Tri Tip: low and slow or cook it quickly at 350?

dmarkj22

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Jun 15, 2015

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• Jul 29, 2015

• #1

I'm curious as to whether you guys smoke your Tri Tip slowly at 225 or cook it a little higher around 350?  I've done it both ways but I'd like to hear which way you prefer and why?

 

b-one

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Aug 31, 2014

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• Jul 29, 2015

• #2

I like to reverse sear Tri tips! Smoke till 120*IT then sear about a min flip min flip min flip min flip to get great grill marks. Best of both worlds.

 

dirtsailor2003

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Oct 4, 2012

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• Jul 29, 2015

• #3

I like to run my smoker Round 180. Gets more smoke. Once the tri tip hits an IT of 120 I crank the heat and sear it off! Yumm!

 

jeepdiver

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Jul 16, 2007

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Highlands Ranch, CO (South Denver)

• Jul 29, 2015

• #4

Yep reverse sear it. You can look up fast eddy tri tip and his directions work perfect on my pg500. You will have to adjust for your smoker/grill

 

californiasmoke

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Jul 29, 2015

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• Jul 29, 2015

• #5

I sometimes give tri tip some smoke at 225 for 30 min, but the actual cook is done at the "medium" setting on the traeger -- about 350 degrees.  I think that cut is better cooked faster, more like a steak.  We do a lot of tri-tip here, 45 min to an hour at 350 and I generally hit a nice medium or medium rare mark.

 

bigtrain74

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• Jul 30, 2015

• #6

I prefer the 225-240 range for my tri tip.

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