Picked up some of the Kirkland charcoal and some tri tip which is on sale this weekend. I decided to do a California/Texas fusion BBQ, I seasoned the tri tips with Santa Maria seasonings, and smoked them at 350f with some charcoal and post oak. They're resting now, I'm just killing time waiting for the mac n cheese to finish. My kids are ravenous, they look as if they will murder me for tri tip.
The Kirkland charcoal held up well for the time that I had it going, I lit it 30 minutes prior to grilling to see how hard it would be to hold a temp. In total I cooked for about 1 hour and 45 minute's with one chimney worth of coals. I have to say that I am impressed. I did do something different though. I inverted the dumb sear baskets that the Webers come with, instead of leaving them flush with the sides of the grill. I turned them around and left a gap between them and the center of the grill. I filled this gap with old coals, I finally got the baskets to work well for me.
- G