What temp and how long for super tender chuck roast?

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I picked up two prime chuck roasts from Costco yesterday and I want to make shredded beef to use in a Mexican food casserole for Tuesdays dinner. Can you help me with time and temp for super soft pulled beef?

Thanks a bunch.
Dan
 
I stop not too far short of that with 132 for 50 hours. I expect a little higher temp (and/or time?) would do it.
I‘ve never gone all the way to pulled texture, and often also have top rounds, so hopefully someone else here will chime in with exactly what you are wanting.
 
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Hey Dan, I remember Bearcarver Bearcarver . Doing a Chuck for pulled beef a while back. Looks like he did his at 165° for 30hr. Here is the link.

 
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If you want pulled / shredded , use 165 for the temp . I go 30 hours and pull it around there somewhere .
 
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I picked up two prime chuck roasts from Costco yesterday and I want to make shredded beef to use in a Mexican food casserole for Tuesdays dinner. Can you help me with time and temp for super soft pulled beef?

Thanks a bunch.
Dan


Yup, like mentioned above, My experiments have come up with the best of each:
Sous Vide Pulled Beef from Chuckies = 30 Hours @ 165°.

And Sous Vide a Chucky into a Perfect Prime-Rib-like Roast. =. 48 Hours @ 131°.

Bear
 
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Sweet thank you guys. I made one several months ago but couldn't remember what I did to it.
It was 165* for 30+ hours. I'm sitting in the duck blind right now watching the empty sky's, not many birds around. So I'll get it going this afternoon when I get home.
Thanks again, I knew you guys would have my back.

Dan
 
Let us know how it turns out. I have used Bears methods & they are usually right on. He does a lot of experimenting & research on his step by steps & it takes the guess work out. If it doesn’t come out like you want it too, then you can simply adjust the time & temp to your taste. Good luck!
Al
 
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Let us know how it turns out. I have used Bears methods & they are usually right on. He does a lot of experimenting & research on his step by steps & it takes the guess work out. If it doesn’t come out like you want it too, then you can simply adjust the time & temp to your taste. Good luck!
Al
Agreed. There will always be some variation, as we all know no two cuts will behave exactly the same ... but the long long times should narrow the magnitude of the potential variability
 
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I ended up doing two 1 seasoned with a taco type seasoning and the 2nd with white pepper, garlic and a little Montreal steak seasoning.
I cooked them at 168* for real close to 40 hours. No pic's sorry, but they shredded perfectly and were super moist and melt in your mouth tender. The one seasoned with taco seasoning I shredded and used I in an enchilada casserole. The second was frozen for a week than used in a beef stew type of deal with carrots, onions, baby red potatoes, celery, pea's and mushrooms smothered in a beefy gravy served over sourdough biscuits, they both turned out super delicious.
Sorry about the no pictures thing I was kinda in a funk my back was killing me the past few weeks.
 
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Sounds like they both turned out really good! No pics...well I can imagine! Lol

Ryan
 
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I ended up doing two 1 seasoned with a taco type seasoning and the 2nd with white pepper, garlic and a little Montreal steak seasoning.
I cooked them at 168* for real close to 40 hours. No pic's sorry, but they shredded perfectly and were super moist and melt in your mouth tender. The one seasoned with taco seasoning I shredded and used I in an enchilada casserole. The second was frozen for a week than used in a beef stew type of deal with carrots, onions, baby red potatoes, celery, pea's and mushrooms smothered in a beefy gravy served over sourdough biscuits, they both turned out super delicious.
Sorry about the no pictures thing I was kinda in a funk my back was killing me the past few weeks.


Sounds Great !!
Sorry about the Back!!
I know what that can be like!!!
That tasty Beef should make you feel just a little bit better.

Bear
 
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forktender forktender you ever smoke and pull a chuckie? IMO the only way to do them for mexican. I smoke to 200F one day and then later cube and throw in a crock with mexican seasoning and a bit of water. Maybe not quite as tender as SVing but still "fortender" :emoji_laughing:
 
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John, I had never heard of smoked chuckies before and it sounded like the weirdest thing to me but after seeing your posts I decided to go ahead and try it and glad I did!

I smoke something like a 5-6 lb'er and halve it. Half gets vac sealed and frozen and will get made in the middle of winter when we are craving it.
 
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forktender forktender you ever smoke and pull a chuckie? IMO the only way to do them for mexican. I smoke to 200F one day and then later cube and throw in a crock with mexican seasoning and a bit of water. Maybe not quite as tender as SVing but still "fortender" :emoji_laughing:
We smoke them more than I do them any other way here, and they are great in street taco's, tamales and enchilada's. The prime Chuckie's from Costco are excellent no matter how I cook them they are awesome.
This last batch I wanted the meat to be super fall apart soft and it worked out for a change. LOL
 
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Sounds Great !!
Sorry about the Back!!
I know what that can be like!!!
That tasty Beef should make you feel just a little bit better.

Bear
I'm going in for some injections this Friday and as much as I hate large needles I can't wait.
 
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