When searing steak in a pan, you've got to resist the urge to move it around too much, lest you jolt its developing crust loose before it's truly browned and set, via Insider. In a video clip from "Good Eats," Brown preheats his cast iron skillet in the oven, moves it to the stovetop, and puts his salted, peppered, and canola-oiled steak onto it — and leaves it alone.