Chuck Roast Burnt Ends

[smoking4fun]

Today, I'm preparing chuck roast burnt ends for the first time. Last night, I cubed up a couple of 3-lb chuck roasts and rubbed one of the roasts with my homemade rub and the other roast with some Smokin' Guns (hot) rub for an overnight rest. I set the Smokin' It 3D smoker to 240* with a chuck of hickey and a chunk of maple. Put the cubed chuckies in the smoker for a 1.5-2 hour smoke. I'm going to start checking on them at the 1.25 hour mark to make sure they each get a good smoke on them without overdoing them. Since I'm going to braised them later, I'm shooting for a good look rather than a certain IT. I'll post more as these progress today...I'm really interested in seeing whether the different rubs make a significant difference in flavor.

 

[SmokinEdge]

Deliciousness!

 

[TNJAKE]

Gonna be tasty

 

[smoking4fun]

Pulled from the smoker after an hour and a half...looks like the general color I wanted. Interesting to see the difference in color in the pieces since they were both put in at the same time in the same smoker, both on the top two racks the furthest from the heat source.

 

[TNJAKE]

What you gonna toss them in?

 

[smoking4fun]

I sauced them up - both with a half bottle of sweet baby ray's (only thing I had in the house) and a stick of butter...going to add a little bit of apple juice, then cover them with foil and into the oven at 250*. Going to check the progress and stir after an hour.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Looks like it's gonna be good!

Ryan

 

[smoking4fun]

Finished...they shredded apart real easy, but Im pretty sure I overcooked them because the inside was a bit dry...tasty though. I made up a batch of Syracuse salt potatoes to go with them and a good dinner was had by all.