Of course you put a bit of salt, and some pepper on the steak while cooking it!
Ketchup? I don’t even EAT ketchup. On anything. (For french fries I dip them in bbq sauce. For hamburgers, I don’t put it on. Unless I go to Burger King - that’s the only time I have ketchup - on a Jr. Whopper with cheese, no lettuce. But other than that, I don’t eat ketchup. Ever.)
What was I talking about now?
Oh. Steak. No ketchup on steak. I may put teriyaki glaze (or French dressing) on steak if it’s not a good piece or it’s cooked wrong, but that’s about it. Otherwise I eat it plain.
As for salt, I salt it before I cook it. I don’t like much salt, though, so I don’t after it’s done.
I’m guessing you don’t cook steak, then :). There’s an old fairy tale in which a daughter tells her father that she loves him “as much as meat loves salt.” The father thinks she’s being an idiot and kicks her out, when her point was that meat without salt is nasty and gross. Thus my surprise when I thought I understood folks saying they would cook steak sans salt.
Daniel
Ketchup tastes like sugar and looks like blood. I don’t even want to be in the same room when someone else is eating it.
So that’d be a no.
(Florida)
I’m gonna’ be in Atlanta in mid-August on business – what time’s dinner?
Nope. I couldn’t tell you the last time I even had one, let alone bothered to cook one. It always seemed like a lot of time and effort with zero reward.
I generally* won’t put anything on a steak after cooking it. But the precook seasoning does include salt. Along with about a dozen other ingredients, the correct blend of which will be revealed only to my sons.
*occasionally the previously mentioned garlic butter. Veggies count as a side dish that happen to be served on the steak.
Lot of time and effort? 
Steak is one of the easiest things to cook, provided you get a good cut and don’t overcook it.
I was wondering about that! I don’t eat red meat, but I love tuna steak, and it’s super-easy to cook.
Daniel
You are not misunderstanding. If someone wants salt on their steak, they can add it at the table. I absolutely do NOT put salt on before cooking.
I go by the concept of seasoning meat before/during cooking myself.
Just so people don’t start thinking it’s a Wisconsin thing, I vote a resounding ‘no’.
And I am hardly pretentious, they just aren’t complementary flavors.
P.S.silenus I will forgive you for mildly endorsing A-1, because I just remembered that some people call the meat-like object served at places like Ponderosa “steak”. Also because you made me hungry for chicken-fried.
Agreed. I prefer not to salt anything when I’m cooking - instead adding it when I eat if I think it needs it.
Is there a reason for this? My philosophy is that food should be seasoned by the time it hits the table but I’m far from an expert.
Depends on my mood, but I will. So Yes.
I prefer 'Brooks Rich and Tangy" brand, but it’s only available here online.
Don’t mind me, I also like mayo.
In other words, I don’t let peer pressure get in the way of my enjoyment of life.
Peace,
mangeorge
Do you personally salt it after cooking?
I’m still trying to figure out whether anyone eats meat without any salt at all added before or after cooking.
:eek: How much do you cook? Unless you’re doing a specific sodium-free diet, this is going to create a lot of food I’d find totally nasty (salt-free bread, salt-free soup, salt-free mashed potatoes–blech!)
Daniel
I always add a little salt before cooking. I don’t see how anyone can really be opposed to that.
Ah, heck. That was me, not burundi–and I logged her out before remembering to edit her post away. Sorry, folks!
Daniel
I think this story is germane, being about food snobbery.
How so? The restuarant served sub-standard fare, and is now trying to put the critic out of a job. I hope he wins and the restaurant has to eat all court costs.