Originally Posted by jimmy-3-way

Salt absorbs water, what makes beef moist is fat.

This is why when you go to a bad ass chop house you get a steak that has been aged - this allows the water to evaporate and intensify the flavor. But a prime steak is finely marbled with intramuscular fat which melts as you cook it, making the meat moist and delicious.

As for Sly - I've decided you're batshit. If I ever get tired of the taste of a Prime steak sauteed in clarified butter I'll just kill myself.