re: Is pepper overused as an ingredient pre cooking?

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I dunno, I just do it.

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Me too

I just wonder if it's mostly a waste of time

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I have a friend who insists that you should never pepper a steak before cooking. I always have, and I've enjoyed some pretty tasty steaks. I've never noticed a bitter burned pepper taste.

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I don't think it necessarily harms anything. I think the idea is that it doesn't really provide as much taste adding it before hand. The flavor doesn't really penetrate the meat like salt.