Smoking a tri tip

[lundster]

Hi I am new to the world of smoking meat and was wondering.....What kind of wood should I use for a marinating tri tip and do I wet smoke it and for how long and at what temp

 

[scarbelly]

When I smoke TriTips I use all different kinds of wood. I have some Old Wine Barrel that I like a lot.

The rest of your question is going to depend on what kind of smoker you have and how big the TriTip is.  I generally figure about an hour per pound at 250 and I have the AMNS lit on both ends to give me a good amount of smoke

 

[lundster]

I have a masterbuilt electric smoker and is smoking a marinated tri tip a good idea or should I just grill it

 

[venture]

The tradition in Santa Maria was to grill it over red oak.  Someone has told me the California Red Oak is more correctly called a Coastal Oak or something like that.

I grill most of mine, but they will smoke up nicely, too.

Oak, Hickory or Mesquite would all work well, as would most any wood with a little strength to it.

Good luck and good good smoking.

 

[SmokinAl]

What ever you decide use a temp probe & if you want med./rare pull it out at 135 IT.

Don't overcook it.

It's such a great cut of meat.

 

[meateater]

Yup take it to 135 and enjoy, that's a great cut of beef . I like using hickory myself.