Tri-Tip

[bocaoma]

What flavor smoke would work best for a tri-tip?

 

[tommykendall]

what do you generally use for beef?

 

[smokinvic]

hickory or red oak is what I tend to use.

 

[Professor Salt]

Red oak is the classic choice in Central California, but just about anything would work well.

If you're using a heavy smoke flavor like mesquite wood, it would be ok over an open grill. Mesquite wood might get a little acrid tasting for long smoking in a closed cooker unless you go really easy on the wood..

 

[bocaoma]

sirloin tip roast

 

[wlh3]

I perfer oak for my tri tip:icon_bigsmil

 

[jtfisher63]

Oak Oak Oak Oak Oak Oak !!! I love it. I use some red wine oak barrel strips and it's the best IMO. I've used mesquite before and didn't like it and I'm not a mesquite hater either. I use Royal Oak lump and a 3" x 4" or so strip of the oak.

 

[Ron_L]

Pecan is good for beef if you have any.

 

[BBQ Grail]

Avocado

 

[qman]

Ditto^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Oak is my first choice for Grilling tri-tip, or beef in general.
I will use Pecan at times though.

For low and slow, I have been mixing some Cherry in with oak for beef, like chusk roasts, etc.

 

[Norcoredneck]

Cherry and Oak mix is excellent.

 

[bocaoma]

tri-tip

Then, oak it shall be!

Thanx

 

[mbshop]

oak for sure. but my family likes pecan.

 

[HB-BBQ]

Another vote here for oak, I prefer Red or Post myself.