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Tri tip was my first smoke. Used oak for the smoke, took it to an IT of 140* which is a little more on the medium well side. Decent quality meat at Costco.
Oh the goddess of steaks! Lots of ways to smoke them. Low slow hot fast, just be careful to not over cook. Cook to internal temp that you like. We like ours rare medium rare so cook them to 130-135 IT. Pull wrap in foil and let rest for 30-45 minutes then slice and serve. Cherry and pecan is my goto wood for smoking beef. Make some smokey Au jus at the same time and you'll have the best tri tip sandwee!