My first Tri Tip

[HawkerXP]

Looks great!

[Spinaker]

Beefy Nirvana! I love me some Tri-Tip!

[surfdog]

Being in SoCal, my first inclination is to reply with a completely factious, "Well, yeah." LOL It’s just such a normal/regular thing here that it’s always kind of amazing that it isn’t on the menu everywhere.

Yours looks great.

My fave "go to" is the traditional salt, pepper, and garlic...cooked with coast live oak (Quercus Agrifolia), one of about 50 varieties of "red oak" if I can remember to have it on hand. Simple & tasty.

[Santamarina]

Looks great! Here in California tri-tip is plentiful, and I cook it often. Reverse sear is perfect on this cut. I usually take it to ~115°F before searing. BBBR is fantastic. Traditional Santa Maria rub is salt, pepper, and garlic. Can’t go wrong either way, though I never use a rub with sugar on beef.

Now that youve tried it, you’ll find yourself cooking more of them than you imagined!

[Attjack]

I'm pretty sure I got this from seriouseats.com I love this on a tri-tip.

1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander seed
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dark or light brown sugar
2 medium cloves garlic, minced (about 2 teaspoons)
1 tablespoon Kosher salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

[RonB]

That looks very good.

[Fire Art]

Tri tip is the Bomb

[Old Glory]

Thanks guys! I thought it would be chewy like London Broil. This was very tender and super flavorful. I am amazed I haven't tried this before.

I actually took it off at 127. Worked out well!

[FireMan]

Yup, homerun in first at bat. 👍👍👍

[ecowper]

CaptainMike Tri-Tip is so big and beefy that something like BBBR is great on it. BUT I prefer to just lightly do S/P/G and let the beef stand on its own :-)

[Bumby]

Old Glory those of us on the East Coast in the know are...

[CaptainMike]

S&P&GP never fail. I have some really good SM rubs, but haven't thought of using BBBR, I will next time. Also, Mrs. O'Leary's Cow Crust would be good, maybe better.

[CaptainMike]

Oh man, at first I thought you might overshoot the cook with your plan, but dang that is how it's done my Brother!!!!

[Oakgrovebacon]

O so Beefy! Tri-tip is a treat, yours looks great!

[ecowper]

Beautiful looking tri-tip! if you want to be totally Santa Maria style .... crusty bread, piquito beans, green salad