I have someone who will be visiting me here on the east coast, and am
planning on having them bring a load of tri-tip roasts/steaks...does
anyone in the Aspen area know if any of the local groceries carry
tri-tip??? My visitor is from California, but unfortunately will be in
Aspen the 2 weeks prior to the trip east, hence the need to track in
down in Aspen...

anyone?

thanks,

dan

"dan" wrote:
> I have someone who will be visiting me here on the east coast, and am
> planning on having them bring a load of tri-tip roasts/steaks...does
> anyone in the Aspen area know if any of the local groceries carry
> tri-tip??? My visitor is from California, but unfortunately will be in
> Aspen the 2 weeks prior to the trip east, hence the need to track in
> down in Aspen...

I'm not in Aspen, but I've never had a hard time finding tri-tip anywhere.
Have you tried looking for them yourself on the East Coast?

<WHY would you insist that your visitor schlep them from Colorado??>

pennyaline wrote:
> "dan" wrote:
>
>>I have someone who will be visiting me here on the east coast, and am
>>planning on having them bring a load of tri-tip roasts/steaks...does
>>anyone in the Aspen area know if any of the local groceries carry
>>tri-tip??? My visitor is from California, but unfortunately will be in
>>Aspen the 2 weeks prior to the trip east, hence the need to track in
>>down in Aspen...
>
>
> I'm not in Aspen, but I've never had a hard time finding tri-tip anywhere.
> Have you tried looking for them yourself on the East Coast?
>
> <WHY would you insist that your visitor schlep them from Colorado??>
>
>


AFAIK, there's only one supermarket in Aspen; the "City Market". It's
very expensive unless you have one of their frequent shopper cards.

Have you checked with a full-service butchershop where you live and have
them order a box of 'em for you?

Bob

pennyaline wrote:
> "dan" wrote:
> > I have someone who will be visiting me here on the east coast, and am
> > planning on having them bring a load of tri-tip roasts/steaks... [snip]

> I'm not in Aspen, but I've never had a hard time finding tri-tip anywhere.
> Have you tried looking for them yourself on the East Coast?
>
> <WHY would you insist that your visitor schlep them from Colorado??>

I'm on the left coast and tri-tips dominate a large section of the meat
counter, mostly in the form of already marinated or rubbed meat. What
that means is that you're paying premium price for a fairly tough cut
of meat because someone else has already spiced it. It's such a good
deal for the market I can't imagine that they're hard to find on the
east coast. -aem

"aem" > wrote in message
ups.com...

>
> I'm on the left coast and tri-tips dominate a large section of the
> meat
> counter, mostly in the form of already marinated or rubbed meat. What
> that means is that you're paying premium price for a fairly tough cut
> of meat because someone else has already spiced it. It's such a good
> deal for the market I can't imagine that they're hard to find on the
> east coast. -aem
>

I live in suburban Washington, D.C. and the only place I've seen them in
the butcher case is Trader Joe's. The unseasoned ones there are a
little pricey (I thought...I never buy pre-seasoned meat so didn't even
notice whether they had pre-seasoned tri-tip). I only tried it once,
but it was pretty tasty and cooked up nicely. I haven't asked the
butcher for them specifically, though -- maybe they're just something
you have to special order.

"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...
> pennyaline wrote:
> > "dan" wrote:
> >
> >>I have someone who will be visiting me here on the east coast, and am
> >>planning on having them bring a load of tri-tip roasts/steaks...does
> >>anyone in the Aspen area know if any of the local groceries carry
> >>tri-tip??? My visitor is from California, but unfortunately will be in
> >>Aspen the 2 weeks prior to the trip east, hence the need to track in
> >>down in Aspen...
> >
> >
> > I'm not in Aspen, but I've never had a hard time finding tri-tip
anywhere.
> > Have you tried looking for them yourself on the East Coast?
> >
> > <WHY would you insist that your visitor schlep them from Colorado??>
> >
> >
>
>
> AFAIK, there's only one supermarket in Aspen; the "City Market". It's
> very expensive unless you have one of their frequent shopper cards.
>
> Have you checked with a full-service butchershop where you live and have
> them order a box of 'em for you?
>
> Bob

You can apply for a frequent shopper card the same day and use it. It's not
a big deal. But you can bet that you will be paying a good 60% higher in
Aspen than you would in say, Toledo. I would opt for a better solution to
this dilemma.

chula

I do know that a lot of stores don't carry them. It is possible to ask your
butcher if he can get them, or you might go to Denver and shop for them. I
know that they are sold there, but don't know in which store. We were
living in Ft Collins at the time, and were visiting some relation in Denver.
They bragged about how good that tri tips were and how inexpensive compared
to other cuts of meat.

