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You Should Always Taste Your Steak Before Adding Sauce To It. Here's Why By Rolland Judd Oct. 12, 2025 12:00 pm EST

Whether or not to add sauce to a steak at a restaurant has always been a contentious subject of dispute. Team sauce vehemently defends accenting their favorite cuts with a luscious flavor enhancer, while the other side bemoans the act of saucing steak as the best way to ruin a savory piece of meat. Both sides make fair points, so in an attempt to settle the debate once and for all, The Takeout spoke with Jonathan Bautista, executive chef at Ember & Rye . However, his refined opinion was quite congenial, straddling the line between both sides of the argument.

"I don't think there's a right or wrong when it comes to using a steak sauce," says Bautis

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