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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Pellet Grills and Smokers => Topic started by: muebe on August 11, 2012, 03:26:27 PM

Title: My Tri-Tip thinks it's a Brisket ;)
Post by: muebe on August 11, 2012, 03:26:27 PM: So I had a Tri-Tip in the freezer that was rubbed with "Money" rub before freezing...

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And time to fire up my new AMZ tube smoker loaded with Hickory pellets...

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Put the still frozen tri-tip in the Memphis with it off and the tube smoke going for a little cold smoke time. Time was 5:30am

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After 30 minutes I fired up the Memphis to 240F and let it thaw. After a couple hours I put in the meat probe. Once it hit a IT of 130F at 9:00am I pulled it out...

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Then I applied some "Happy Ending" rub, Butter, and Garlic into tightly wrapped foil. Then back onto the Memphis on the lower shelf and bumped the temp up to 260F...

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I pulled it off at 10:30am when the IT was at 200F. I let it rest in the microwave for an hour before slicing...

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Tube smoker did a fantastic job and created smoke for 5 hours. It was still smoking when I pulled the Tri-Tip off. I got a complete burn inside the tube ;)

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Now it was time to carve...

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Plated with cup of drippings and potato bites...

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Was very tender with a great smoke flavor. Could have easily mistaken it for a 10 hour plus brisket. Cooking it to this high of a internal temperature went against everything I have done with Tri-Tip before. But I have to say it was simply outstanding!

Thanks for looking!
Title: Re: My Tri-Tip thinks it's a Brisket ;)
Post by: mikecorn.1 on August 11, 2012, 03:40:03 PM: Man that does look good. Nice ring on it. :)
Title: Re: My Tri-Tip thinks it's a Brisket ;)
Post by: Keymaster on August 11, 2012, 03:45:45 PM: Nice job Mike!! Looks like a Brisketa to me all cooked up with that super smoke ring :)
Title: Re: My Tri-Tip thinks it's a Brisket ;)
Post by: sparky on August 11, 2012, 04:13:19 PM: love it. tri>brisket looks very yummy. :)
Title: Re: My Tri-Tip thinks it's a Brisket ;)
Post by: smokeasaurus on August 11, 2012, 05:38:04 PM: If I would have only seen the money shot I would have sworn it was a brisket!!!!

200 internal!!! I never would have had the gazonies to try that...but I will now!!
Title: Re: My Tri-Tip thinks it's a Brisket ;)
Post by: TentHunteR on August 11, 2012, 05:50:52 PM: You've just gotta love a good steak with an identity crisis! ;)
Title: Re: My Tri-Tip thinks it's a Brisket ;)
Post by: ACW3 on August 12, 2012, 09:46:45 AM: Now that I have located some tri-tip here in NC, I may have to give this a try. I'll cook it just like my brisket, with mopping sauce and all. Great looking muebe!!

Art
Title: Re: My Tri-Tip thinks it's a Brisket ;)
Post by: smokeasaurus on August 12, 2012, 11:38:56 AM: OK, I slept on it and still cant believe a Tri-tip cooked past 130 can be tender!! I can hardly wait for em to go on sale again cause i am going to give it a whirl.

Bet the good folks in Santa Maria, California didn't sleep well last night!!
Title: Re: My Tri-Tip thinks it's a Brisket ;)
Post by: muebe on August 12, 2012, 01:41:24 PM: Quote from: smokeasaurus on August 12, 2012, 11:38:56 AM
OK, I slept on it and still cant believe a Tri-tip cooked past 130 can be tender!! I can hardly wait for em to go on sale again cause i am going to give it a whirl.

Bet the good folks in Santa Maria, California didn't sleep well last night!!

Smoke I was shocked but it does!

The next one I am going to try a 205F IT :o
Title: Re: My Tri-Tip thinks it's a Brisket ;)
Post by: smokeasaurus on August 12, 2012, 02:15:35 PM: You are a wild man Muebe!!!!!! ;D
Title: Re: My Tri-Tip thinks it's a Brisket ;)
Post by: Old Hickory on August 12, 2012, 06:04:01 PM: My tri-tip came off @131* IT last night. After FTC 1 1/2 hr cut and sliced . Still hot, rare, and tender. Can't say I am ever going to change on this, and my brisket does go to 190* IT. When I find something I really like I stay with it. I know the saying "No guts, no glory". Yep, I know i'm boring, but I do eat good,--- and so do you.
Title: Re: My Tri-Tip thinks it's a Brisket ;)
Post by: Wing Commander on August 13, 2012, 04:31:02 AM: I've seen several recipes for tri-tip cooked to an IT of 200F, yet, but never tried it. I guess, I'll give it a try next time! Looks great, muebe!