"Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
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> The tri-tip from Costco is cut into strips (about an inch-square in cross
> section and from 4 inches to maybe 7 inches long) rather than presented as
> a whole piece. I'd never seen that before, so I bought some to try. Not
> good, I thought. Because they were of uneven size, they cooked unevenly.
>
> Next time, I'll ask the guys in the meat cutting room to give me a whole
> one.
>
> Pastorio

We enjoy the tri-tip steaks from Costco. We do them about 5 minutes per
side on the grill for medium rare. Direct heat for the first side and
indirect for the second side. They taste like steak and that's the most
important thing to me. I like them a lot more rare than my husband does, so
his just gets to rest for a good while. The tri-tips are a good size for
us. I do get the entire large package at Costco and freeze the remainder
with two to a package with lots of overwrap of plastic wrap. I'm not really
fussy about steak; I'm a real heathen because I don't care for rib eye.
Steak is just a change of pace meat for us.
Janet