Traeger Tri-Tip - Smoked Tri-Tip Recipe on the pellet grill (2024)

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How long does it take to smoke a tri-tip on a pellet grill? ›

For optimal flavor, use Super Smoke if available. Combine salt and pepper. Season all sides of meat with a heavy coat of the salt and pepper mixture. Place tri-tip directly on the grill grate and cook until it reaches an internal temperature of 130℉, this should take about 60 to 90 minutes.

Once the grill is up to searing temp, sear the tri-tip on each side for approximately 2 minutes, flip, and repeat on the other side. Continue doing this until there's a good crust on the tri-tip and/or your desired finished internal temperature is achieved.

This is a great time to go get the smoker ready. It does not matter whether you are using a stick burner, charcoal, electric, gas or a pellet smoker or even a grill. As long as you set it up with indirect heat and you are getting around 225°F (107°C) at grate level, you can cook this tri-tip successfully.

Place the tri-tip, fat side up, on the lower smoker rack. Insert the attached probe thermometer in the fatter end of the roast. Close the top. Smoke for approximately 2 hours for medium rare.

Our Advice. It will be best to keep the food smoker closed for the whole duration and pick either fat side up or down. If you choose the fat side up, you may end up with a more tender product. If you go for the fat side down, you can retain the flavor you rubbed on the surface.

Place tri-tip on smoker unwrapped for 60-90 minutes. Cook until internal temperature reaches 125 – 130 degrees F for rare and remove. Wrap tri-tip in foil and let rest for 15 minutes. When slicing any cut of beef, it's important to slice against or perpendicular to the grains.

Rub dry rub generously over roast. Place tri-tip on a baking rack set in a rimmed baking sheet. Allow to sit at room temperature as the smoker heats up.

By searing at the end you get the benefit of the flavors introduced by searing and the meat will stay juicy inside. For tri-tip I like to smoke low until an internal temp of about 125. Then pull and foil loosely until the temp has peaked and then dropped back down to the 125 level.

At 225 degrees Fahrenheit, a 2-pound tri tip takes an hour for rare, to an hour and a half for medium-rare. A 3-pound tri tip requires about 90 minutes for rare, and 2 hours for medium-rare.

How long to smoke a 4lb tri tip at 225? ›

225 super smoke 3.5 hours. Wrapped them with slabs of butter, 2 more hours. Unwrapped 10 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine the salt and pepper. Generously season all sides of the tri tip. Insert the probe into the thickest part of the tri tip. Place the tri tip directly on the grill grates, close the lid, and cook until the internal temperature reaches 130℉, 60-90 minutes.

Set your Traeger to 500 degrees Fahrenheit and preheat for 15 minutes with the lid closed. Place the steaks on the grill and cook for 4 to 6 minutes on each side, flipping occasionally, until the internal temperature reaches 135 degrees (medium-rare).

Start with the fat side up (in truth it makes no difference. "If you put the fat side of the tri tip on the fire first, the moisture will come up through the meat and make it tender.") The problem I have with this is that, as the fat warms, it will drip down into the fire and will not evaporate until it's in the fire.

225 super smoke 3.5 hours. Wrapped them with slabs of butter, 2 more hours. Unwrapped 10 minutes.

At 225 degrees Fahrenheit, a 2-pound tri tip takes an hour for rare, to an hour and a half for medium-rare. A 3-pound tri tip requires about 90 minutes for rare, and 2 hours for medium-rare.

How Long to Smoke a Tri Tip at 250°F: Cook the meat for 30 minutes per pound at 250°F. For your average tri tip, this means about an hour and a half.

Remember to smoke to temperature, not time!

Depending on the size of the tri tip, it could take anywhere from 1-2 hours to reach 135°F in the thickest part of the tri tip. Continue checking the internal temp every 15-20 minutes, until it reaches 135°F for medium-rare.