WTF is up with Tri Tip these days? - Page 2

gaspipe1 · 03-10-2013, 10:06 PM

I'm sorry, I think it's my fault. I been making this and it's so dam easy and soooo farking good I haven't been able to shut up about it. I'll screw my next one up, hopefully this cut will go back under the radar.

To be honest I think this is better then some of the cuts people have mentioned in this thread. I wud take it over a strip steak. Not a porterhouse, but a ribeye hands down. I just like it that much.

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JohnHB · 03-10-2013, 10:10 PM

If you actually paid a realistic fair price for your meat you wouldn't have to subsidise your farmers so much.
John

retired trucker · 03-10-2013, 11:42 PM

Reminds me of flank steak. We used to get it cheaper than hamburger, and then Fajitas got popular and now it is as pricy as sirloin. Oh well, at least pork is dropping in price in my area. Pork fajitas anyone?

hawkluvbeer · 03-11-2013, 12:01 AM

I go to the butcher, and ask for it, and they look at me cross eyed? I'm not smart enough to explain it to them.

Aussiemeatman · 03-11-2013, 05:26 AM

Just had Hodedo here in Oz and made my eyes water at how cheap your pork butts were. But we have you on this one. No one knows about tri tip here. Can get high choice trimmed for about $4/pound

haven · 03-11-2013, 07:16 AM

I think Bobby Flay had something to do with the popularity of it. He uses it quite often on his show "BBQ addict"

DerHusker · 03-11-2013, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawkluvbeer

I go to the butcher, and ask for it, and they look at me cross eyed? I'm not smart enough to explain it to them.

Not sure if you can get them to watch a YouTube video but if you watch this video (starting at 9:05) it shows how to cut a Tri-Tip.

Bludawg · 03-11-2013, 02:42 PM

I remember when I could get a rack of spares tor 1.50 and 5 Lb bag of wings for 2.50 If it makes you feel better subtract 43% form the price to get the tru cost since a yankee dollar is only worth 57 cents.

Gnaws on Pigs · 03-11-2013, 02:51 PM

I've only seen one in my life here, and it was like $10 a lb. several years ago. That's why I've never tried it.

cds9333 · 03-11-2013, 05:46 PM

From the university meat sales here, it is currently $7.19/#. A year and a half ago, it was $2.89/#.

Neonnblack · 03-11-2013, 08:26 PM

Thats a sharp knife.

chriscw81 · 03-11-2013, 08:30 PM

If there's a restaurant depot near you get it there in bulk. I got it in Alexandria, VA for 3.99 a pound for trimmed choice. Oh yeah, they were enormous too!

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Q-Dat · 03-11-2013, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbshop

yea, all you out of ca state folks have ruined it for us.
now its near $6 for untrimmed at costco.
i used to buy it regularly but no longer.

Oh yeah well I have one thing to say to that "Louisiana Crawfish Tail Meat $20/lb"

Manimal · 03-11-2013, 11:09 PM

I get it for 3.29lb all day long for Choice. our local Staters sells select for 5.99 trimmed or untrimmed.

caseydog · 03-11-2013, 11:25 PM

This forum may be partially to blame for the high price. There is a fair amount of tri-tip worship going on here.

I have never had tri-tip that I actually liked, but I'm guessing it is because I got it at big events in tri-tip country, so it probably wasn't choice meat, and wasn't cooked properly.

It is hard to find here, and pricey, so I haven't taken the plunge. I don't want to pay a bunch of money for "popular" food. My understanding is that proper tri-tip is really good working-class beef. That's what I want.

CD

03-10-2013, 10:06 PM	#16
gaspipe1 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-23-11 Location: Cranford, NJ	WTF is up with Tri Tip these days? I'm sorry, I think it's my fault. I been making this and it's so dam easy and soooo farking good I haven't been able to shut up about it. I'll screw my next one up, hopefully this cut will go back under the radar. To be honest I think this is better then some of the cuts people have mentioned in this thread. I wud take it over a strip steak. Not a porterhouse, but a ribeye hands down. I just like it that much. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-10-2013, 10:10 PM	#17
JohnHB is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-14-12 Location: Sydney NSW	If you actually paid a realistic fair price for your meat you wouldn't have to subsidise your farmers so much. John __________________ John When you stop horsing around it is time to fire up the BBQ & Smoker

03-10-2013, 11:42 PM	#18
retired trucker is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-28-11 Location: Dallas, Georgia	Reminds me of flank steak. We used to get it cheaper than hamburger, and then Fajitas got popular and now it is as pricy as sirloin. Oh well, at least pork is dropping in price in my area. Pork fajitas anyone? __________________ Webber 22 1/2 OTG Gold, UDS, rusted out chimney, Red Lavatools Thermowand, Maverick ET 732, 1950 model wife. Walking cane to help me get around.

