Gonna smoke a chucky....marinade the night before?

[88rxna]

Should I treat it like a brisket and just rub it or marinade it in something ? Gonna smoke a chuck and pull (IT 205ish) it for sandwiches or just to eat.

 

[phatbac]

Should I treat it like a brisket and just rub it or marinade it in something ? Gonna smoke a chuck and pull (IT 205ish) it for sandwiches or just to eat.

I would go with a simple rub (SPOG or similar) and let sit overnight. unless there is a specific flavor profile you are going for the marinade isn't necessary. the chuck has a lot of fat in it and when it renders down you will have a very moist meat. let the beef shine all by itself with some smoke flavor!

Happy Smoking,

phatbac (Aaron)

 

[pit 4 brains]

SPOG is my vote and method. I use a foil pan under mine to collect the drippings for au jus..

 

[phatbac]

 
SPOG is my vote and method. I use a foil pan under mine to collect the drippings for au jus..

if you are going that route i recommend this jus from JimmyJ

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/a/chef-jimmyjs-smokey-au-jus

I have made it several times (always leave out the wine though) and it comes out great for Prime rib/french dip sammies etc. 

Happy Smoking,

phatbac (Aaron)

 

[88rxna]

if you are going that route i recommend this jus from JimmyJ

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/a/chef-jimmyjs-smokey-au-jus

I have made it several times (always leave out the wine though) and it comes out great for Prime rib/french dip sammies etc. 

Happy Smoking,
phatbac (Aaron)

I have some of this frozen into ice cubes in the freezer actually!
Should I drop a few of them in a pan underneath or just thaw and reheat them in a pan and dunk the chucky after its cooked into it?

 

[pit 4 brains]

SPOG is my vote and method. I use a foil pan under mine to collect the drippings for au jus..

 
if you are going that route i recommend this jus from JimmyJ

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/a/chef-jimmyjs-smokey-au-jus

I have made it several times (always leave out the wine though) and it comes out great for Prime rib/french dip sammies etc. 

Happy Smoking,

phatbac (Aaron)

I do something very similar, less ingredients. 

I have some of this frozen into ice cubes in the freezer actually!
Should I drop a few of them in a pan underneath or just thaw and reheat them in a pan and dunk the chucky after its cooked into it?

If it's already smokey and made into an au jus sauce, then I would just reheat it. Put a new pan under the chucky and harvest some new jus.

 

[SmokinAl]

I always start with French onion soup in the pan under the chuckie.

Al

 

[88rxna]

I always start with French onion soup in the pan under the chuckie.

Al

That's a great idea! I think I'm gonna make hot roast beef sandwiches with this instead...that sounds yummy!

 

[pit 4 brains]

SPOG is my vote and method. I use a foil pan under mine to collect the drippings

That's a great idea! I think I'm gonna make hot roast beef sandwiches with this instead...that sounds yummy!

Roast beef sandwich with a chuck roast? IMHO they are more suitable for pulled beef sandwiches. 

Post up some pics and let us know how it comes out..

 

[88rxna]

Here's the wsm right before firing it up...

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• 88rxna
• Aug 5, 2017

SPOG: A little too much pepper for the kids but we liked it! Shoved some garlic cloves in it too...

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• 88rxna
• Aug 5, 2017

And here she is! It was a little tough, needed more time on the smoker but still excellent! Used 2 frozen cubes (previous cook) from jj's recipe,dumped a can of beef broth in the pan below and boiled it down in a pan along with brown gravy mix..
Along with some taters and I was in heaven! It really was excellent!

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• 88rxna
• Aug 5, 2017

 

[88rxna]

The chunk of meat only weighed 2.22 lbs and just didn't want to cook! It was on the smoker for 5 hours before I pulled it.

 

[pit 4 brains]

Looks good.

Chucks take long time. I started one today just because of this post ( and I need to practice with my new RF smoker). It went on around noon and I'm just finishing it up in the oven after over 8 hrs of smoking in my RF.. 

 

[pit 4 brains]

SPOG is my vote and method.

 

[pit 4 brains]

Why am I double posting??