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Tri Tip Photo?

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Bootheel Egger
Bootheel Egger Posts: 21
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Does anyone have a pic of a tri tip prior to cooking. As stated in the thread below "Tri Tip Price", I had a market order me some and they just came in. Went to pick it up and was a bit "disappointed" in how they looked. I know that there is supposed to be a fat cap on one side, but overall this is a very fatty looking cut of meat. Is that the way it's supposed to look? I was expecting some marbling to it but this if very fatty. Help!!![p]BE
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  • Dublin Dawg
    Dublin Dawg Posts: 96
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    Bootheel Egger,
    Mine had the fat cap on one side, and I left it on. It had a lot of flavor to it. Watch the flare up when you sear though, cause it really gets the flames jumping.
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  • Painter
    Painter Posts: 464
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    Bootheel Egger,
    Mine had what you might call a fat cap which I trimmed off this time. May 3/8 of an inch thick. There is marbling in the thick end. Some people trim off the fat and some don't.
    Also I think you can buy them either way. I don't know if the price reflects being trimmed or not.
    From what I hear it is a lean piece of meat so I think you have the real McCoy. Cook it up and see what you think.[p]Bob
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  • AZRP
    AZRP Posts: 10,116
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    Bootheel Egger,
    I bought two of them yesterday at Costco and they look to be much more stringy and fatty than the ones I usually get at Fry's. I am hoping this is a good thing though since they are a better grade of beef. -RP
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  • Car Wash Mike
    Car Wash Mike Posts: 11,244
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    <p />Bootheel Egger,
    This is the best I can do. Mine have always been very lean. Make sure you don't over cook.[p]Mike[p]tritip2.jpg
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  • Bordello
    Bordello Posts: 5,926
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    Bootheel Egger,
    Follow the link then go the the bottom of the page to see a tri tip.[p]Hope it helps,
    New Bob
    [ul][li]Link[/ul]
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    <p />Bootheel Egger,[p]And here is the flip side[p]c17bb507.jpg[p]~thirdeye~

    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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  • Dublin Dawg
    Dublin Dawg Posts: 96
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    thirdeye,
    Do we ever stop and think to ourselves "I am taking pictures of raw meat and posting them on the Internet?"
    ;0) LOL
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  • ronbeaux
    ronbeaux Posts: 988
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    Dublin Dawg,
    Yea, or like staring at the temperature guage long enough that it talks to you.
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  • wrobs
    wrobs Posts: 109
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    Dublin Dawg,
    I have to say... my wife thinks I'm nuts when I grab the camera with the cover off of the egg. Me thinks she just doesn't understand...LOL
    Heres to taking as many pics as I can sneak in... ;)
    Cheers,
    wrobs
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    Dublin Dawg,[p]Boy, you hit the nail on the head! I take hundreds of digital pictures weekly at work, so it only seemed natural to take some of fun things as well.[p]I think it was Mad Max that posted a Dagwood cartoon from the funny papers taking a photo of one of his sandwiches. Can't find it but is was great.[p]~thirdeye~

    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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  • Bootheel Egger
    Bootheel Egger Posts: 21
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    thirdeye,[p]Thanks for the photo. That looks more like what I was thinking. The one I got was "choice" grade but is very fatty throughout the roast. Maybe I need to look a little before buying next time. But then again at about $3.50 per lb, not a big loss. Bout to put it on the grill. Thanks again,[p]BE
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