at what IT do you pull tri-tip?

[jerseydrew]

i want to try it and just need to know what temp to cook till? i have been reading everything between 135 and 170 so i have no idea...

 

[s2k9k]

Well it kind of depends on how you like your beef cooked, rare to well will make a big difference in IT's.
I like my beef med/rare so I will take it to 125-130 unless I'm going to give it a hot sear at the end then it only goes to about 120 or a little below.


You noticed I kept saying beef because we don't get tri tips around here and all you people keep showing pics and I am getting really jealous!!!

 

[dirtsailor2003]

I usually pull mine at 130*, we like ours on the rare side.

 

[fwismoker]

I usually pull mine at 130*, we like ours on the rare side.

Ditto on the 130... but then i quick sear on both sides and i finish with around a 140 temp after the sear and rest. 

 

[badmoont2]

135 followed by a quick sear.

 

[smokinhusker]

We just did Tri Tip steaks (looks like they were a roast cut into 3-4 inch width pieces) on the grill last night. Took them to 118° IT then a quick hot sear and let them rest about 10 minutes. They had perfectly done for us. 

I have learned from reading about Tri Tip on here that if you take it much about medium it will toughen up.

 

[pgsmoker64]

I usually pull mine at 130*, we like ours on the rare side.

Yep...130

 

[veryolddog]

I concur with 130 degrees internal temperature. We cook at 250 degrees and it usually is completed in 1 1/2 hours.