Yeah thinner or cheaper cuts I go with Ramseys method. If I have time, even with the thinner cuts, I’ll salt it and leave it in the fridge for like 8 hours though.

Altons new method for the sear involves leaving an iron pan on the oven for 10 minutes just to heat the pan, 600° if you have an infrared. 45 second sear each side, so that might fix the sear problem if you did want to give it a shot.

https://altonbrown.com/recipes/reverse-sear-ribeye-steak/

I think Alton did a remake of the original steak recipe using a reverse sear method. So OP make sure you arent watching the 90s version, for this particular thong anyway. Most of the old advice from good eats holds up though.

Sounds like something laws should fix

I imagine it’s much more difficult to be self sufficient as a young adult with the increased housing costs as well. When I was 18 I was renting a nice 3 bedroom house with a roommate paying $350 each.