i agree with you so much so much is lost because of peoples minds! but! if you do cook the steak with just salt and pepper ok and saute it in a pan i know you were a little against it and none of your methods are wrong they all taste great but instead of marinating it try and cook it in the pan and add your marinande to the hot pan and do what is called "deglazing" with your marinande and make a sauce alot of the time you can reduce these ingriendents on low heat in the steaks natural Jus which will thinken it on its own. just a htought to try but all of your methods create tasty tasty meals :D