# Salmon recipe **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 17, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-recipe/622249 "2012-05-17T21:16:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-recipe/622249/9 "2012-05-17T23:09:32Z")
> [@100 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-years/76106/2): > > I’m not sure why you kept moving it around when you put it in the skillet. The best way to cook meat of any kind is to put it down on a hot surface _and then don’t touch it_ so it can develop a sear on the surface. That’s _why_ you stir scrambled eggs, for that matter - so they _don’t_ overcook in any one place. I’ll politely say that is not always true. Cite (#9 in the article ): [The Food Lab's Definitive Guide to Grilled Steak](http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/05/how-to-grill-a-steak-guide-food-lab.html) (I do agree with you though - no idea why you’d stir salmon around OR cook it all the way through, but to each his own) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-recipe/622249)._