What type cut of Chuck do I want?

call the hogs · Jan 26, 2012

Hey, want to smoke some chuck and pull it for some bbq beef sandwiches, and some shredded beef burritos. The chuck tender i seen at the store is a thinner cut, and then there was a couple other cuts. Cant remember there names now! Dang it! But they were bigger and more rounded. Looking for the best cut for how I'm going to cook it. Low and Slow till around 165-170 then wrapping it till around 205, with some kind of sauce or marinade inside the foil!

Thanks for the input

alblancher · Jan 26, 2012

I don't know if this will help but I like the chuck roasts from Sams 2 1/2 - 3 inches thick

call the hogs · Jan 26, 2012

al, thanks, I seen those at Sams on tuesday, at 3.88lb. They looked really good. I should of got those then. Going back tonight. The Brisket and the Boston butts they had looked really good too. I went to a local Grocery store today and got more confused. Heading to Sams after dinner... Thanks again al

alblancher · Jan 26, 2012

Chuck roasts are more expensive then butts but they sure are good

raptor700 · Jan 26, 2012

Good luck with the chuckies

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smokininidaho · Jan 26, 2012

Whenever I find a 7 bone chuckie I buy it, has always made the best pulled beef sammies! Here's a link from the forum.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/108540/7-bone-chuck-roast

scarbelly · Jan 26, 2012

Nothing like a good chuckie for great flavor

pops6927 · Jan 26, 2012

Get the bone-in or boneless blade cut chuck roasts as they have more internal fat and marbling and will pull better!

blade bone in

Boneless Blade Chuck

venture · Jan 26, 2012

Pops has you covered!

The bigger piece of chuck you get the better it will smoke up. Blade in is primo! These things can dry out if not cut and handled properly.

$3.88 is a lot for Chuck in my area, but you live where you live?

Then again, all our meat has gone up about 20% in the last year or so?

Rest assured the inflation rate is only 2% as they tell us?

Good luck and good smoking.

call the hogs · Jan 26, 2012

Ok got the Chuckies! Next dilemma is gonna smoke them tomorrow night. I figure they will be done around midnight to 2 in the morning on Saturday. Gonna use some for BBQ beef sami's Sat night and then Enchiladas on Sunday. Can I put the smoked chuckies in the fridge and pull Sat afternoon, or should I pull them and put in the fridge? I think the leftovers of past smokes have tasted even better, well some things! LOL!

raptor700 · Jan 26, 2012

I would leave them whole until your ready to pull them.

venture · Jan 26, 2012

I like to pull before? After they get in the fridge they will firm up.

Good luck and good smoking.

sausageboy · Jan 26, 2012

My vote is for a well marbled chuck eye roast.

http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/shreddedbeef.html

alblancher · Jan 27, 2012

I really wish I was more familiar with all the different kinds of cuts. I am willing to bet that if I had more experience I could find some bargains in the display case just knowing from the grain and fat line where the specific piece of meat was on the animal. I do think you want a well marbled piece of meat for the smoker. NO need to have a heavy fat cap but some internal fat is a good thing.

scooper · Jan 27, 2012

alblancher said:
I really wish I was more familiar with all the different kinds of cuts. I am willing to bet that if I had more experience I could find some bargains in the display case just knowing from the grain and fat line where the specific piece of meat was on the animal. I do think you want a well marbled piece of meat for the smoker. NO need to have a heavy fat cap but some internal fat is a good thing.

I agree. I can tell a good retail cut when I see it.

Pops, or anyone else in the know... are you familiar with the meats at Restaurant Depot? They have a lot of different large pieces with unfamiliar names.

Peeled Knuckle

Ball Tip

Chuck Tender Plantanillo

Are any of these chuckies in disguise? Are any worthy and marbled enough for smoking?

sausageboy · Jan 27, 2012

Peeled knuckle is a round tip roast.

Ball tip is cut from the bottom sirloin.

I don't know what they mean by "Chuck Tender Platanillo"
Chuck Tender is chuck eye.
Platanillo is cut from the shank, it's essentially the bicep muscle and is used as an alternative to brisket.

scooper · Jan 27, 2012

Thank for the info.

flash · Jan 27, 2012

smokininidaho said:
Whenever I find a 7 bone chuckie I buy it, has always made the best pulled beef sammies! Here's a link from the forum.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/108540/7-bone-chuck-roast

Our butcher stated to get the Chuck Underblades and Chuck Loins for pulling. And I also second the 7 Bone Chucks for pulling.

http://www.foodsubs.com/MeatBeefChuck.html

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