Dinner was great - the smoking was a disaster!
Tried using a smoker box on my Genesis 3-burner again, probably for the last time. 2 handfuls of cherry chips on the only lit burner, and a mess of tri-tip cuts off to the right. I couldn't keep the grill under 260 and had to keep venting the hood to lower the temp and let the extremely heavy smoke dissipate. After about 20 minutes, the whole box caught fire and I had to take it out.
Once it was out, I was able to keep the grill at 230. Left it like that until internal temp of 120, then I cranked it for a reverse sear and put some corn on the left hand side. Half of the meat was marinated in Lawry's Teriyaki (my wife and son's favorite), the other half just salt and my own rub. Straight medium for them, medium rare for me. You could taste the smoke, very light, but it all came out well. But too much hassle and flame to smoke on the Genesis again.
Tried using a smoker box on my Genesis 3-burner again, probably for the last time. 2 handfuls of cherry chips on the only lit burner, and a mess of tri-tip cuts off to the right. I couldn't keep the grill under 260 and had to keep venting the hood to lower the temp and let the extremely heavy smoke dissipate. After about 20 minutes, the whole box caught fire and I had to take it out.
Once it was out, I was able to keep the grill at 230. Left it like that until internal temp of 120, then I cranked it for a reverse sear and put some corn on the left hand side. Half of the meat was marinated in Lawry's Teriyaki (my wife and son's favorite), the other half just salt and my own rub. Straight medium for them, medium rare for me. You could taste the smoke, very light, but it all came out well. But too much hassle and flame to smoke on the Genesis again.
