That first pic makes me proud to be human

That looks amazing. Great job!

That is a very nice lookin TT, even before cooking. Jeezo man you picked a winner.

those snake river farms american wagyu tri tips are always a winner. i’ve probably done about 10 of them now and they’re always perfect

I’m a big fan of SRF. I’ve got a pretty enormous AW picanha in my deep freeze right now. I’ll have to give their TT a shot too.

i’ve done several picanhas. great flavor. are you based out of idaho?

Nope

where are you getting srf?

I ordered it? They shipped it. Do they not do that anymore?

no they do. kinda forgot that was a thing lol

All good! I’ve heard of stores carrying it on the shelf but have yet to see that in-person.

My gf is Brazilian, and she’s learned to find some local Brazilian shops that sell it (alongside all sorts of brazilian foods and products). About $12/lb, but high quality. You might also look for a Costco Business Center — the one around here sells them (as culotte). About $6/lb. Slightly less reliable quality than the premium ones mentioned above, but still our go-to. And still mega delicious.

yea i’ve never tried ordering it. i’m fortunate that i’m from the city srf is from but i’m sure there’s a way larger selection online

Cook temp and time?

Yes! If I’m being honest tri tip might be my favorite thing to get from SRF

their brisket is pretty solid too



I wanna try making tri tips after watching this

very easy. 225 until 125-130, then sear on a hot cast iron with clarified butter or tallow

Thanks OP. I’m also super impressed with the cut

That sounds easy…. Must try

About how long did it take to reach 125-130°? I’m going to make a couple this weekend alongside some ribs but I’d like them to finish about the same time. I’ll obviously go to temp, but curious on a range of time. Thanks. Looks great!

like an hour and a half. very fast cook. just make sure you don’t overcook before the sear

AI can't do that shit

damn right

Very impressive, consistent slicing there

Everything here looks amazing but that slicing job in the first pic is just 

Hot damn that looks tasty

Good lord, that looks so good it should be illegal... or in my mouth.

Lovely

I never see “tri tip” in the store. Anyone know does it go by another name on the east coast that I should look for?

bottom sirloin

I believe, unless things have changed, you can only get a full tri tip out West. I grew up in the East, never saw a tri rip roast, moved west and they were very popular. Moved back East and do not see them around. I do see tri tip steak tips which are essentially a roast cut into strips. If you are in the East you probably need to order it online.

Doing 2 on Sunday. Hope they turn out looking this good.

i bet they will. i did two in one cook a month ago it turned out amazing

They turned out great. Did one to 150 for my wife and daughters, the other to 130 for me.

this is the way

My favorite thing to smoke. Yours looks amazing.

thanks me too!

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Dumb question I know, but what does a smoked tri-tip taste like? It is more on the steak side or brisket side?

steak for sure. tri tip is a very lean cut. i like mine more on the rare side

Amazing cook! And that's also an interesting way to cut a Tri Tip. Without seeing the meat grain I'm curious on if some parts were less tender than others? Cutting a Tri-tip across the grain is the difference between amazing and this is chewy. All Tri-tips are different but I've never seen one cut this way. Interested because you may have found a way to make more uniform cuts of Tri-tip vs the normal 3 cut method where you have a 2 sections of oddly sized slices, but they're very tender.

thanks! it’s just a very high quality cut. also i’ve only ever seen tri tip sliced like this. how do you slice tri tip?

This really is beautiful. I'm doing one tomorrow. What is that rub you used?

traeger prime rib rub. super good

Nice! Thanks man. It really looks perfect.

no problem best of luck. pretty sure i put the directions somewhere in the comments if you need

Neighbor gave me a traeger junior elite and followed your comments for my first cook. Came out amazing.

glad to hear it!