Tri-Tip Last Night

dbCooper

Mrs. Cooper asked last weekend why we haven't had tri-tip in a long time.  I had no answer for her other than to go to the freezer and grab a two pounder...

Seasoned with SPG and into the fridge for about 30 hours...

Egg setup indirect at about 250F with oak chunks.  I pinned the long skinny tail with a toothpick and on we go...

Hit internal temp of 130F after about 1.5 hours.  Resting over the hot stone while the Egg gets into searing mode...

Seared all sides for about 30 seconds each...

Sliced and ready to eat...

Served with boring salads (not shown) and some wasabi mashed potatoes...

lousubcap

Yes sir!  Great cook and finish on that beef.  Wasabi mashed potatoes to seal the deal.  Nailed the cook. 

lkapigian

TriTip as it should be! Great cook

JohnnyTarheel

Mercy!!

FrostyEgg

Confession: i've never had tritip. Not a common cut in the midwest. I should probably order one soon - great work!

loco_engr

caliking

That looks lovely!

johnmitchell

Fantastic 😋

Jstroke

Looks killer. Well played.

bluebird66

That looks great!

TechsasJim

Love the tri tip.   Great looking cook, may just have to do that tonight.  

Wooderson

Tri tip,  by far my favorite beef cut. You did it justice!

WildmanWilson

Thought about getting one but haven't yet. Do they turn out more like a steak or prime rib? Looks perfect.

TechsasJim

WildmanWilson said:

Thought about getting one but haven't yet. Do they turn out more like a steak or prime rib? Looks perfect.

I’ve heard them referred to as a “hippie brisket”.  Not sure how accurate that is but I think of them as a double flat iron.    

Down here they come with a fat cap, which I always trim off, then treat it like a thick steak.   Some smoke them but I usually grill them as their thickness varies so it’s a great cut for those that like mid-rare and others closer to well.  You can appease all groups IMO.  

dbCooper

For me, they are more like prime rib roast than like a steak, due to getting multiple servings from a single piece of meat.  Although there are steaks you can say the same about.

Do a search on the forum and you can find multiple ways to cook them.  Seems to be a flexible cut of beef.

Stormbringer

That looking outstanding.