Sunday, February 6, 2011

Weekend Cook: Tri-tip, Chicken Thighs

Traeger Pig Smoker
 This weekend, we loaded the pig with a lemon-pepper Tri-tip and a tray of chicken thighs.  This time I set the "smoke" setting for 1/2 an hour, then 300f until the thighs reached 170f.  The tri-tip finished 15 minutes later at 131f.  I used mesquite again.

Boucher Farm Tri-tip
I felt that both the beef and chicken needed more smoke; I'll got back to 1 hour next time.  The lemon-pepper was Traeger's brand and it has a very nice affinity for beef.