Dwayne

> wrote in message
ps.com...
>I have someone who will be visiting me here on the east coast, and am
> planning on having them bring a load of tri-tip roasts/steaks...does
> anyone in the Aspen area know if any of the local groceries carry
> tri-tip??? My visitor is from California, but unfortunately will be in
> Aspen the 2 weeks prior to the trip east, hence the need to track in
> down in Aspen...
>
> anyone?
>
> thanks,
>
> dan
>

Finding tri-tip on the east coast is a near impossibility - I'm
currently living in Rhode Island, and a good butcher is hard to come
by!! I previously lived in New York, and had a butcher that could get
me tri-tip steaks but not roasts...

Trader Joe's also carries a very expensive tri-tip, but it's marinated,
and I prefer the traditional garlic salt & pepper rub...

And when I make trips back to Cali to see the parents, I usually find
myself bringing 3 or 4 back with me!

The east coast just simply hasn't been educated on this cut, which
usually gets thrown in the grinder here for fresh ground beef...

> wrote in message
oups.com...
> The east coast just simply hasn't been educated on this cut, which
> usually gets thrown in the grinder here for fresh ground beef...
>
Really? Wow, didn't know that.

Warren Okuma wrote:
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > The east coast just simply hasn't been educated on this cut, which
> > usually gets thrown in the grinder here for fresh ground beef...
> >
> Really? Wow, didn't know that.

I used to buy tri-tips all the time and grill them whole. We have
never had a tough one - on the contrary they always come out almost
perfect in texture. In San Jose, Kroger used to run sales on them in
the summer - and I'd pick them up whole for about $1.25/lb. It's a
shame if people in other parts of the US aren't able to buy these.

-L.

In article .com>, -L.
> wrote:

> Warren Okuma wrote:
> > > wrote in message
> > oups.com...
> > > The east coast just simply hasn't been educated on this cut, which
> > > usually gets thrown in the grinder here for fresh ground beef...
> > >
> > Really? Wow, didn't know that.
>
> I used to buy tri-tips all the time and grill them whole. We have
> never had a tough one - on the contrary they always come out almost
> perfect in texture. In San Jose, Kroger used to run sales on them in
> the summer - and I'd pick them up whole for about $1.25/lb. It's a
> shame if people in other parts of the US aren't able to buy these.
>
> -L.
>
Saw a couple of packages of tri-tip steaks at Costco. There were three
or four to a package, long and thin looking more like fat skirt steaks.
More like the size of half a pork tenderloin although not as round.
Wasn't sure what to do with them or I'd have grabbed a pack.

Stark wrote:
>
> In article .com>, -L.
> > wrote:
>
> > Warren Okuma wrote:
> > > > wrote in message
> > > oups.com...
> > > > The east coast just simply hasn't been educated on this cut, which
> > > > usually gets thrown in the grinder here for fresh ground beef...
> > > >
> > > Really? Wow, didn't know that.
> >
> > I used to buy tri-tips all the time and grill them whole. We have
> > never had a tough one - on the contrary they always come out almost
> > perfect in texture. In San Jose, Kroger used to run sales on them in
> > the summer - and I'd pick them up whole for about $1.25/lb. It's a
> > shame if people in other parts of the US aren't able to buy these.
> >
> > -L.
> >
> Saw a couple of packages of tri-tip steaks at Costco. There were three
> or four to a package, long and thin looking more like fat skirt steaks.
> More like the size of half a pork tenderloin although not as round.
> Wasn't sure what to do with them or I'd have grabbed a pack.

This sounds like what my supermarket calls "midweek roasts" They're
wrapped with an elastic web.........Sharon

Stark wrote:
> Saw a couple of packages of tri-tip steaks at Costco. There were three
> or four to a package, long and thin looking more like fat skirt steaks.
> More like the size of half a pork tenderloin although not as round.
> Wasn't sure what to do with them or I'd have grabbed a pack.

Usually they will be 3 inches or more thick at the widest part and
taper to a point. I marinate them in whatever I feel like that day and
then grill them whole over low-medium heat, Searing first. Or you can
cut them into 3 pieces or so and grill the pieces so that they get done
faster. They are quite tasty.

-L.

"Warren Okuma" > wrote in message
...
>
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> The east coast just simply hasn't been educated on this cut, which
>> usually gets thrown in the grinder here for fresh ground beef...
>>
> Really? Wow, didn't know that.

If you want to know about Tri-Tip go here and watch the video.

http://www.santamaria.com/section_visitor/barbecue.html

Basically it was "invented" in Santa Maria, California. There just is no
substitute for the Red Oak flavor. Damn it's good.


Dimitri

Here in this part of the midwest, the butchers call them "sirloin tip,"
instead of tri-tip - at least that's what they told me.

N.