Quote Originally Posted by Brian View Post
Tried a kirkland-marinated tritip from costco this week on my new pellet smoker. The wifi option on my GMG was pretty awesome, and made it super simple, though wifi itself seems like it's flaky and disconnects from the iphone whenever the screen locks and the app goes in the background.

Wife and daughter did not like it at all. The ends were a good medium and the middle medium rare or maybe even rare. Personally I didn't like their marinade choice too much, but the meat was still more chewy than I would have liked too. They didn't finish. My young son on the other hand ate a ton of it, no surprise there since he's a meat-eater. Not my favorite option - will probably be a while before I try tri-tip again, and I won't get pre-marinaded again. These seem pretty popular on pellet grills, is it just the price that's the most attractive?

I also picked up a couple surface thermometers, since I don't trust that I have an even cooking surface across the grill yet, and I'm pretty sure the digital thermo is a lot cooler than the therm. on top, so something is off.
My issue with store marinated is. Who knows how long said item has been sitting in the liquid. Marinades at home are controlled by you, know exactly what's been added and how long the item will marinade.

Tri-tip is one of those meats i pass on. It needs to be cooked through like a pot roast. There's more options with a chuck roast for a better price point. YMMV