Tri Tip on the Mini for Scarbelly!

[s2k9k]

I bought a whole top sirloin yesterday to make pastrami and there was a surprise in the package....a tri tip! (and some other piece came off too)

It made me think of Gary because I remember he used to smoke a lot of these so I went reading through a lot of his threads (good memories there) and decided to use his Java Rub.

It's on the Mini right now, I'll see ya'll later on tonight!

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• s2k9k
• Feb 9, 2013

 

[smoking b]

Lookin good Dave! 

   Nice tribute to a great man!  

 

[pgsmoker64]

Awsome Dave!  It's kinda hard to smoke anything without remembering Gary and his passion for smoked food!

Very nice memorial....

Bill

 

[michael ark]

Missing gary too. Looks great!

 

[michael ark]

Missing gary too. Looks great!

 

[s2k9k]

Well it came out very good! The Java Rub is amazing! Very interesting flavor profile! I think I used too much though, next time just a light dusting!

I thought I almost ruined it though, I figured it would go about 1.5 hours so I didn't temp it until 1 hour 10 minutes in and it was at 139* so I thought "this thing isn't going to be very rare after it sits in foil for awhile". The Mini was under 220* the whole time so i didn't think it would be done in an hour!

I'll let you all decide if it was rare enough!

Here it is ready to be sliced:

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• s2k9k
• Feb 9, 2013

Is it rare enough?

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• s2k9k
• Feb 9, 2013

And my dinner tonight, yes that is one of Kat's biscuits:

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• s2k9k
• Feb 9, 2013

OK so what's next? Oh yea I have a pastrami curing for next weekend! See ya'll then!

 

[smoking b]

Wow that looks good Dave! 

  

  

          I wish I could run into a tri tip around here...

 

[kevin james]

Man that looks GOOD!!!

What a coinsidence, I'm planning to smoke a Tri Tip tonight too. Only my second attempt. Mine is a small 2.17 lb. What temp should I be shooting for?

Was planning to run the MES30 at 200 and was thinking an hour and a half to IT of 135. Is that too long?

 

[s2k9k]

Thanks B!

They are hard to find around here too. Publix has them sometimes but they want like $8/lb and I'm not paying that.

I was really surprised when I was trimming that sirloin and that was there, I got really excited!!!

 

[s2k9k]

Man that looks GOOD!!!

What a coinsidence, I'm planning to smoke a Tri Tip tonight too. Only my second attempt. Mine is a small 2.17 lb. What temp should I be shooting for?

Was planning to run the MES30 at 200 and was thinking an hour and a half to IT of 135. Is that too long?

I didn't weigh mine but it was probably about the same. I would start checking the IT at an hour. Yea about 135 will be good, mine was 139* when I pulled it and it was still...well you saw the pics!

 

[kevin james]

I didn't weigh mine but it was probably about the same. I would start checking the IT at an hour. Yea about 135 will be good, mine was 139* when I pulled it and it was still...well you saw the pics!

Cool. Thank, If mine turns out looking anywhere near as good as yours looks I'll be very happy :)

 

[kevin james]

Oops... one more question. Do you foil and put in  a cooler for an hour or 2 before slicing?

 

[s2k9k]

Oops... one more question. Do you foil and put in  a cooler for an hour or 2 before slicing?

I foiled it and wrapped a towel around it and just left it on the counter for about 30 or 40 mins.

 

[kevin james]

Cool. Thanks.

 

[kathrynn]

Looks great Dave! :drool

Biscuits look good on that plate too!

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Wow!!! Scarbelly's licking his lips right now!!!  Fantastic tri-tip!!!

 

[pgsmoker64]

You did it again Dave!  Made me hungry.

Bill

 

[venture]

Gary would be proud!

Good luck and good smoking.