>> 5) I love the good eats series, some nice hacks in there. Get a cast iron pan and never wash it. Best thing to cook meat with.

This.

I always make t-bone/porterhouse steaks just like he does in that first episode, and they always come out fantastic. That said, it always smokes the house up something fierce.

There's probably a good half centimeter of carbon on my skillet. :)