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Originally Posted by E.J.

Time to prepare the steak. Needed to salt it for 30 minutes. So like it looks, cover with salt, let sit for 30 minutes. Apparently this is good for drying out the outside to make the searing more effective. Apparently the dryer the better, helps making it juicy after or something like that....

It's a bit more than just drying the outside, it's pulling the water out of the entire steak. Not exactly the same as dry aging since the enzymes aren't getting much time to work, but it helps the flavor considerably since water isn't something known for it's delectable flavor. Here's a good explanation of what's going on when you heavily salt and rest a steak:

http://steamykitchen.com/163-how-to-...me-steaks.html