Tri-tip

[chilerelleno]

I had to hound my local butcher to order tri-tip, no one carries it down here.
He finally got it in and buying a whole cryo-pack got it under $5.LB.
Good news is he says he can get it on demand now.

 

[sandyut]

That is a great deal man! I LOVE tri-tip!

 

[idahopz]

Nice - my wife loves ground tri-tip for burgers - she says they are the best tasting burgers she has ever eaten. Currently priced at $3.08 at the local Cash and Carry, which is cheaper than the nasty ground meat we can get at the grocery stores.

 

[fajitapot]

Near as I can tell the sirloin tip is actually a beef round cut next to the sirloin. Another name for it is the round tip roast. Calling it a sirloin is probably a marketing ploy. A sirloin tip roast is MUCH leaner than a tri tip.

FWIW, Sirloin Tip comes off the round, it's also called Knuckle. It's the muscle immediately above the knee cap (and yes, very lean, not tender, and best used for Jerky). Tri Tip comes off the top of the Top Sirloin (part of the Drop Loin which also includes the NY Strip, Bavette, and Tenderloin), and is part of the "Sirloin Cap". The other half of the Sirloin Cap is the Culotte (aka the VERY popular "Picanha" in Brazil). Together they make up what are essentially the love handles of the steer. I can recommend some excellent cutting manuals if anyone is so inclined. For those asking confused butchers for Tri Tips, I highly recommend double checking that they don't give you Culotte, they are definitely not the same but often sold interchangeably outside of California (inadvertently).

 

[h8that4u]

WinCo in Utah has these on sale for $3.48/lb this week.