Stack steaks for smoking?


 
Len Dennis

Len Dennis

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Highland Farms has blade steaks for $1.99/lb whereas the whole roast is $2.49/lb

Can I just "stack" 8 or 9 blade steaks on top of each other (like a tower) and smoke them that way?

Or is the roast still the better way (albeit more $$)??
 
I would stick to the roast. I cannot believe that the steaks are cheaper than the roast. It takes more labor to trim and cut the steaks.
 
I know. I asked the lady and she just shrugged. "It's what the company wants". Then she showed me another price gouger: butterflied pork chops.

Regular boneless loin chop for 2.99.

For butterflying them, they wanted 4.99.

Unbelievable but true.

I ended up getting the roast and it's smokin' as I type. MMM MMM.
 
Len, I know the meat is on. I am just wondering if the quality of the roast is better than the steaks. ie, one select and one choice? If not might be interesting to lay bacon stips in between the steaks then stack, tie and smoke as you did the roast.

Mark
 
I'll keep that one in mind. Pork isn't graded though and I figure their chops are just cut off the same shoulder they sell whole.

Anyways, results of my first real smoke.

It was a 9lb shoulder. Seasoned with mustard and some mystery rub (I don't remember which recipe I used). I used hickory & cherry wood chips (still looking for lump) about 4:3 ratio.

I pulled the meteorite out of the smoker after about 6 hours (smoking the whole time). It went in about 3pm and out at 9pm.

Transferred it to a covered roasting pan and into my oven. It has a probe so I set it for 185o and left it alone.

It hit the temp at 3.30 a.m. and I left it in the oven till I left for work at 6.30 a.m. In the fridge and I'm off to work.

Pulled it apart about 4pm. Oh gawd, was it ever tender/moist/tons of flavour. The bark was exquisite.

Not enough superlatives to describe it. And that was straight off the bone, no sauce.

But then I'm not telling you something you didn't know. This butt cooked itself.

I am sooooooooooo glad I got the WSM.
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