Did a tri tip tonight and ever since I bought Hardcore carnivore black thanks to tnjake I’ve been hooked. My wife on the other hand is taking some convincing. So I did a tri tip half and half. Half with hardcore and half with SPOG. Both sides turned out great. Cooked to 125* with my inkbird and let rest. (Maybe a little too long while Mac n cheese was finishing. But both sides were good. My wife made some chimichurri sauce with it and it was good go to. A little hickory and it was right on par.