What do you do with the skinney end of a beef tenderloin...🤔

[Breadhead]

You can trim it off and chop it up for shik-ka-bobs. You can chop it and make tacos or grind it for burgers.

Or... you can wrap it with silicon rubber bands that are used to tie meat together instead of using butcher's twine. I saw them on Amazon once and decided I can use those. I was thinking what am I going to do with this 1.6 pounds of meat and remembered I bought those handy dandy ties.

I trimmed the meat and got rid of the silver skin and dry brined it last night. Today I used the silicon ties and folded the meat so it was shaped in a thick rectangle, about 2" thick. I was thinking I'll reverse sear this piece of meat like it was a Filet Mignon.🤔 So I fired up the 26" Weber kettle and put the funny looking steak on.

I baked it at 250° until the IT was 120°. Then I used my BBQ Dragon to get the briquettes in the SnS to Warp 10 searing temperature. While the briquettes were getting fired up I removed the silicon ties and bound the steak together with toothpicks to hold it together while I seared it.

Everything turned out nicely...👌

[ecowper]

That looks awesome! Love the baked potato, too

[ecowper]

Breadhead that's really cool. My favorite bar in seattle is at The Metropolitan Grill, know the head bartender really well. He has taught me how to make several drinks over the years, including a killer Old Fashioned .... love guys like that. Very old school.

[Breadhead]

I've dined at the Metropolitan Grill numerous times. My son and I come up there once a year to watch a Seahawks game and we always go there after the game. We actually prefer to sit at the bar to dine.

[ecowper]

My wife and I love eating in the bar at The Met ... you should let me know when you're coming next time

[Spinaker]

I was thinking Kabobs. Then I started reading and I thought you were going to go to Meat Glue! But the silicone bands are much better.

[Breadhead]

I saw those on an Amazon pop up advertisement and thought... I need those! They worked for this cook. They're great for tying together the meat you are going to smoke low and slow.

[Spinaker]

I like to use those on butts when the butcher gets lazy when removing the bone. The bands always help. Breadhead

[Thunder77]

I just used those bands on a pork loin that Butterflied then rolled the other night. I love them.

[Willy]

I remember Alton Brown using parts (not sure which parts) of a trimmed tenderloin to make Philly Cheese steaks.

[Spinaker]

Now that would be tasty.

[Potkettleblack]

He uses the chain for the cheese steaks and yes, it works out GREAT!

AB does a similar fold for the tail, but churasco is a worthwhile use, as well.

[RonB]

Looks like a winner to me.