***Special*** "2017 Beef Tenderloin Master!" Throwdown (Entry & Discussion Thread)

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Our new February Special TD category is..."2017 Beef Tenderloin Master!"


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MASTER'S CUT CATEGORY DESCRIPTION - READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING

1. Your entry must consist of Beef Tenderloin as a primary feature. It can be a whole or partial beef tenderloin, or any section thereof.

2. You must cook the cut of meat using a charcoal and/or wood fired grill or smoker, or over an open wood fire.

3. Only one entry may be submitted per person.

4. You must submit at least one photo of your cut of meat in raw form, another one while it is on the cooker (note it does not still have to be in whole form while cooking), and at least one photo of your completed dish. You can submit other photos if you wish, but you must include these 3 to showcase the piece of meat, how you're cooking it, and the result. In other words, your entry will include 3 photos, not one. You are encouraged to post your full cook thread in QT, and link back here to this entry thread, but you MUST include these three photos in this entry thread. Here is an example from a previous Master's Cut TD Vote thread:

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=101743


5. No sides are allowed. You may however dress your dish with other (edible) items to pull the dish together into one specific entree. For example, with a short rib you could make a bed of salad greens, topped with sliced short rib, and dressed with other foods. However, a short rib or short ribs with a baked potato and/or asparagus on the side is not allowed. The entree you create must stand on its own.


You may submit entries that are cooked from Friday 2/3/17 through the entry submission deadline of 12pm (NOON), Central US Time on Monday 2/27/16.


Entry pictures must be submitted by 12 p.m. (NOON) Central US Time on Monday 2/27/16


Click here to READ THE RULES for the BBQ Brethren Throwdowns...


The winner will get exclusive rights to be called "BBQ Brethren 2017 Beef Tenderloin Master", which you can feel free to add to your signature, or to proclaim to the world, or have printed on hats, or whatever the heck strikes your fancy. :biggrin1:

Best of luck and even better eats to all!

 
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They have prime on sale at costco here... hope I can get down there in time for this one!
 
OK... I'll go first...

This is an entry.

A local market had chateaubriand cut beef tenderloin on sale over the weekend so my wife bought some and asked me to cook them. Of course I had to use that as an opportunity to enter this TD :-D

For my charcoal grill I used a charcoal chimney about 3/4 full of Stubbs hardwood briquettes with a cast iron grate on top.

Here is the obligatory raw picture. The filets were seasoned with Weber's Chicago Steak Seasoning, which is basically a Montreal Steak Seasoning clone.

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Please use this picture in the vote thread.

I lit the chimney about 30 minutes prior to cooking so everything would be screaming hot. For my steak I was aiming for rare with a nice crust on the outside. The other two were requested to be medium rare.

On the grill picture...

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Another on the grill picture...

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Please use this picture in the vote thread

And, the results...

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Please use this picture for the voting thread.
 
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Ron, a genuine curiosity. In the raw image the top filet appears to have both the silver skin and a good portion of the chain attached. Is that correct?
 
Ron, a genuine curiosity. In the raw image the top filet appears to have both the silver skin and a good portion of the chain attached. Is that correct?

Yeah. I actually saw that when taking the pics. I left the chain, but took off the silver skin.
 
Please accept this as my official entry to the Tenderloin TD

Cook thread: http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=242691

Wagyu tenderloin medallions. Please use this pic as meat in raw form

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Awesome marbling

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Coarse S&P

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Please use this pic for on the grill shot

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Please use the below as my entry pic

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Inside look

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Thank you!
 
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Moderator's Note RE: Entry Photos for Master's Throwdowns

Folks, just a quick reminder per rule #4 of the Master's Throwdowns as these are a bit different than our usual throwdowns:

4. You must submit at least one photo of your cut of meat in raw form, another one while it is on the cooker (note it does not still have to be in whole form while cooking), and at least one photo of your completed dish. You can submit other photos if you wish, but you must include these 3 to showcase the piece of meat, how you're cooking it, and the result. In other words, your entry will include 3 photos, not one. You are encouraged to post your full cook thread in QT, and link back here to this entry thread, but you MUST include these three photos in this entry thread. Here is an example from a previous Master's Cut TD Vote thread:

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=101743

Please specify which 3 photos you want used for judging, or Shagdog and I will make the selection for you.We would rather that you choose! Thanks, and keep those great entries coming!
 
i need to get the camera equipment you guys have. There are some beautiful shots!
 
i need to get the camera equipment you guys have. There are some beautiful shots!

Having a good camera helps, but knowing how to use it helps even more. I'm pretty sure a number of our winners have been using Iphones etc for their entries, which these days, can take pretty amazing pictures.

I'm using a Nikon D3200, which is at the bottom of the totem pole in terms of their budget DSLR's. For many of my food portrait shots, I'm using a Nikon 1.8 35mm lens, which for $199, is pretty spectacular in terms of the quality of pictures I get for such a low price...
 
Moose.....man oh man does that look incredible!! Add a nice bottle of wine and enjoy!
 
i need to get the camera equipment you guys have. There are some beautiful shots!

If i cook during the day i do use my nikon d5300. But most of my cooking is done at night and my kitchen lights are terrible for that camera. So i find myself using my iphone 7+ for the majority of my shots. The new portrait setting is very nice for food.
 
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