Steak at home is always a trick. Of course, there is no replacement for great meat but, few folks can always afford “real” prime steaks, order Allen Brothers online, or pick up the occasional Wagyu beef at their grocery store or butcher shop. Many people believe all you need for steak seasoning is salt and pepper with great meat but, they are wrong. Even the greatest chefs in the world like Gordon Ramsey always include garlic, thyme and butter basting, in addition to salt and pepper, to make their version of a perfect steak.

We have tried every technique and combination. What else is there to do when you’ve been retired for 15 years, are nearly 70 and love to cook, right? 

This recipe makes enough seasoning for about 20 steaks so you should put the seasonings into a good, variable hole, seasoning shaker. This is the kind of shaker I suggest for steak seasoning or dry rubs, so both large granule seasoning like Kosher salt and small granules seasonings come out of the shaker properly.

With all this said, the very best technique, which follows in the recipe directions, is to cast iron sear and cook your steaks indoors on the burner. Nevertheless, this seasoning mix tastes great on the grill, though not as good as it does when you achieve a proper high heat seasoning crust in a cast iron skillet.