Chuck roast on the Slow n Sear

[techdavis]

First time doing chuck roasts, I found two 3.5" thick ones at the commissary. Low and slow, wrapped at the stall, sliced for sandwiches. Wow! Turned out super good - nice smoke ring. Basically a cheater poor man's brisket. First cook with my Maverick thermometer.

225 until it reached around 160, wrapped in foil, knocked off the ash from the coals, raised temp to around 300 and pulled at 190. 1 hour wrapped in a towel in the cooler to rest, then sliced. Great sandwiches, and my coworkers loved it the next day!

Tried a couple of different off the shelf rubs - both were excellent in the end.

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[dogman]

Thanks for the pics. Sounds like you know what you're talking about!

[Partagas]

🤤 looks yummy!


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[sunlitcowboy]

Looks great, I found doing a chuck roast to be easier and somewhat quicker than brisket and more flavorable. The thicker the better.

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[jd]

nice job, looks really good

[kettlebb]

Nice. How long was the cook time for those cuts? That is the main thing that keeps me from doing whole packer briskets is the duration. Same with pulled pork. I'll rarely do whole Boston Butt anymore. I try to find thick cut shoulder roasts and do them separately. More bark and shorter cook time.


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[Firemunkee]

Thanks for sharing! I gotta try this!

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[meat_feet]

Somebody is going to yell.

I prefer chuck roast to brisket. I'll cook a chuck just like a brisket and I enjoy it more.



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[michaelmilitello]

Nice cook!   Try a finish temp at 205-210 (or very probe tender) and it makes awesome pulled beef. 


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[crizpynutz]

Those look really great!  Congrats on the cook and gives me something I may try soon before attempting a brisket.

[Firemunkee]

@techdavis how was each cook part, to 160 then after the wrap?

[techdavis]

@techdavis how was each cook part, to 160 then after the wrap?

3 1/2 hours to get to 162. Wrapped in foil, added some hot beef broth to the foil packets, then about 90 more minutes to 190 on one, 194 on the other. Total time was right at 6 hours. YMMV, I had very thick chucks.


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[crizpynutz]

Was 194 the right spot for slicing then?  Much more and it might fall apart too much right?

[techdavis]

Was 194 the right spot for slicing then?  Much more and it might fall apart too much right?

Yes, for slicing it was perfect. Next time I will likely go to 205 and see how it is. But it was just fantastic.


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[racedvl]

I've done 205 on chuckies before, they made great sandwiches and tacos!

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