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Costco Tri Tip today...help please

Kitarkus
Kitarkus Posts: 181
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I went to COSTCO today to buy a few Prime Ribeyes for the Holiday weekend....which I did...and which look simply outstanding.  I saw that they had Tri Tip for $5.99lb....and lots of folks snapping them up....so I bought it on a whim.  These aren't like like the tips I'm used to seeing which are larger triangular chunks of meat....these are rather narrow strips.  Any suggestions on preparations and cook methods?  I haven't done Tri Tip in a long time and I have never cooked tri tips this small....I don't want to have tough meat.  I do not have a sous vide ...I am looking to cook these on my LGE or MMGE.  Your expertise is appreciated.
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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,678
    I have bought tritip from Publix sliced. You can grill them like a steak, and they are pretty good, but they were a little tough.
    For some reason, when a meat market is having a trouble selling a cut of beef, the answer they go to is to slice it up. They slice beef ribs up into thin strips also.
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  • BugFreak72
    BugFreak72 Posts: 246
    That poor tri-tip. I'd cook it the same way as a full one. I'm no pro but I would assume it would cook similar just a bunch faster.
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  • Kitarkus
    Kitarkus Posts: 181
    Ya...I should likely have just passed.  
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,896
    Can't offer any advice. The tri-tip roasts I saw at Costco earlier today were $8.49 a pound. Was surprised to see them up here in the first place, but I passed. Regardless, good luck with the cook. I'm sure they'll be great.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • Shiff
    Shiff Posts: 1,835
    Kitarkus said:
    Ya...I should likely have just passed.  

    You can always ask the meat cutters to get you an unopened cryovac package of the Tri Tip and see if they look the way you want.  They usually sell the cryovacs at a discount since they don't have to do any processing on them.  Our Costco doesn't carry Tri Tip, but I have bought cryovacs of the meat they do carry.
    Large BGE
    Barry, Lancaster, PA
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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,678
    One thing I have learned about tritip, is it is supposed to have a fat cap on one side.
    Here is a video of how I like to cook a tritip:

    I follow the directions, and I use a remote thermometer to check doneness.

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  • JNDATHP
    JNDATHP Posts: 461
    edited August 2019
    For these tri tip slices I typically get a cast iron pan pretty darn hot and put the slices in for just a minute or two in each side depending on the doneness you’re looking for. 
    Michael
    Large BGE
    Reno, NV
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  • smokingal
    smokingal Posts: 1,025
    I would recommend cooking them indirect until 125F (depending on your doneness preference), let them rest while you get your Egg up to temp, then sear them off at 500F+.
    It's "Smokin Gal", not "Smoking Al".
    Egging in the Atlanta GA region
    Large BGE, CGS setup, Kick Ash Basket, Smokeware SS Cap,
    Arteflame grill grate

    http://barbecueaddict.com
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  • sodigthisbigcrux
    sodigthisbigcrux Posts: 127
    GregW said:
    One thing I have learned about tritip, is it is supposed to have a fat cap on one side.
    Here is a video of how I like to cook a tritip:

    I follow the directions, and I use a remote thermometer to check doneness.


    Almost looks like an early 80's style porn flick
    Battle Ground, WA
    Large BGE,  MiniMax  and a Vision Kub.
    Could you call on Lady Day, could you call on John Coltrane?
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  • the_crease
    the_crease Posts: 132
    Just cook it like a thin steak, hot and fast it’s still good eats 
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    Cook them like you would a steak - add a garlic herb butter at the end to seal the deal :-)
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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  • Kitarkus
    Kitarkus Posts: 181
    edited September 2019
    Well...Labor Day ended up being a bust because my daughter was sick with a cold and not able to do much.  Instead of cooking the gorgeous Costco prime ribeyes...I froze them to await a time when the family can really enjoy them....and proceeded to cook up one of the cheap Tri Tip steaks.  I marinated for about 6 hours in soy, worcestershire, brown sugar, and lemon juice.  I cooked on my MiniMax, cut against the grain, and served medium rare with mashed potatoes and egged fresh green beans.  This was a pleasant little meal...and for the $$ was excellent.  I figure for $20 total I can make this meal 4X.  The Tri Tip was tasty and highly edible/enjoyable, however, a Prime ribeye it was not.  Sorry...no pictures...too busy wiping my daughter's nose and trying to cook and drink a beer simultaneously.  
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,582
    you did good, sliced tritip takes on a marinade well
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • marysvilleksegghead
    marysvilleksegghead Posts: 862
    surprised Costco price was so high . . . local mom & pop store 20 miles away
    sell choice full roasts for $6.49#
    Lrg 2008
    Mini 2009
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  • Kitarkus
    Kitarkus Posts: 181
    For my family of 3, frankly these approximately 1 lb chunks work pretty nicely as compared to a 3-4 lb hunk of roast.  To each their own
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  • RockyTopDW
    RockyTopDW Posts: 338
    It’s beef. It’ll be pretty darn good no matter how you cook it. 
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  • aem
    aem Posts: 146
    edited September 2019
    marysvilleksegghead said:
    surprised Costco price was so high . . . local mom & pop store 20 miles away
    sell choice full roasts for $6.49#

    The OP showed Choice @ $5.29/lb.  $8.49 may have been Prime.  I picked up a Prime Tri Tip this weekend and $8.49 sounds about right.  I had to ask for it since the display case was empty.  Someone else walked up while I was asking and wanted one too!  He said he usually got the sliced ones which I had never heard of before this thread.

    FWIW, Prime Tri Tip done with a reverse sear is fabulous. 
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