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DRGinLBC said:
Smoked a 3lb Tri-Tip last weekend. Simple marinade for 24 hours:

- Soy sauce
- Beer
- Garlic cloves

I thought it would take about 2 1/2 - 3 hours to smoke at 230. Only took 1hr 40. WTH! Either way, best Tri-Tip I've ever made. Used these:

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What internal temp did you take it to?
 
it shouldn't take tri-tips that long. I've had mine done in an hour or less. keep the smoker's temp under 250. 230 is ideal.

when i.t. gets to 135 I add more hot coals to the basket then sear both sides of the tri-tips on the bottom rack til the i.t. hits 150. it should be crusty on the outside and juicy m.r. on the inside. cut the beast in half then, lengthwise, slice the meat thin.
 
BeerMan said:
it shouldn't take tri-tips that long. I've had mine done in an hour or less. keep the smoker's temp under 250. 230 is ideal.

when i.t. gets to 135 I add more hot coals to the basket then sear both sides of the tri-tips on the bottom rack til the i.t. hits 150. it should be crusty on the outside and juicy m.r. on the inside. cut the beast in half then, lengthwise, slice the meat thin.
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wouldn't 150 be medium, and then wouldn't it push to medium well during rest? I'll have to give it a shot, never smoked tri-tip.
 
nosoupforyou said:
wouldn't 150 be medium, and then wouldn't it push to medium well during rest? I'll have to give it a shot, never smoked tri-tip.
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Lots of tri tips to look at earlier in this thread. You can also cook it similar to a brisket and take it to 200. I just tried one that someone else had cooked that way and it was pretty good.
 
Wood chips - to soak or not to soak?

I used to always soak my wood chips and put them in my smoker box because, well because everyone said you were supposed to and I guess it kind of made sense. Recently I started reading that soaking wood chips is nothing but a waste of time and fuel as the wood doesn't absorb much water and the water itself needs to evaporate before combustion can happen. Soaking them just delays the smoke. So over the last couple months I've been skipping the soak and I gotta say, I wish I had figured this out much earlier. I'm getting a ton more smoke, getting it much earlier, and by just monitoring the heat I'm actually getting less flare-ups because I don't have to crank up my burners to get the smoke started.

Anybody else's thoughts?

Don't Soak Your Wood. This Myth Is Busted.
 
Salty Dog said:
Wood chips - to soak or not to soak?

I used to always soak my wood chips and put them in my smoker box because, well because everyone said you were supposed to and I guess it kind of made sense. Recently I started reading that soaking wood chips is nothing but a waste of time and fuel as the wood doesn't absorb much water and the water itself needs to evaporate before combustion can happen. Soaking them just delays the smoke. So over the last couple months I've been skipping the soak and I gotta say, I wish I had figured this out much earlier. I'm getting a ton more smoke, getting it much earlier, and by just monitoring the heat I'm actually getting less flare-ups because I don't have to crank up my burners to get the smoke started.

Anybody else's thoughts?

Don't Soak Your Wood. This Myth Is Busted.
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I'm with Meathead on that one. I dont see the point.
 
I used to soak, never again. takes too long to get the smoke going from my perspective.
 
Salty Dog said:
Wood chips - to soak or not to soak?

I used to always soak my wood chips and put them in my smoker box because, well because everyone said you were supposed to and I guess it kind of made sense. Recently I started reading that soaking wood chips is nothing but a waste of time and fuel as the wood doesn't absorb much water and the water itself needs to evaporate before combustion can happen. Soaking them just delays the smoke. So over the last couple months I've been skipping the soak and I gotta say, I wish I had figured this out much earlier. I'm getting a ton more smoke, getting it much earlier, and by just monitoring the heat I'm actually getting less flare-ups because I don't have to crank up my burners to get the smoke started.

Anybody else's thoughts?

Don't Soak Your Wood. This Myth Is Busted.
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I never soak anymore....I soaked and used a smoke box and realized by soaking it simply took far longer to get them soaking than when not soaking. At root, to get smoke the wood must first heat...and by soaking you are merely prolonging the time it takes to get the wood going.
 
nosoupforyou said:
wouldn't 150 be medium, and then wouldn't it push to medium well during rest? I'll have to give it a shot, never smoked tri-tip.
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you're right, I was a bit off. take it to 110-120, then sear both sides over high heat to almost crusty black, taking the tri tip to around 130.
 
I got one of those huge syringes and injected a chicken with butter and spices and it is amazing. Every bite has flavor!
 
I made spareribs for the first time. Went with memphis dust for the rub and apple wood chunks for the smoke. Tried the 3-2-1 method and ended up closer to 4-1.5-10min.

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Ended up with quite the bounty after i trimmed the ribs.

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Am I doing something wrong? Another Tri-Tip tonight. 230 in the smoker...was done in 1hr 10min. Seems to fast to me. Didn't even have enough time to get a good smoke.
 
DRGinLBC said:
Am I doing something wrong? Another Tri-Tip tonight. 230 in the smoker...was done in 1hr 10min. Seems to fast to me. Didn't even have enough time to get a good smoke.
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Mine take about that long as well. They always have a good smoke flavor to em.
 
Did the simple ribs, 4 hr smoke, 45 min in the foil.
Daughter said it was way better than restaurant ribs!
Glad I bought the traeger, so easy to use.
 
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DRGinLBC said:
Am I doing something wrong? Another Tri-Tip tonight. 230 in the smoker...was done in 1hr 10min. Seems to fast to me. Didn't even have enough time to get a good smoke.
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Have not tried a tri tip yet. I usually smoke a bit lower than that, around 180-190. just my 2 cents. again have not tried it yet.
 
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