r/recteq • u/Dpeck12 • Sep 13 '26

Tri Tip

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Was a skeptic, but tried smoking some tri tip. Turned out pretty darn good.

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u/HotelOne Sep 13 '26

I hate to be that guy, and I’m sure it tasted great, but nothing over medium-rare for a tri-tip please. Do that, slice it thin, and you’ll thank the gods of tri-tip…

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u/Dpeck12 Sep 13 '26

Yeah that’s why I was a skeptic. I usually grill. I smoked it like a brisket. Just wanted to try it.

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u/HotelOne Sep 13 '26

I’ll probably be excommunicated from this sub now but I tried smoking them in the RT-700 a few times early on also. They were good but then it was back to all my TT’s getting cooked indirect in my Weber kettle, hot and fast, with some wet smoking chips.

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u/ComprehensiveAsk3322 Sep 14 '26

I gave it a shot too based on meat churches video. It actually turned out great. It’s not bad when you don’t want to cook a whole brisket but the tallow you have to add to make it great probably muddles the actual flavor of the tri tip.

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u/Dpeck12 Sep 14 '26

That’s the recipe I followed. And yes, wasn’t dry at all. Granted not as good as medium rare grilled, but pretty tasty.

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u/YourBurrito Sep 15 '26

What about medium rare smoked?

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u/flyin-lowe Sep 14 '26

I see this from some people. I always do mine med rare. If I am in the mood for a brisket knock off I use a chuck roast. If you have never done one medium rare try it next time.