When you’ve worked hard to cook a nice steak, using an expensive cut, and adding ketchup to it will throw all your efforts out the window, possibly insulting someone in the process. One person who was insulted by a TikTok video of a steak cooked entirely, and solely, in ketchup, was steak and general cooking expert Gordon Ramsay, who complained “I dressed up like this, and you serve me that?”, referring to his tailored suit and the steak abomination that was being prepared — in the microwave, no less.

Indeed, as Ramsay says in the video, “no color, no flavor,” which is probably why we don’t see many recipes for steak that call for microwave cooking. High-temperature stove, grill, or oven cooking is needed to create a delicious crust on the outside of the steak and tenderize the meat, both of which are required to achieve the signature juicy taste we love so much in steak. Although ketchup’s acid can help with the tenderizing part, it doesn’t provide depth of flavor, especially when prepared in a microwave. Ketchup is a condiment that is meant to be kept on the side. For some people, so far off to the side that it’s over there — in the trash can.