Labor Day Tri Tip

fester

Smoke Blower

Original poster

Oct 20, 2010

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SoCal

• Sep 5, 2012

• #1

The family took our annual trip to Mission Bay in San Diego for Labor day weekend. So at my wife's request I took the MES to smoke some tri tip's. First I slathered them up with my garlic EVOO marinade in the morning.

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• fester
• Sep 5, 2012

Because I usually buy untrimmed tips I always first sear the fat side first on a grill.

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• fester
• Sep 5, 2012

Then into the smoker at 275.

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• fester
• Sep 5, 2012

And as usual I use red oak with my tips.

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• fester
• Sep 5, 2012

And I have to have Stone's Oaked Arrogant Bastard Beer while I wait.

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• fester
• Sep 5, 2012

The I pulled at 135 internal temp. and let rest for 20 min. Then trimmed the fat cap off and sliced.

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• fester
• Sep 5, 2012

Then plated with a mushroom onion rice and sauteed mixed squash with some Hatch chilies.

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• fester
• Sep 5, 2012

Thanks for checking out my smoke.

 

diesel

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Apr 29, 2008

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Powhatan, Virginia

• Sep 5, 2012

• #2

Looks great.  I really like the tri tip.  That cut used to be hard to find but it is making it's way around the east coast.

 

s2k9k

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Sep 8, 2011

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SEUSA

• Sep 5, 2012

• #3

Diesel said:

Looks great.  I really like the tri tip.  That cut used to be hard to find but it is making it's way around the east coast.

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Don't know what coast you are on but I'm for sure  on the wrong one! Can't find those around here and every time I see pics like that it just makes me drool!!! 

 

scarbelly

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Jul 26, 2009

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• Sep 5, 2012

• #4

Looks great - I love my TriTips.  I am going to do some for the So Cal Gathering with a Java Rub that is really tasty  

 

smokinhusker

Legendary Pitmaster

Oct 20, 2010

8,179

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Mountains west of Colorado Springs, CO

• Sep 5, 2012

• #5

That Java Rub is great stuff on beef!

Scarbelly said:

Looks great - I love my TriTips.  I am going to do some for the So Cal Gathering with a Java Rub that is really tasty  

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S2K9K said:

Diesel said:

Looks great.  I really like the tri tip.  That cut used to be hard to find but it is making it's way around the east coast.

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Don't know what coast you are on but I'm for sure  on the wrong one! Can't find those around here and every time I see pics like that it just makes me drool!!! 

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Those look outstanding!!! Still haven't found one here in between the two coasts!

 

gotarace

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Jan 27, 2011

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northern wisconsin

• Sep 6, 2012

• #6

Great looking Tri Tips Fester!!! I'm another guy that can't find tri tip here.... but when i do there will be a bunch of them hitting my smoker and freezer!!!

Thanks for sharing the Q-View!!!

 

coacher72

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Mar 16, 2010

371

14

Pratt, Kansas

• Sep 6, 2012

• #7

Great looking Tri-Tips. Got on to them reading this forum. Early spring Wal-mart was selling whole tri-tips at a reasonable price. I stocked up. Soon afterward they began selling them sliced into strips about 1 in thick. Needless to say I wasn't too happy. The other grocery has them way over priced $9+ per lb. Hopefully Wal-Mart will sell them whole again. I used my last one a few weeks ago.

 

diesel

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Apr 29, 2008

594

28

Powhatan, Virginia

• Sep 6, 2012

• #8

Don't know what coast you are on but I'm for sure  on the wrong one! Can't find those around here and every time I see pics like that it just makes me drool!!! 

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S@K9K,

I am in Powhatan, VA.  Near Richmond.  Costco has them but you have to ask for them NOT sliced.  For some reason they are slicing them like Coacher72 was talking about.  When I mentioned it to the butcher he really didn't know why they were slicing them.  I think he was just following orders.  

Keep looking .. they are good.