re: Cooking steaks in a skillet?

No offense, but that doesn't look good. You've got ten shades of purple, brown and red in that steak.

First you need to salt your steak and let it sit out to room temperature (a MUST) for about 30 minutes. The salt brings the moisture out, then soaks back into the steak.

Then add fresh cracked black pepper, and olive oil.

You need to cook in a glass pan at 275 till you get to 120. Then have a cast iron skillet heated with butter and rosemary or thyme, then sear on each side for like 1min while dousing in butter and herbs.

You will have the perfect pinkish red throughout except on the very edge which will be brown. Like Ruth's.

Finish with fresh chopped parsley and score points

I too enjoy burning the outside of my steaks.

Here's a non burnt crust on a basically raw filet I did in my skillet