Tri Tip

Tri Tip - ~2.5 lbs

Montreal bbq rub

~3-4 hours from prep to serve

• Prep and light fire (~15 min)

• Prepare tri tip, trim excess fat, apply rub (~15 min)

• Add smoking chunks (apple, pecan, hickory) and setup egg for indirect grilling at 250 (daisy wheel at half petal)

• When egg is set at 250 degrees, put meat on and grill to 125-130 degrees (~45 minutes)

• When meat reaches 130 degrees, pull from grill, wrap in foil, place in cooler and insulate (~1-2 hours, as desired)

• Keep coal alive, but close down egg until ready to grill (daisy wheel at quarter petal or less)

• When ready to grill, remove plate setter and setup egg for direct grilling, revive the coal, open egg up (target ~500 degrees, daisy wheel open)

• Return meat to grill, flip and rotate every few minutes until meat reaches 145-150 degrees (~15 min)

• When meat is done, tent with foil and rest (~10 min)

• Slice thin against the grain and serve