Chuck Eye Roast

[nightowl]

I picked up a couple of chuck eye roasts, 2.5 and 3.5 lbs. I've done plenty of pork shoulders but never beef. I want one for sandwiches and the other to put in chili. I found a lot of info on chuck roasts, but not chuck eye.
Should I treat it like a chuck roast? At what internal temp should I pull them?

Thanks

 

[Rings Я Us]

I picked up a couple of chuck eye roasts, 2.5 and 3.5 lbs. I've done plenty of pork shoulders but never beef. I want one for sandwiches and the other to put in chili. I found a lot of info on chuck roasts, but not chuck eye.
Should I treat it like a chuck roast? At what internal temp should I pull them?

Thanks

No fat in them.. Not best choice for chili.
Cook them to medium rare I would say. garlic slivers stuffing the top and sides is nice.. salt n pepper... onion slices on top too.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Actually Chuck Eye makes great chili. Though leaner than the chuck it is still a very tender cut with good marbling. With that said I would cube it, cold smoke it then cook it in the chili. I like to get a good amount of smoke into the chili. Chuck eye does great braised so going into a pot of chili suites it fine. Its my number one choice for stews.

Johnny B I think you're thinking of Eye round. That is a cut better suited to lower IT finish.

 

[Rings Я Us]

Actually Chuck Eye makes great chili. Though leaner than the chuck it is still a very tender cut with good marbling. With that said I would cube it, cold smoke it then cook it in the chili. I like to get a good amount of smoke into the chili. Chuck eye does great braised so going into a pot of chili suites it fine. Its my number one choice for stews.

Johnny B I think you're thinking of Eye round. That is a cut better suited to lower IT finish.

Oh heck! I didn't see chuck in the sentence Lmao.. my bad! Right! At work and lost my train of thought I guess.

 

[nightowl]

would cube it, cold smoke it then cook it in the chili.

I have a MES that I am doing it in. Should I just do them to medium rare and use for sandwiches and get another cut for chili?

 

[gmc2003]

Nightowl, I would use the chuck eye roast. Just put in the smoker till it's rare-slightly medium, cube it up and toss it into your chili until done. Should be good with a whiff of smoke.

Chris

 

[dirtsailor2003]

I have a MES that I am doing it in. Should I just do them to medium rare and use for sandwiches and get another cut for chili?

No this is an excellent cut for chili. If you can't cold smoke it set the smoker as low as you can to get smoke and smoke until the IT is around 125-130. Then cube and put in your chili to finish.

 

[Rings Я Us]

I have used that roast for making german pot roast. you can count on it to braise in liquids very well.. it shreds if it cooks longer than you want for chili lol

 

[myownidaho]

It also makes superb corned beef. Some of the best I’ve had.