" I followed Alton's brine recipe exactly for the curing process. I added red food dye to the second. The first time I found the meat an off color purplish pink on the inside and the exterior gray. I did not get the meat as tender as I'd hoped either. This time I altered a couple of things which worked. I was pleased with the outcome. My discovery"

"WONDERFUL! I tried to follow this exact recipe but did not have any Soybean Oil so I used Canola Oil. Otherwise no deviation except I halved the ingredients for just one tri-tip and I opeted for the Lawry's garlic salt. I marinated the meat for exactly 6hrs. I definitely would not go over 6hrs unless you use a lot less salt maybe about half, if "

"After several attempts with several recipes the one mistake I finally realized is that if you blend peas with carrots using an immersion blender you will end up with what I describe as baby diaper colored soup. Red and Green become an unappealing color. So I'd suggest making your stock or soup and then removing the carrots before blending. In a ""