garden to ripen before I do a bunch of vegetable recipes.

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I actually season my meat before I eat the cutting board

Where's the guy that said: "I prefer to season my mouth, eat the steak raw, and then light myself on fire."

I click on this video sometimes just to read the comments

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As soon as I read the title i knew the comments section was having a party

I think it's a pretty cool strategy to season the board first. But I actually prefer to season my hands instead. Your hands themselves let out sweat throughout the prep, so seasoning your hands helps wick it up and ensure that you don't get that uniform background saltiness from your sweat onto the steak, giving the coarse salt grains a bigger punch.

This is so delicious! So tender and chewy, i never knew that cutting boards were that flavorful, I’ll definitely try this again, Thanks Adam!

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Awesome video Adam! I actually prefer to season my nose before I eat. Most of our taste comes from are sense of smell. So every bite is evenly flavored. One extra tip is to snort it all up for the final bite, if you’re lucky you can get all your seasoning into your mouth after they’ve baked in your nostrils. Kind of like when you’re sick and don’t want to get a tissue you just snort the snot and then swallow, same idea. Happy cooking 😊

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Who else frequently visits this video just to look at the comments?

Thank you for making this video. Not because it's a good video, but because of those amazing comments.

Awesome video! I have become so used to the standard "put seasoning in your air conditioning system so it naturally flows through the house" method, but have never tried this! Will definitely give it a go, thanks Adam!

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I normally tend to snort the spices and then deepthroat the raw steak

I've been using a method and honestly it changed my life. Step 1: Season your mouth Step 2: Eat the steak raw Step 3: Let the steak absorb the flavors Step 4: Light yourself on fire Most delicious steak i've ever eaten

What I personally like to do is season my stomach just so that when it goes in there, it gets properly seasoned. Give it a try. But first, make sure to tenderize your stomach acids.

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One of the best cutting board recipes out there

Awesome video Adam! I actually prefer to season the grocery store I buy the steak from so every time the steak is seasoned like the store. Then I drive my car into a river of bbq sauce its delicious.

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This technique is amazing, it was so tasty. But I have to say the steak was also pretty good.

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Bunches of great tips packed together in 4 minutes. Thank you!

Thanks for the idea! Just finished eating my cutting board!

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I found that substituting every ingredient for beer worked just as well.

I season my intestines, not my steak 1. I first take my ingest tons of seasoning 2. Then I go into the oven for 30 mins 3. I eat the steak raw 4. I then put myself on the plate This actually has a great impact in the tasting of the steak since it really meets the flavor of the seasoning inside your intestines and going into the oven yourself adds up that crispy outside and juicy cooked insides which is great

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i prefer to 1: heat up the steak 2: season the pan 3: put the pan on the steak 4: eat the cutting board

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i tried this and my dad said it was one of the best steaks he's ever had so thanks adam

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Wow, Adam! This was very interesting!!! I will have to try this!!!

I come back to this video periodically for some reason. It's like a cult classic at this point lmao

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This sounds amazing! I usually put salt on a lighter, light the cow used for my steak, oil the wood used for my cutting board, eat the cow as is, and at last jump into an oven cause I like it well-done.

Thanks! I tried this method and now my steaks aren't like a dry sponge, they taste like wet ones!

Why I season my mouth and THEN eat the steak.

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Ah, thanks RU-vid. I woke up this morning thinking about how I need to learn how to make food wrong so people stop asking me to cook for them.

I season my pepper and salt and oh boy, I'll tell you... The flavour of those seasonings has been so flavourful.

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Usually, I eat the seasoning then shove the stack raw in my mouth, then light a fire in my mouth. Juicy, not overcooked or undercooked, and the flavor is absolutely amazing.

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Great video all around! Thanks!

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works amazing! i put alot of seasoning on it and made my food chewy so i can have the flavor more. best fork i ever had

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I tried this method and one things for sure bloody delicious board though but i do have to ask whats the meat supposed to be used for ?

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I actually prefer to season the tree before making the cutting board👍🏼

I'll be honest, I was half-expecting to check the date this video was posted and see April 1st.

You can stop watching this, he doesn’t do it anymore

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Totally working method, though plastic board tasted regular, wooden ones are top-tier, especially pure wood ones without was coating😋

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I found a better method though which I tried before, I usually leave the steak in the fridge and prepare the seasoning. I proceed to season the air because it provides the most flavor for everyone to enjoy. Then I cook the steak medium rare, and then serve.

Thanks, it tasted great! The steak was great too!

I prefer to season the grass the cow eats then bite into the live cow.

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had this as my first ever steak today. the rosemary with the butter was so good.

Do wood cutting boards generally hold less bacteria than plastic ones after contamination?

i prefer to season the sun before the grass does photosynthesis

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this is ingenious! Simple but ingenious.

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And people called me crazy for seasoning my eggs before cracking them.

I never realized steak houses don't have windows lol. I used to wash dishes at a steak house and now that I think about it, no windows 🤗

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