***November Special: MASTER'S CUT*** "2018 Tri-Tip Master!" Throwdown (Entry & Discussion Thread)

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Our New November Special Throwdown Category is..."2018 Tri-Tip Master!"

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This was Stlsportster's entry in the 2017 Tri-Tip Master Throwdown

MASTER'S CUT CATEGORY DESCRIPTION - READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING:

1. Your entry must consist of Beef Tri-Tip as a primary feature.

2. You must cook the meat using a charcoal and/or wood fired grill or smoker, or over an open wood fire.

3. Only one entry may be submitted per person.

4. You must submit one photo of your cut of meat in raw form, another one while it is on the cooker (note it does not still have to be in raw form while cooking), and one photo of your completed dish. You must include these 3 to showcase the piece of meat, how you're cooking it, and the result. In other words, your entry will include 3 photos, not one. If you submit more than three photos, you MUST indicate which three you want used for judging. You are encouraged to post your full cook thread in QT, and link back here to this entry thread, but you MUST include these three photos in this entry thread.

Here is an example from a previous Master's Cut TD Vote thread of how entries should be submitted:

https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/s...4&postcount=12


5. No sides are allowed. You may however dress your dish with other (edible) items to pull the dish together into one specific entree. For example, with a short rib you could make a bed of salad greens, topped with sliced short rib. However, a short rib or short ribs with a baked potato and/or asparagus on the side is not allowed. The entree you create must stand on its own.


You may submit entries that are cooked from Friday 11/2/18 through the entry submission deadline of 12pm (NOON), Central US Time on Monday 12/3/18.


Entry pictures must be submitted by 12 p.m. (NOON) Central US Time on Monday 12/3/18


Click here to READ THE RULES for the BBQ Brethren Throwdowns...


The winner will get exclusive rights to be called "BBQ Brethren 2018 Tri-Tip Master", which you can feel free to add to your signature, or to proclaim to the world, or have printed on hats, or whatever the heck strikes your fancy. :biggrin1:

Best of luck and even better eats to all!

 
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and I nailed one last night :doh:


Did you take pics, Tom? I posted this entry thread late, so technically, if it was cooked on Friday, Nov. 2 or later, you can enter this.
 
I'd like to do that.

Sadly, our Costco is cutting up all the bloody Tri-Tip into strips now and I can't get then any other way. It's a crime!




Bill, see if someone from the butcher dept. will get you some whole tri-tips before they slice them up. This might be a possibility if they are slicing the tri-tips on premises...
 
I'd like to do that.

Sadly, our Costco is cutting up all the bloody Tri-Tip into strips now and I can't get then any other way. It's a crime!

I was a Epping (Vic) Costco last week and saw the steaks, so as I usually do, I got the attention of someone in the butchery section who asked someone in charge and I was offered a pack of four tri-tips, but took just two, they are the biggest i've ever seen. They used to do this at Docklands for me to so next time ask the question. Tri-tip steaks - baloney!
 
Tri-Tip is one of those cuts that have a hard time making their way up to the Northeast. I'll see if I can dig some up.

Might be a good excuse to over-pay online :wink:
 
Y'know, haven't cooked a Tri-Tip in a while . . .
 
Well shoot...
I just happened to cook up a prime TT on Saturday (the third I believe)...Got great pics of an awesome meal...But no raw pics...WTF? Raw pics???
 
Looking forward to this but, Bugger they're like unicorn filets in Central PA! I can get them at Wegmans on the reg but, they laugh all the way to the bank! Farkers! They won't be laughing when all the TGI Farker type chains offer it. Won't be long before we see Hog, lamb and goat tri-tip. McTri-Tip sandwiches Yo!:cry:
 
I was a Epping (Vic) Costco last week and saw the steaks, so as I usually do, I got the attention of someone in the butchery section who asked someone in charge and I was offered a pack of four tri-tips, but took just two, they are the biggest i've ever seen. They used to do this at Docklands for me to so next time ask the question. Tri-tip steaks - baloney!

Thanks Gary,

I'll ask.

When they first started doing this a few years ago, I did enquire and I was told this was the way they were coming into the store. Told them I'd never buy them like this and that they should simply put out a little helpful pamphlet in the fridge area on how to grill Tri-tip as at the time, it was still pretty new in Melbourne and local people didn't know. They never did anything about it of course. What would I know!:loco:
 
My first tri-tip in 15+ years as they're not readily available in my area. Had to order these bad boys from Kentucky. The one on the right met the fire last night...

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A dusting of Tony C's topped off with Carne Crosta and onto the grate she went. The absence of DST hinders good cook pics during the week. Still, that's a pretty cool color from the coals getting picked up by my camera.

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The money shot...

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I cooked this one on 11/3, so I'll enter it the best I can with the pics I got as I didn't know about this thread until today. Here is the original Qtalk thread https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=266468

Used Oakridge Carne Crosta. Smoked first on the GMG Daniel Boone until 115 internal, about an hour. Rested for 10 minutes. Seared on my Weber cast iron in butter for about a minute each side until 125 internal. Rested another ten minutes. Sliced. Enjoyed.

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Here’s my entry;

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I made my own rub using black, pink, white and Szechuan peppers and salt.

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Reverse seared over charcoal with apple wood smoke.

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I’ve been cooking tri-tip for a few years now, and I reckon this was one of the best. The four pepper and salt rub was awesome and it’s what I’ve been using on my briskets lately.
 
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