Cross Rib (Chuck) Sammies w/ Smokey Au Jus

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dukeburger

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Thanks to @Bearcarver for the idea...Picked up a 5.5lb cross rib pot roast yesterday morning and started prepping it last night. I will be serving up some pulled chuck sammies with ChefJJ's Smokey Au Jus, which I keep hearing praises about.

At 8:30 last night, I brushed the roast with Cattle Boyz BBQ Sauce (one of my favourite store bought), applied my rub and wrapped in saran wrap overnight.

The rub I mixed up was kind of an experiment, but tasted real good from the first taste test!:

2 TBS Tatonka Dust

1 TBS Jeff's Rub

1 TBS Turbinado sugar

7:30am: Up to make coffee and start up WSM with hickory

8:15: WSM at 225, put on chucky and veggies for Au Jus to smoke for one hour

8:40: Start this thread

9:15: Remove veggie pan, add thyme, beef broth, bay leaves, garlic and tomato paste. Place on bottom rack of WSM to catch chucky drippings. Maintain 280F pit temp

11:15: IT 140F - Pit temp drops to 258F... stoke coals, add more fuel.

1:00: IT 162F - Pit temp 284F

2:00: IT 171F - Pit temp 282F

3:45: IT 180F - Pit temp 279F

5:15: IT 190F

6:15: IT 194F - Pit temp 279F

7:15: IT 200F - Pulled from WSM, double wrapped in foil and covered in towels. Poured Au Jus into sauce pan with 1cup red wine, brought to boil and simmering wile chucky rests.

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Sprinkled on some more Tatonka Dust and Jeff's rub before dropping in the WSM


Stay tuned!
 
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Thanks fellas!

Living on the wild side a bit by inserting the probe after an hour, but IT has reached 140F in just under 3 hours.
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Pit temp has dropped a bit to 258F, I'm trying to get that back up to 275F minimum.

What's the stall like on a chuck? Comparable to a brisket or pork butt?
 
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Thanks fellas!

Living on the wild side a bit by inserting the probe after an hour, but IT has reached 140F in just under 3 hours.
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Pit temp has dropped a bit to 258F, I'm trying to get that back up to 275F minimum.

What's the stall like on a chuck? Comparable to a brisket or pork butt?
One like yours could be similar to a Butt, but not as long as a Full Packer Brisket, however you never know.

My Chuckies have little to no stall, but they're usually closer to big Steaks, at 3 to 4 pounds & only about 2" to 2 1/2" thick.

Bear
 
 
One like yours could be similar to a Butt, but not as long as a Full Packer Brisket, however you never know.

My Chuckies have little to no stall, but they're usually closer to big Steaks, at 3 to 4 pounds & only about 2" to 2 1/2" thick.

Bear
Thanks Bear
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I see your chucky accelerated quite a bit after foiling. I had planned on not foiling, but I'll see where I''m at in a couple hours!
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4.5 hours, IT 162F. Pit temp holding steady at 284F.

Just picked up a baguette for the sammies and a few more brewskies.
 
 
Took a peek while I put a pack of side veggies in.

I think someone replaced my 5.5 chucky with a 2lb chucky!!!
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Yeah---But I'm betting there's still 5.5 pounds worth of flavor in that 2 pounds of Beef!!!
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You'll see.
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Bear
 
The Sandwich looks great. I always serve Beef Sandwiches Au Jus...So were you happy with the flavor of the JUS?...JJ
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