First time of doing a Tri Tip.  Bought it from our local Fareway store for $3.99 lb. I know the meat manager and was buying some T-Bones and he recommended the Tri Tip. I've never done one, so what the heck. It weighed 2.75 lbs.  My normal kosher salt and black pepper 50/50 mix went on it.  Put in on my DB for 1.5 hours at 150. I thought my DB was calibrated at 200 but it was more like 235!!  I just let it go for two hours at that temp. I never probed it for IT temp.  The flavor was outstanding!! By the time you take all the fat off a $2.96 /lb brisket, the cost I think would be close to be equal. No fat to trim off. Better flavor than brisket. I was really impressed by how tender it was!! It was pull apart tender. Going back today to get 4 more while on still on sale.  Just a great cut of beef!

Looks very good. Is that a sauce or glaze on it?

looks wonderful.  Love Tri Tip smoked

   

tri tip is definitely a winner for for all sorts of meals, rare to trisket.  Montreal, S&P, Santa Maria, even marinade.  Just a great cut of meat and for our house, the "tip" goes to my wife as she wants hers well done.   

On to your point.   We get Costco Tri-Tip and when it's $5.99 I'm stocking up.   $7.99 seems to be pretty normal, and I've seen $9.99.   Crazy all around.  At $3.99 ... my freezer would be full.

DK

You and Daniel Boone did a great job on that.

Thanks All!!  There is no glaze on it. Just the salt and pepper along with the smoke on it.

Just got almost 12 pounds worth. I would have gotten more but our freezer if full already.

Thanks All!!  There is no glaze on it. Just the salt and pepper along with the smoke on it.

Looks like a nice juicy outer finish on the bark

I haven't cooked one for a couple of years.
I think I am way overdue.
Better go get one.

Great looking tri tip!  Wish I stumbled onto a price like that. Doubt I ever will since tri tip is not very common in my area.

Tri tip is rare around me.  Walmart has it sometime.  Right now one store has it for $7.42/lb.  I'm very jealous.

Tri tip is rare around me.  Walmart has it sometime.  Right now one store has it for $7.42/lb.  I'm very jealous.

Same here, don't find them often.

tri tip is definitely a winner for for all sorts of meals, rare to trisket.  Montreal, S&P, Santa Maria, even marinade.  Just a great cut of meat and for our house, the "tip" goes to my wife as she wants hers well done.   

On to your point.   We get Costco Tri-Tip and when it's $5.99 I'm stocking up.   $7.99 seems to be pretty normal, and I've seen $9.99.   Crazy all around.  At $3.99 ... my freezer would be full.

DK

That's about what they go for at our local meat market too.  I think it's a wonderful cut of meat.