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My Tri Tip Twist

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SoCalTim
SoCalTim Posts: 2,158
edited April 2018 in EggHead Forum
First  & foremost i want it to be known, I AM A BGE GUY, that being said, I broke out my Joetisserie for the first time in a long time.

I wanted to do a tri tip, but not in my usual way, i wanted to do it Rotisserie style using Kingsford Bluebag Charcoal, tell ya, for me there’s just something about that charcoal flavor that just hits my ‘sweet spot’

I uses a charcoal basket from my 26” Weber to hold the charcoal - as opposed to pushing it to the back side of the fire bowl, i proceeded to use a couple chunks of Hickory Mojo Bricks (that stuff IMO is magical.

350 degrees for 1.5 hrs, the end result was MAGICAL!

I brined my tri tip for 36 hrs, added lotsa garlic salt, in addition to Lawry’s Seasoned Salt - a heaping tablespoon of dark brown sugar, the end result was a flavor explosion on my palate, in addition to being so incredibly tender, this is my best tri tip ever.



I've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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  • FrostyEgg
    FrostyEgg Posts: 583
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    Sign me up! I could find these everywhere when I lived in CA. Haven't been able to locate one since I moved back to MN.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,337
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    Now that is bringing it home.  Congrats on the creative cook and banquet-what a cross-section of goodness.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,337
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    @FrostyEgg - If you have a Trader Joe's close by,  give 'em a call.  That's the best source of tri-tip I can find around here. 
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • FrostyEgg
    FrostyEgg Posts: 583
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    We have one close by, i'll have to give them a call. Thanks for the tip! (no pun intended) It's right by Total Wine too so it'd be win-win.
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  • SSQUAL612
    SSQUAL612 Posts: 1,186
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    Looks good Tim...does that mean you’ll be using your Jotisserie more?
    Tyler, TX   XL BGE 2016, KJ Classic 2019,  MES, 18.5 WSM,  Akorn Jr,  36"&17" Black Stone, Adj Rig, Woo, Grill Grates, SS Smokeware Cap, KAB,  FB 300, Thermapen 
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  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262
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    Home run Tim.  Way to think outside the box.  

    Phoenix 
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  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,551
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    Would love a plate of that right now- nice job

    love the creativity- 
    Greensboro, NC
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  • Hntnhrd
    Hntnhrd Posts: 713
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    I like the idea of the Weber basket!
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,615
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    This is totally unexpected from a Santa Maria kid, but it looks fantastic.  
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  • logchief
    logchief Posts: 1,415
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    Looks fantastic Tim.  I used to use the rotisserie on my gasser for tri tips and came out pretty good.  I might have to sneak a Jotisserie in one of these days. 
    LBGE - I like the hot stuff.  The big dry San Joaquin Valley, Clovis, CA 
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
    edited April 2018
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    I love it brother SoCal. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,110
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    That's a winner Tim...
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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    Looks delicious brother.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • CPARKTX
    CPARKTX Posts: 2,095
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    That looks great. Love Tri tip but has been hard to find in Austin lately. I like yo charcoal setup with the Joetisserie, I recently got one but haven’t really dialed in my cooks with it yet. 
    LBGE & SBGE.  Central Texas.  
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  • jabam
    jabam Posts: 1,829
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    Looking good brother Tim. Been thinking about getting a joetisserie for awhile now, you might have just pushed me over the edge!
    Central Valley CA     One large egg One chocolate lab "Halle" two chiuahuas "Skittles and PeeWee"
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    edited April 2018
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    Looks like you knocked that one out of the park! Well done and thanks for the inspiration 

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    @SoCalTim
    As to the Kingsford charcoal, there is something’s that I prefer cooked over charcoal rather than wood or lump. 
    On a separate note, I use charcoal almost exclusively in my mini when “grilling”. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 10,760
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    That's a California Tri Tip!
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • Hawg Fan
    Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
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    That's being creative.  I really like the Weber basket idea.  The tri tip looks perfect.  Tell us more about the brining process.

    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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