Our family has never marinated steak...my dad thinks it's a sin. He also bitches about people who inject meats with those liquid spices..."have you ever read the ingredients in that stuff?...look at all the preservatives...you can't even taste the meat..." blah, blah, blah. Whenever our family gets together for steak, for some reason, it becomes MY job to season them. I guess the family likes it. All I do is a rub with some McCormick cajun seasoning, garlic powder, and some salt & pepper. Simple, eh? Well, at least my dad's never complained!