Made an impulse purchase at Costco yesterday and took a chance on a preseasoned tri-tip for $20. Drained the juice and rebagged it with the peppercorns, cooked it at 137°F for six hours, heated a 12" cast iron skillet on the stove and melted some bacon fat in it then put the roast in it and put it in the oven at 375°F for about 10 minutes.

When I sliced it, it was pinker than it appears in the photo but nothing like the color of the other tri-tip posted recently, even though it was cooked for the same time and temp. It was delicious and tender, but I wouldn’t go any more than six hours without dropping the temperature a bit.

A friend dropped off some Guinness mac and cheese with Cabot cheddar in my mailbox this morning so I made that tonight and omfg is it good! That, the tri-tip, and the cole slaw were a perfect trio.