Best way to make pulled beef without a grill?

[cybrslydr]

Gonna grab me a nice chuck roast and make some shredded beef.

Wanted to ask you folks your favorite ways to prepare it without a grill. I have a Dutch oven, a crock pot, and the regular oven.

What are your favorite seasonings to put on it?

 

[normanaj]

Dutch oven/crock pot is as easy as it gets.As far as seasoning goes I keep it simple with spog and something with a little smoke flavor (liquid smoke) and some type of bbq sauce.

 

[BigW.]

We use a crock pot for this:

Smoked Mississippi Pot Roast in CI Dutch Oven.

Saw a recipe for this on @HeyGrillHey.com and thought I want this. Of course then I look on SMF and there are many posts. Should have looked here first but I was browsing😂 Got a nice 3.65lb Chuck Roast and seasoned overnight with Fresh cracked pepper and Lawrys with onion garlic and smoked...

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[tallbm]

Gonna grab me a nice chuck roast and make some shredded beef.

Wanted to ask you folks your favorite ways to prepare it without a grill. I have a Dutch oven, a crock pot, and the regular oven.

What are your favorite seasonings to put on it?

I do it like it's in the smoker but just in the oven.

It surprisingly comes very close to the same thing that is smoked BUT without that extra smoked flavor.
My process is to roast on a rack over a pan uncovered until it's time to wrap in foil with small amount of water 1-2 oz and any oil or juices it left in the pan which is likely none) and then return to the oven until it is probe tender and shred able.

This provides the bark, a nice crisp roast flavor, and all the tenderness as though it was done in my electric smoker. Just without the smoke :D

 

[cybrslydr]

Decided to try something different with the rub.

Got some beef bone broth to braise it. Should I season it and let it sit overnight?

 

[JIMSMOKES]

I like it my grandmother's dutch oven better than I do the crock pot. It's probably more of a sentimental think though.

 

[DougE]

Smoked, pulled chuck.

If I were going to skip the smoking, I'd cook it as a roast with onions, carrots, and taters in the crockpot or Dutch oven.

One of my uncles called the version done as a roast with onions, taters and carrots in the Dutch oven, Kings Meal .......... a meal fit for a king.

 

[chopsaw]

If crock pot or Dutch oven , add a dill pickle spear to the pot / crock .
German Grandma thing .

 

[DougE]

If crock pot or Dutch oven , add a dill pickle spear to the pot / crock .
German Grandma thing .

Your Grandma would disown me if I were her grandchild. I despise dill pickles lol.

 

[chopsaw]

I despise dill pickles lol.

It's not a taste thing .

 

[cybrslydr]

Turned out pretty good. Don't really taste the rub at all, but beef is nice. Could have cooked it longer at a lower temp as it's not SUPER tender. Put some BBQ sauce on it and dinner done!

 

[chef k-dude]

Looks like dinner to me!

Did you do it all on the stove-top?

A dutch oven can also be put in the oven usually. This can intensify the cooking vs. stove-top and break down tissue faster. Looks like you did brown or sear the roast first, so thats good.

Cutting the roast in to smaller pieces can also accelerate the breakdown of the tissue. And browning, searing those on as many sides as possible adds flavor, but gets more toward a goulash than a straight up pot roast.

 

[cybrslydr]

Looks like dinner to me!

Did you do it all on the stove-top?

A dutch oven can also be put in the oven usually. This can intensify the cooking vs. stove-top and break down tissue faster. Looks like you did brown or sear the roast first, so thats good.

Cutting the roast in to smaller pieces can also accelerate the breakdown of the tissue. And browning, searing those on as many sides as possible adds flavor, but gets more toward a goulash than a straight up pot roast.

Aye, used the dutch oven to sear it on the stove top and then put it in the oven for about 3hrs in the dutch oven. Flipped it over half way through.

The biggest surprise was that I didn't really taste any of the rub. Would that be fixed by letting the chuck season overnight?