Kudos for using the Weber baskets. Lots of videos on YT using very expensive equipment, but it's very rare to see people teaching you to make great barbecue using affordable equipment. Thank you!
The baskets are perfect for 95% of my cooks, but at the beginning of the summer I bought the Weber Charcoal Heat Controller, and that is a very sweet accessory when doing the snake method! I’d recommend it highly.
NOW - May 14, 2021 after watching this video - I remember why I haven't stopped to watch your videos in awhile. Because they make me to daggum hungry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have 3 Weber kettles and 2 Kamado grills and they are all good, but the Kamados are better across the board. First the Kamado holds the heat for hours without adjusting once you reach your temp. I can walk away for 8-10 hours and know my heat will stay the same.
I had never even thought about smoking a chuck roast before seeing your videos on them, but I decided to give it a try today. It came out phenomenal! Thanks for the inspiration, Ry!
Thank you. I’ve been learning by you that time is good. Not to hurry. When cooking my food I now have learned to relax more. I tell myself,”If I can give the meat time, why not give myself time to relax”
Hi Ry, what I really like in your videos, especially those with Weber kettle, is the purity and no fancy stuff you use for cooking. Actually, you use the kettle as it has been originally designed to use. Your method with one Weber charcoal basket for smoking is simply perfect. It has one big advantage - the cooking space is really huge! The "disadvantage" is looking at the temp all the time. But this is the way you need to barbecue. Staying around, controlling the temp, checking on tenderness... Perfect!!!
Litterally just made two on a Weber kettle and ran them through only doing a foil boat the last two hours ... litterally wrecked traditional pot roast for me and my family ...lol was beautiful
I have found for myself, the snake method of charcoal keeps a steady temperature for a longer time. I must say I have learned a lot about smoking from you, Ry. I enjoyed the video you made addressing the mistakes you have made learning to smoke. Thanks brother!
David Solly ...i also prefer the snake method. I have cooked at least 2 dozen chuck roast in the past 2 years most of them on the little 29 dollar Weber. I am only able to fit one 4 to 5 pounder on that particular Weber. If i cook 2 or 3 at a time I use the 22 incher. I must say I don't even bother with the briskets any more. I try and keep the chuck roast stocked. It's always nice to spend a day drinking beer and slow cooking in my webers.
javier alejandro Yup. Nothing like it. As convenient as a real smoker may be, it's nice to do nothing but throw back some cold ones and do nothing whilst waiting for the rewards of your "hard work" lol.
Got 2 for 1 chuck roast this week and smoked one yesterday. So much more affordable than brisket and almost as good. I'll probably do the other one the same way. Thanks Ry!
I smoked a chuck roast tonight. Pulled it out at 140 because the kids were hungry. It was a bit chewy, medium rare yet absolutely fantastic! You cannot go wrong with a chuck roast.
Every time I watch your channel I end up getting hungry and then it's off to the store. That looked absolutely delicious sir. Keep up the fantastic videos. Stay safe everyone and God Bless
Highly recommend the snake method. Find there is allot less maintenance and more of a light it and forget it method. Haven't tried the chuck roast yet, thank you for the idea and video on it! Snake works great for brisket.
Last chuck I smoked, when it hit it's stall I put it in a larg disposable pan with two cans of beef broth and cut veggies wrapped it put it back in the smoker and upped the heat a bit so it would simmer..man oh man it was good
We did a 22# Chuck roast on a big trailer mounted smoker with maple wood. We did it for about 12 hours and it was phenomenal! So moist and flavorful! It was awesome!
I smoke boston butts on my weber grill 2 at the time. I usually use only kingsford charcoal. I don't use any type of temperature monitoring, but i will def be ordering the temp monitor that you use. Cutting the slot for the wires is a great idea, and I think I will borrow that idea from you. Thank you for taking the time to film and edit this for us, I know how time consuming this can be. Best wishes, no I'm hungry!!!!!!!! My mothers family has smoked whole hogs since before I was born, Aves, and they would tell us stories about their time in the military, and stories about our relatives that we never met. For smoking a pig we use burned down coals, no whole wood. We prefer a mix of several wood, including white oak, red oak, pecan, and hickory. The red oak is a must, if you leave it out, you can taste that it is missing, as for the other 3 woods mentioned, we use them in a mix that includes whatever we have on hand, just dont forget the red oak!!!
I did a chuck roast back in April. I exercised meat cutter privilege and cut it myself at work! I cut about a 4.5lb roast using the chuck eye portion of the chuck roll. I wrapped it in fat off a rib eye and tied it on. Put my dry rub on it and and put it in my fridge for 7 days. I smoked it for 9.5 to 10 hrs. This was before I had an instant read thermometer, so I am not sure what temp it was when I wrapped it in foil. It was amazing. Wish I could share a few pics of it. Anyways awesome video thanks for sharing.
I used this method on a eye of round, only thing I did different was marinade it for 18-24 in buttermilk and pulled it at 130°. Thank you for showing different ideas and mismatching!!!
