I take a big zip lock bag, put in about equal parts olive oil and red wine vinegar, sprinkle in some garlic powder and Jim's Smoked Red Savina Powder, let marinate for at least 1/2 hour. BTW-since I've discovered convection broiling spiders have taken up residence in the B-B-Q. Meat is soooooo tender when convection broiled. Marilyn This space intentionally left blank. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben" <benbelly@gmail.com> To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 5:29 AM Subject: [CH] steaks > How do you season your steaks? I don't really like a lot of stuff on > my steak, but last week I grilled a T-Bone after putting on some salt, > black pepper, and chipotle powder. > > The salt and pepper are pretty standard, but the chipotle powder made > a huge difference. That was a great steak! So I got wondering what > chile-based improvements you all make to your steaks. > > -Ben >