How to Salt the Perfect Steak 🥩 (and Why What You Eat Matters!)
How to Salt the Perfect Steak! 🥩
And why the food we eat matters to our personal and professional lives.
What if something as simple as how you salt your steak could make a remarkable difference in its flavor, texture, and enjoyment?
And what if the ingredients we choose every day could help us feel better, have more energy, think more clearly, and perform at our best—at home and at work?
For more than 30 years, I've been on a journey to find the best ingredients on the planet. Not just because I love delicious food, but because what we eat is integral to how we feel, think, move, and live.
That's the FOOD part of my Focus • Food • Fitness – The Best Self Experience, which I've shared with thousands of people through my corporate and school presentations, coaching, cooking experiences, and retreats.
Today, I'm taking you to beautiful Switzerland to share one of my favorite culinary lessons!
🇨🇭 A Steak, a Swiss Mountain Restaurant, and 200-Million-Year-Old Salt!
During my recent visit with the Sel des Alpes Swiss Alpine Salt team in Switzerland, one of our extraordinary culinary adventures took us to the famous Le Coucou restaurant, overlooking breathtaking Lake Geneva.
There, we enjoyed an unforgettable steak experience and explored how something as simple as salt, used properly, can transform a meal.
I use Sel des Alpes Swiss Alpine Salt because of its purity, remarkable 200-million-year-old geological history, and delicious flavor.
And when it comes to preparing the perfect steak, two things make an enormous difference:
SALT AND TIMING!
🥩 How to Properly Salt Your Steak
While there isn't one rule for every steak, chefs generally agree on two excellent approaches.
🧂 Method 1: Salt Immediately Before Cooking
Generously season your steak with salt immediately before placing it on a very hot grill or pan.
This allows you to season the meat without giving the salt much time to draw moisture onto the surface.
The result? A beautifully browned, flavorful crust!
🧂 Method 2: Salt 45 Minutes to 24 Hours Before Cooking
This is called dry brining, and it's one of my favorite techniques.
Here's what happens:
Salt initially draws moisture to the steak's surface.
That moisture dissolves the salt, creating a concentrated brine.
Given enough time, the salty moisture is gradually reabsorbed into the meat.
The salt seasons the meat more deeply, while the surface dries, helping create a beautiful crust.
For thicker steaks, I love salting them well in advance and allowing them to rest uncovered on a rack in the refrigerator.
🔥 My Tips for the Perfect Steak
Pat your steak dry before cooking for a better sear.
Avoid salting 10–20 minutes before cooking unless you have time to wait longer. Moisture may still be sitting on the surface.
Use a very hot grill or pan to develop a flavorful crust.
Use a meat thermometer rather than guessing when your steak is ready.
Let your steak rest briefly after cooking before slicing.
And remember, a great steak doesn't need complicated ingredients. Start with excellent-quality meat, pure salt, and proper technique!
Watch Steak Reel 👇
❤️ FOOD: More Than a Delicious Meal
As a nutritionist, physical therapist, transformational coach, and private chef, I've spent much of my life helping people understand that food isn't just about satisfying hunger.
Food helps fuel our bodies, brains, energy, and ability to show up for the people and responsibilities that matter most.
Think about your own life.
How do you feel after eating a nourishing, thoughtfully prepared meal compared with a day of highly processed foods and poor nutrition?
Our food choices can influence our energy, concentration, mood, long-term health, and physical performance.
And those benefits don't stop at home.
They follow us into our workplaces, classrooms, relationships, and communities.
When we nourish ourselves well, we give ourselves a better foundation to lead, learn, create, collaborate, and care for others.
My Focus • Food • Fitness Approach to Living Your Best Life
🧠 FOCUS — Train Your Mind
Learn to manage anxiety, reduce stress, practice gratitude, and direct your thoughts toward what's most important.
A calmer, more focused mind helps us make better decisions in our personal and professional lives.
🥗 FOOD — Nourish Your Body
Seek out the best ingredients you can reasonably access and afford.
Choose more whole foods, colorful vegetables, beans, quality proteins, healthy fats, and thoughtfully prepared meals.
Food should be delicious, nourishing, and something we enjoy sharing with the people we love!
💪 FITNESS — Move for Energy and Confidence
Move your body every day. You don't need hours in the gym.
Even 20 minutes of intentional movement can improve your mood, energy, physical health, and ability to manage stress.
Together, these three pillars help us build healthier habits, improve our well-being, and tap into more of our potential.
Because living our best lives isn't just about living longer. It's about living better, today!
🇨🇭 A Special Thank You
I'm grateful to the wonderful Sel des Alpes team for welcoming me to Switzerland.
From exploring the historic salt mines to visiting the saltworks where this remarkable ingredient is carefully prepared and packaged for our kitchens, every experience deepened my appreciation for the people, heritage, and care behind the food we eat.
And a special thank you to Chef Jules and the entire team at Le Coucou for the wonderful hospitality, delicious meal, and memorable culinary experience overlooking Lake Geneva!
Let's Bring Focus • Food • Fitness to Your Company, School, or Organization!
For more than 30 years, I've helped thousands of people discover practical ways to reduce stress, improve energy, eat better, move more, and find greater balance.
My motivational wellness and leadership presentations are designed to help people feel and perform better—both personally and professionally.
Whether you're planning a corporate wellness event, school professional development day, leadership meeting, or team-building experience, I'd love to explore how we can create something meaningful and transformational together.
Reply to this email or DM me to discuss bringing The Best Self Experience to your organization.
And if you're interested in trying the remarkable Sel des Alpes Swiss Alpine Salt, visit the link in my bio or send me a message!
Thank you for being here and for allowing me to share my experiences, discoveries, and passion for helping us all live our best lives.
With gratitude,
Peter Kofitsas, MS, PT
Motivational Wellness & Leadership Speaker
Transformational Coach | Nutritionist | Physical Therapist | Private Chef
Focus • Food • Fitness — The Best Self Experience
Disclosure: I'm proud to be the Culinary Ambassador for Sel des Alpes USA through a brand partnership.
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About Peter Kofitsas, MS, PT
Peter Kofitsas, MS, PT is a nationally recognized Motivational Wellness & Leadership Speaker, Life Coach, private chef, and wellness expert with more than 25 years of experience helping people improve their focus, health, happiness, and performance.
Through his signature Focus • Food • Fitness — The Best Self Experience, Peter has inspired audiences ranging from Fortune 500 companies and school districts to wellness retreats, resorts, and private events. His practical, engaging approach combines mindset, nutrition, movement, stress reduction, and leadership strategies that help people become their healthiest, happiest, and most effective selves.
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Peter Kofitsas MS, PT is a Speaker, Author, International Life & Health Coach, Culinary Nutritionist, Physical Therapist, Food/Restaurant Consultant, and former Scholarship Football Athlete. He’s also been called, “The Missing Link” in employee wellbeing. As an expert for the media, he has appeared on ABC, FOX, MSN, TLC, and in Fitness magazine. He’s the author of 3 books, including, Shop, Cook, Eat. He’s also the creator of the 5 Minutes to Fitness+ Program, a revolutionary lifestyle program for achieving optimal health which has been featured on QVC and FOX. He’s been helping companies assist their employees in being healthier and finding balance during the Covid- 19 pandemic.
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Nutrition Degree, Magna Cum Laude, Montclair State University
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