seasoning steak before the reverse sear

laserdoc85

Do I season like I always do for the low cook portion of the reverse sear for steaks or do I not season with anything until the sear is done

Loosemoose

We season with olive oil, salt and then mrs dash southwest chipotle. Then we vacuume seal the steak and let them set out on the counter an hour before the cook.
I just read where someone said the seasoning is cooked off on the sear but our steaks are to die for!
You will be fine. I was pretty nervous before my first reverse sear too. It's the only way to go in my book.
Good luck!

Mattman3969

Season for the low & slow. It will give your rub time to work especially if there is any sugar in it that would burn under high heat.

laserdoc85

Yea,,,nervous for sure. If I screw these up the wife won't want another steak on the egg

Mattman3969

Once she has eaten a steak prepared this way it will be the only way she will want her steak.

You will be fine.

Loosemoose

Mattman3969 said:

Once she has eaten a steak prepared this way it will be the only way she will want her steak.

You will be fine.

You Da Man with her tonight then!

Hoov

I guess I will be the one to go against the grain here. In my experience, searing with anything but salt gives a bitter/burnt taste. When the steaks come off the Egg after the sear, rub with a little olive oil or butter, then kosher salt and fresh coarse ground pepper and they will be perfect. Just my experience.

Loosemoose

Hoov said:

I guess I will be the one to go against the grain here. In my experience, searing with anything but salt gives a bitter/burnt taste. When the steaks come off the Egg after the sear, rub with a little olive oil or butter, then kosher salt and fresh coarse ground pepper and they will be perfect. Just my experience.

I am going to try this
Method tomorrow and see for us if we like it better that way. You never know until you try it I guess.