First Time Tri-Tip

[Andy Erickson]

For the first time found a piece of Tri-Tip at my local Costco. It was in a pre-marinated bag which I didn't care for, but I'd never seen it before and had to try it. Seared it over the vortex and then off to indirect with a chunk of hickory and oak on the grate. I think I over cooked it by about 5 degrees and it was a tad salty, but all in all really good. Really wish I could just get a plain Tri-Tip next time though.

Washed it down with a homebrewed all citra hopped pale ale.

 

[Robert-R]

Your Tri-Tip looks great!

I can't imagine not being able to buy plain old TTs. They are everywhere around here.

 

[Barb D]

That was a cooked TT. Looks great and ale sounds delicious.

 

[Andy Erickson]

That was a cooked TT. Looks great and ale sounds delicious.

It was raw out of the package, but in a marinate with lots of sodium. Wish I could just find a normal one to cook.

 

[ChuckO]

It was raw out of the package, but in a marinate with lots of sodium. Wish I could just find a normal one to cook.

You TT looks great. Is there a Costco near you? Costco sell TT

 

[Andy Erickson]

You TT looks great. Is there a Costco near you? Costco sell TT

Our costco has never had a normal one in the case with the rest of the meat. Every now and then you might see the one I cooked here in this post. I have never seen or heard of a tri-tip until I joined this board.

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Those marinated tritips at Costco are pretty darned good. Yours looks wonderful.

 

[Rich Dahl]

Andy, I'm on a low sodium diet so I never buy anything pre marinated because of the sodium issue. Don't know where you live but TTs are pretty much a west coast thing. When we lived in California almost every store carried them. Even here in Arizona Costco always has them but the local markets even the big chains don't have them very often.
Although for your first shot at one I think you did fine.

 

[CaseT]

Your tri tip looks perfectly cooked! Too bad you can't get them not marinated.

 

[Michael C.]

Those things are always too salty for me, glad you got a great cook there, Looks very tasty! Nice job!

 

[Bob Ivey]

Have you tried talking to a local butcher shop? I would think they could get them for you. If not, check out Snake River Farms on the web. They are pricey, but they will ship them to you. Also, have you tried talking the the Costco butchers? They might be able to help. Good luck.

 

[Robert T]

Wow the color is awesome. Looks really delicious!

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

I love food!
I don't deny myself salt but, the super high saltiness in almost every one of the pre marinatedhas put me completely off them.

 

[Andy Erickson]

I love food!
I don't deny myself salt but, the super high saltiness in almost every one of the pre marinatedhas put me completely off them.

Yep, I thought this one was too salty myself.