I guess I use a hybrid version. It's as you go for the first part of the meal, then towards the end I'll start focussing on making sure that everything is divided up into portions to make sure there is a bit of everything to go into each bite. I'm the opposite of the people who want all their food segregated and eaten separately, I want all meal components to have equal representation throughout the meal.

as you go

I am a grown ass adult, not some child

People actually do that? So you can eat like a toddler? Wtf? I do that for my dog because he sometimes forgets to chew.

As you go. Food would cool down more quickly if all cut at first.

Few meals I make require cut as you go. For those that do, if I'm eating with somebody I do so. I'm alone and faffing about on my phone the chop it all up heathanism comes into play.

I assume you’re talking mainly about steak. I didn’t know it was a thing until the last 3-5 years I started noticing steaks on the various food subreddits that were all cut up before serving.

It makes sense if it’s a big sub-primal cut that is shared amongst the table but other than that I would cut as I go.

You know those fucking weirdos who have to have a little bit everything in each mouthful?

Thats me.

don't look at me, I have to eat things in a specific autistic sequence based on mouthfeel and desirability.