re: steak question: never cooked steak on cast iron skillet

Preheat your skillet in the broiler. Season a room temperature steak with salt and pepper. After about 5 minutes, drop your steak into the skillet and put it back into the broiler. Cooking time depends on the thickness of the meat and desired donness. I remove mine from the broiler at 3 minutes, remove it from the skillet and rest it on a warm plate for 2 minutes. If the skillet is hot and you use the broiler there is no reason to turn it.