Low & Slow Tritip.

SmokeyLosAngeles

Low and Slow Tritip.  Rubbed with mustard, then salt and pepper only.  Smoked for about 4 or 5 hours then wrapped in foil.  You have to try this.  Its a third of the work of a brisket and almost as good.  Especially if you like the leaner pieces of brisket.  Its very similar.  

cookingdude555

Want to try this sometime. What internal temp did you take it to?

SmokeyLosAngeles

cookingdude555 said:

Want to try this sometime. What internal temp did you take it to?

I have done 2 this way and pulled them both at 200 IT

JNDATHP

I take Tri Tips to 118* and then reverse sear because we like our beef medium rare. It usually takes about 45 minutes for a 4lb+ Tri Tip. 

YukonRon

I use a Mediterranean marinade, on tri tip, that we enjoy. We smoke with pecan, and pull at 140°F internal, slice and serve over basmati with roasted veggies.

I will try this method next time.

Beautiful presentation, thank you for sharing. It looks delicious. Great carving board too.

SmokeyLosAngeles

JNDATHP said:

I take Tri Tips to 118* and then reverse sear because we like our beef medium rare. It usually takes about 45 minutes for a 4lb+ Tri Tip. 

Yes I have done the reverse sear as well.  ITs great, and the Tritip eats more like steak...  when you go low and slow its more tender and more like a smoked brisket.  

JohnInCarolina

SmokeyLosAngeles said:

JNDATHP said:

I take Tri Tips to 118* and then reverse sear because we like our beef medium rare. It usually takes about 45 minutes for a 4lb+ Tri Tip. 

Yes I have done the reverse sear as well.  ITs great, and the Tritip eats more like steak...  when you go low and slow its more tender and more like a smoked brisket.  

I guess what I don’t understand is, if you want brisket, why not smoke brisket?  It’s quite a bit less expensive per pound compared to tri-tip.

lkapigian

JohnInCarolina said:

SmokeyLosAngeles said:

JNDATHP said:

I take Tri Tips to 118* and then reverse sear because we like our beef medium rare. It usually takes about 45 minutes for a 4lb+ Tri Tip. 

Yes I have done the reverse sear as well.  ITs great, and the Tritip eats more like steak...  when you go low and slow its more tender and more like a smoked brisket.  

I guess what I don’t understand is, if you want brisket, why not smoke brisket?  It’s quite a bit less expensive per pound compared to tri-tip.

Hard to find a 2-3 pound brisket ....i do it this way simply its neat Impossible to hold Tri tip for hours med rare..much easier to let it ride , that's just what works for me....cooking just fir me alone, no

JohnInCarolina

lkapigian said:

JohnInCarolina said:

SmokeyLosAngeles said:

JNDATHP said:

I take Tri Tips to 118* and then reverse sear because we like our beef medium rare. It usually takes about 45 minutes for a 4lb+ Tri Tip. 

Yes I have done the reverse sear as well.  ITs great, and the Tritip eats more like steak...  when you go low and slow its more tender and more like a smoked brisket.  

I guess what I don’t understand is, if you want brisket, why not smoke brisket?  It’s quite a bit less expensive per pound compared to tri-tip.

Hard to find a 2-3 pound brisket ....i do it this way simply its neat Impossible to hold Tri tip for hours med rare..much easier to let it ride , that's just what works for me....cooking just fir me alone, no

That makes total sense to me, Larry.  If someone else cooked this for me, I'm sure I'd be happy to try it.   

DainW

Looking good man. I’m amazed by how tri-tip, when taken to that temp, doesn’t dry out or burn up like a steak would. I did this once and it turned out great. The recipe I used called for an injection and a foil wrap. Looking at your post, I wonder if the injection was even necessary. 

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DainW said:

Looking good man. I’m amazed by how tri-tip, when taken to that temp, doesn’t dry out or burn up like a steak would. I did this once and it turned out great. The recipe I used called for an injection and a foil wrap. Looking at your post, I wonder if the injection was even necessary. 

I'm sure, just like a brisket, it depends on the quality of beef you start with.
A good Choice or Prime grade will have more fat and be juicier than Select Grade.

SmokeyLosAngeles

DainW said:

Looking good man. I’m amazed by how tri-tip, when taken to that temp, doesn’t dry out or burn up like a steak would. I did this once and it turned out great. The recipe I used called for an injection and a foil wrap. Looking at your post, I wonder if the injection was even necessary. 

It was not as juicy as brisket but pretty close.  But its so much less work and easy to do for two or three people rather than an entire brisket.

Oilheatme

Looks very delicious 

bwires

Nice!

bluebird66

That looks fantastic!