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Chuck Top Blade Roast-Help Requested

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Charlene G

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Good Afternoon Everyone:
I purchased a Chuck Top Blade roast from Costco today. I have dry brined it and injected a marinade into it. I wanted to put it in my MES tomorrow, but I am looking for your expert help.
At what temperature should the smoker be for a low and slow cook, and what should the internal temperature be when I pull it and wrap it. My intension is the slice it when cold for french/beef dip sandwiches.
I know to put the meat on the grill and a pan with beef broth etc under the meat.

Tx in advance for the help.
 
Do you want it fairly rare? It's irrelevant to your question, but, you say you want to slice. Rare to medium rare on that isn't my jam.

I'm shooting for about 193 degrees final temp and cooking it low and slow at about 250. People do them much hotter, I just prefer lower and longer. Renders more better to me.

I do that cut for pot roast, I don't even crank the heat for that.
 
I’d run 225-250. At least 160 internal before wrapping but moreover make sure the bark is set. I’d go 170 personally. Swipe it with a finger if it smears/is mushy let it go longer. if its crusty-ish go wrap. Then in a pan with wine/beef stock with rough chopped onion, celery, carrot on the bottom, basically beef sitting on top of the veg. Cook till tender.
 
You might get a few different answers here. You will have to choose what works for you.

As I read it, if you are going to chill and slice you really want to prevent it from falling apart. To me that is anything up to about 165 F internal. If you want some sign of "medium" I'd pull the beef at 140F.

As for smoking temp, run it at around 250-275. I don't see much point in going super low or slow but that's just my 2 cents.

Good Luck.

Bill
 
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