03-11-2013, 02:42 PM	#23
Bludawg somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx	I remember when I could get a rack of spares tor 1.50 and 5 Lb bag of wings for 2.50 If it makes you feel better subtract 43% form the price to get the tru cost since a yankee dollar is only worth 57 cents. __________________ I'm a Proxy Vegetarian> Cows eat grass & I eat cows.

03-11-2013, 02:51 PM	#24
Gnaws on Pigs is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-22-10 Location: Smoky Mountains, NC	I've only seen one in my life here, and it was like $10 a lb. several years ago. That's why I've never tried it. __________________ ...Half a yard full of crap to cook on like everybody else... Slow-to-average-speed [COLOR=dimgray]GRAY[/COLOR] Wal-Mart thermometer Just a hungry hillbilly lookin for a dead critter to cook Four [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/group.php?groupid=39"]Zeros[/URL] in one [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=86"][COLOR=red]throwdown[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=red],[/COLOR] baby! :bow:

03-11-2013, 12:01 AM	#19
hawkluvbeer Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 03-10-13 Location: DSM, IA	I go to the butcher, and ask for it, and they look at me cross eyed? I'm not smart enough to explain it to them.

03-11-2013, 05:26 AM	#20
Aussiemeatman Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match. Join Date: 01-10-13 Location: Adelaide	Just had Hodedo here in Oz and made my eyes water at how cheap your pork butts were. But we have you on this one. No one knows about tri tip here. Can get high choice trimmed for about $4/pound

03-11-2013, 07:16 AM	#21
haven Got Wood. Join Date: 02-07-13 Location: Apopka	I think Bobby Flay had something to do with the popularity of it. He uses it quite often on his show "BBQ addict"

03-11-2013, 05:46 PM	#25
cds9333 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-06-08 Location: Manhattan, KS	From the university meat sales here, it is currently $7.19/#. A year and a half ago, it was $2.89/#.

03-11-2013, 08:26 PM	#26
Neonnblack Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-15-13 Location: Reno, NV	Thats a sharp knife.

03-11-2013, 08:30 PM	#27
chriscw81 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-01-12 Location: Fredericksburg, VA	Re: WTF is up with Tri Tip these days? If there's a restaurant depot near you get it there in bulk. I got it in Alexandria, VA for 3.99 a pound for trimmed choice. Oh yeah, they were enormous too! Sent from my Nexus using Tapatalk 2 __________________ [B][I][COLOR=black]A Texan transplant[/COLOR][/I][/B] [B][SIZE=1][COLOR=black]UDS \| [COLOR=blue]Blue[/COLOR] Weber Performer Platinum \| Chargriller Akorn \| 22.5 Weber OTG \| WSJ Gold \| Mini WSM \| Maverick ET-73 \| [COLOR=blue]Blue [/COLOR][COLOR=black]Thermapen \| Maverick PT-100 \|[/COLOR] Gasser(charcoal chimney starter)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B]

03-11-2013, 11:09 PM	#29
Manimal Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 06-07-12 Location: Cherry Valley,Ca	I get it for 3.29lb all day long for Choice. our local Staters sells select for 5.99 trimmed or untrimmed.

03-11-2013, 11:25 PM	#30
caseydog somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-08-10 Location: Texas	This forum may be partially to blame for the high price. There is a fair amount of tri-tip worship going on here. I have never had tri-tip that I actually liked, but I'm guessing it is because I got it at big events in tri-tip country, so it probably wasn't choice meat, and wasn't cooked properly. It is hard to find here, and pricey, so I haven't taken the plunge. I don't want to pay a bunch of money for "popular" food. My understanding is that proper tri-tip is really good working-class beef. That's what I want. CD