thick cut top serloin

[pike]

i had planed on smoking this for a short time and finish on the grill but that didn't happen. finished it in the smoker,

hickory and around 3 hrs at a 200 temp
pulled it when it got to 137

By null at 2010-04-27

By null at 2010-04-27

By null at 2010-04-27

 

[rdknb]

wow that looks great I bet it tasted wonderful

 

[mythmaster]

It looks too rare for me, but that's just me

 

[DougE]

If it were me, I would have left it on a little longer but it looks great other than that.

 

[njmjeep]

Looks fantastic! Cooked through on the smoker is one thing haven't done, guess it's steak this weekend.

 

[pike]

granted it looks rare but it wasn't red rare, just very pink all the way through, i could have left it in longer and it would of had a lighter pink color, say if i had pulled it at a temp of 139--140 it would have been a lighter color.

thats from the low temp, it gives alot more pink in the center and you can control that better.
now if i had the smoker set at 250 and pulled it when it hit 139, the pink layer would have been much thinner, thats why i like lower temps for steaks and it works with any cut of steak.
all you need is a good smoker therm, and a good meat therm,

this chart is for a smoker temp of 250

Well done 160------169
Medium well 149------159
Medium 139-------148
Medium Rare 130-------138
Rare 121-----129
Very rare 113

it still works for a 200 temp too, i pulled mine at 137 and you can see its still in those ranges.

 

[treegje]

Wow excellent job that had to be good

 

[caveman]

That is a serious cut of meat there. Glad you enjoyed.

 

[mythmaster]

Yeah, me too. I think that some steaks or stuffed burgers would be awesome smoked with some mesquite.

BTW, I'm laughing so hard at that pic of Carl! I miss me some ATHF -- guess I need to find the DVD's.

 

[pops6927]

A tad bit well done for me, but great job! (still like hearing it 'mmmoooooo' when you stick the fork in...

). Used to stand at the block and when a nice looking loin would pass through trim off a little to try..

 

[rbranstner]

Looks great. I have been waiting to smoke some steaks.

 

[ak1]

I'd eat it!

Nice job.