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Did 2 2.5 lbs chuckys and a 5 lbs pork butt today. All were Smoked to 160 on the WSM with cherry. Barbacoa went into a roasting pan with chix stock, cayanne, bay leaves, taco seasoning. Other chuck and butt were foiled with a shot of cider vinegar. All into a 300 degree oven. All were pulled at 205.
Barbacoa needed to go longer. I didnt get enough breakdown. Tasted good though.
Looks great! Waiting for chuckies to go on sale again... I did my barbacoa nearly exactly as you and had similar results. Gonna try all the way to 205F in the smoker next time.
Good to hear that it wasnt just me having an issue with a chuckie. This one had a big old thick line of fat right down through the middle and while it broke down a little bit, it wasnt nearly enough. Ive learned me somethin though.