Kristof Jozsa
TVWBB Fan
So my phone just rings yesterday with an old friend asking "hey, can you do 225F for 8 hours in your shiny new master touch? I just grabbed a 3.5 pounds boneless chuck roast from my butcher to smoke". With the answer being "huh, never tried it but you bet I'd be interested..".
What I know about this task is that:
- I should attempt the snake method with regulating temp to 220-225F as possible
- I should apply some rub
- I should use a water pan and add some smoking woods
- I should aim for a core temp, not for time and rest it after
But I'm pretty unsure about:
- what the rub should contain (just salt+pepper?) and how much earlier I should apply it?
- how thick the snake should be (I've seen photos and videos with 3, 4, and 5 briquettes "wide" snakes)?
- smoking wood should be apple for example?
- what core temp should I aim for?
- whether I have any chance to succeed with only a handheld temperature meter or I should pick up a Maverick or such before even attempting this
- if chuck roast has any specialties compared to pork butts for example (not that I did this one either, but at least I've read about those)
We plan to do this on Thursday if everything goes well.. Any other hints or suggestions? Thanks!
What I know about this task is that:
- I should attempt the snake method with regulating temp to 220-225F as possible
- I should apply some rub
- I should use a water pan and add some smoking woods
- I should aim for a core temp, not for time and rest it after
But I'm pretty unsure about:
- what the rub should contain (just salt+pepper?) and how much earlier I should apply it?
- how thick the snake should be (I've seen photos and videos with 3, 4, and 5 briquettes "wide" snakes)?
- smoking wood should be apple for example?
- what core temp should I aim for?
- whether I have any chance to succeed with only a handheld temperature meter or I should pick up a Maverick or such before even attempting this
- if chuck roast has any specialties compared to pork butts for example (not that I did this one either, but at least I've read about those)
We plan to do this on Thursday if everything goes well.. Any other hints or suggestions? Thanks!