A former boss: "If 24 hours a day is not enough, work nights". I did not work there for long.

For a thin steak, I agree. However, a thick cut of meat requires a longer cook time and the crust applied at the beginning of the cook tends to lose its integrity. Cooking longer and slower first allows one to apply the desired temp evenly throughout a thick cut, then searing last reduces and even eliminates the tough grey outer layer.

The Dresden Files is a similar universe with magic and the supernatural existing with the mundane.

None, they're all gum trees. /s

Who knew there were so many ways to express contempt?