Beef cut: where it is, price, recipes
Tri-tip
A 700-gram triangle that Santa Maria, California made famous in the 1950s. France sells the same muscle but has never bothered to give it a name of its own.
- Grilled
- Roasted
$11/ lb
- Where it sits
- Round. Poire, merlan, araignée: three grilling gems hidden in the round, rare because they are small.
- Tenderness
- 3/5
- Flavor
- 5/5
- Marbling
- 3/5
- Price
- $11 / lb ·
- Actual size
- ~25 cm
Compared with its neighbors
Compared with Top round / inside round, Tri-tip is more flavorful (5/5 vs 3/5), more marbled (3/5 vs 1/5) and costs $3 a pound more.
Compared with Sirloin, Tri-tip is more flavorful (5/5 vs 4/5) and costs $1 a pound less.
| Cut | Tenderness | Flavor | Marbling | Price | How to cook it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-tip | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | $11 / lb | Grilled, Roasted |
| Top round / inside round | 3/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | $8 / lb | Pan-seared, Roasted, Raw |
| Sirloin | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | $12 / lb | Grilled, Pan-seared, Roasted |
