Wesman61
is Blowin Smoke!
I like top sirloin better. I'm from Lompoc, CA about 25 miles from Santa Maria so I'm very familiar with Santa Maria style BBQ. I've burned lots of red oak. I know SM style BBQ. But to be honest I'd rather buy top sirloin blocks and cut them up into tri-tip sized roast and bbq them instead. At Cash and Carry I can get angus TS for cheaper than tri-tip. I cut some into steaks and leave some bigger chunks for SM style. I smoked a tri-tip today and it was ok.