Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

Picked up some beef yesterday, a friend with a membership to Restaurant Depot was headed down and I joined in with tri-tip and top sirloin on my mind.

Picked up a bag of select Tri-Tip for $2.94# and Choice Angus Top Sirloin for $4.16#. Not sure what Superior Angus Beef means?



Here is the first tri-tip untrimmed and then all trimmed up, overall I removed 4.25# from the original 19.48# so trimmed like I would usually buy it this came out to $3.76#, good deal. I've made Prime, Choice and Select tri-tips in the past and find Select is just fine for this muscle.





The top sirloin, I pealed off the culotte muscle and trimmed it up similar to the tri-tip and will smoke it the same way I do tri-tips. First shot is the culotte muscle prior to removal. It is actually an extension of a muscle from the round that overlaps across the exterior of the top sirloin which is an extension of the strip loin muscle.



And the trimmed up culotte. I remember someone posting a Brazilian? method of cooking the culotte that sounded interesting but I decided not to try that this time, too late after trimming it up, I remember that method left a heavy fat cap on top.



And finally the rest of the top sirloin, one large roast upper left and some steaks. I left the culotte in the fridge for a nice meal for me and the wife Labor day. One tri-tip is in the fridge for sometime next week and the rest goes to the freezer. Gonna be eating good over the next month. I think I will smoke the roast and then slice it up thin either for basic french dip or maybe Chicago style Italian Beef Sandwich, leaning toward Italian, need to research.

 

Check out this guys post. Might be inspiring.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/multiple-myeloma.480587/page-5#post-18604278

 

Damn rain! Couldn’t reverse sear but cast iron came out damn good! I don’t get prime rib very often but it was on sale!

 

Did a quick google and found either 5 star reviews or 1 star reviews claiming they are actually made in China and a bit of a ripoff? Buyer beware.

 

Not sure about that site but I have those knives and love them. They are a single bevel edge. Super sharp. Can't comment to longevity yet, but if you can find a good price, I'd say go for it.

 

Reading the post above yours makes me... rethink. I'm not sure these are the real deal.

 

as far as the knives or specifically from that site? I got these as a gift so only researched a little after receipt.

 

Would those knives make me a better cook, coz I'm using old Chicago Cutlery? LoL I think I should save my money for more meat! Thanks for the replies fellas.

 

possibly

As long as you sharpen your knives... that's all that really matters. I still rock my Chicago cutlery set from a long time ago

 

Well, I don't know. Never heard of the site, but never heard of the knives either.

 

that site looks sketchy. Other sites (reputable ones) show the set with a COA (certificate of authenticity) which mine came with. It is absent in that site.



from the quick searching I did post acquisition, my hopes are high and so far have been pleased. That could be cause they were free... but either way

 

My knives are sharp as long as I can keep my wife away from them. I used to spend a lot of time sharpening. Now I have a Work Sharp. Best 70 bucks I ever spent. Maybe takes 30 seconds to set the edge back to SHARP.

 

Thanks! I'm not buying them. You guys have an awesome weekend!

 

Was supposed to work 12+ hours all three days and at last second today they canceled job... now I don't know what to do! No wife in town... lots of meat in fridge... lots of Jack Daniels...


I think I have an idea

 

I can't hold a candle to your BBQ, but I could help you out with the Jack.

 

Oh I bet you could .. Jist photographs really well. Kansas is only about 10000 miles of Texas away . I've got a fresh bottle of Jack too

 

If I ever get down that way, I'll bring a jug of top shelf tequila. Might be a long day/night.

 

Very long... Ta-kill-ya and I have a history...

Plus we can talk about how much fun Nuke life was

 

Nothing special, about to fire up the pooper, well OK plug it in... doing a couple of butts for a football gathering tomorrow. Not sure where my Sis got the baby one from. But I’m sure it will be good. I’m going hickory/pecan on this cook, additional pics to follow.

 

Not sure what nuke life was, now I'm nervous.