That roast came out looking good. You did a wonderful job. Briskets are expensive these days. So a smoked roast is a cheaper alternative. Thank you for this video.
Really glad I found this. I’m new to smoking meats and this is way less intimidating to me than smoking a brisket. I think I’ll start here and see what happens - thanks!!
Smoked Chuck is probably my favorite to smoke. I run at about 215-225 for about 8 hours. Hit an internal of 190 and its always amazing. No wrapping needed in my opinion. I might try to wrap it next time with some apple cider vinegar but who knows.
if you're sitting at that 190-210 you should have a very tender chuck. if you're not using a thermometer then I bet you're sitting at around 160 internal. PS. I tried wrapping it and adding some apple cider vinegar (rather than juice) and cooked it up to 200. Was probably a bit better. Also, once you wrap it, it helps push the temp past that lagging 165 area.
Great video and Chuck roast Ry, you've inspired me to do similar quite soon, it's getting pretty cool now in the land downunder so to do some nice meat smoking will go down well with a few glasses of red. When I do the low n slow in the kettle, I use only the bottom vents to restrict the amount of oxygen to slow the fire down and always leave top vent open as sometimes you could get some creosote over the meat if theres too much smoke build up, always aim for the thin blue line of smoke, I also place a small tray of cold water over where the fire is so to act as a sink and to mix smoke with steam, similar as a WSM will do only a smaller scale.
This is my go-to meat. I typically only smoke brisket for larger groups, but for me the the Missus, it's a chuck roast. Super tender and flavorful, and it's great for sammies. I use a trick my Mom used to do when she made Sunday dinner with a chuck roast. Before you apply the rub, take a paring knife and make a slit about 1 1/2" deep and drop in a garlic clove. Do that all over the meat maybe 6 or 8 places. You'll get some really nice garlic flavor in the meat and if you take a bite and get some of that now perfectly roasted garlic, it's heaven. Yummy.
Brillant idea!.A relatively inexpensive cut of meat as opposed to a extremely expensive cut of meat like brisket. almost anyone can afford one .never would have thought of smoking such an ordinary but delicious cut of meat thank you i'm going to try this asap!
Sometimes when there is room I'll toss a chuck on the WSM when I'm doing shoulders. I treat it exactly the same as the pork, same rub and time. It ends up twice as tasty as the pork.
I just did one for Thanksgiving and right before i wrapped it i sprayed it down with apple juice and hit it with brown sugar. Was so good!!! About an 11 hour cook.
Looks the goods sir, well done. If I may make a small suggestion and sorry if I'm repeating others comments but try rotate the lid to have the top vents positioned to pull the smoke and heat from your fire over the top of your meat 👍🏻. Might help speed up your overall cook.
Thank you for sharing this video! You’ve taught me so much. The main reason I started watching your videos is we have the exact same kettle. Color and everything. Mine is on as I type.
I have watched a few of your videos.... and find them helpful in tips... Great Videos and BBQ... I love smoking Chuck roast.... I smoked one a while back , along side a Brisket.... Your slice of Chuck roast looked like a slice of Brisket.... Thanks for sharing.... I look forward to watching more of your most updated videos.... I have been watching UA-camrs cooking BBQ for about three or four years now.... and it's good to see someone with similar cooking interest as mine ♨️👍😎♨️
It was channels like this one which inspired me to buy an offset smoker grill, I opted for one of the cheapest a Vingli, a little over $100 & free shipping. I put it together in about 3hrs and luckily every part had been included. Since chuck/pot roast has been my favorite crock pot meal, that is what I wanted to smoke on my new device. I fired the smoker up and let it burn hot for a couple hours, as the black paint burned and bubbled and smoked itself "clean". I decided to use a foil pan so the roast would cook in its own fat, as in the crock. I used maple as my wood for smoke. After about 3hrs I turned the roast over so both sides would be smoked. It was probably eatable after 5-6hrs, but I let it go almost 8hrs. Wow, was I pleasently surprised. Never tasted anything like it, that I've cooked, before. And, never tasted any better from anyone else. It was only about 3lbs, my next will be larger, but this was a test. I learned about keeping the smoker going, and it does take some watching, unlike the crock. Thanks again to all smokers who pointed me into this direction. When wood becomes the only fuel available, it is good to know this device can smoke, grill, bake and dry anything. I also got a dutch oven that fits perfectly inside.
I love these. Usually takes me about 4 hours and turns out great. I just sere it right on the fire in the offset and then let it sit at around 280 for a few hours or until it looks like the fatty grooves are falling apart with some wood chunks. I take it off and wrap it in foil and let it sit for another 30 min and then cut it up. Family Fav!!
Looked really good. I've long told people new to bbq/smoking that a chuck roast is a good first cook. It cooks like a brisket but is only a fraction of the cost. And it is remarkably tasty when done right, your's looked perfect.
A thin coating of El Cheapo store brand yellow hot dog mustard is my favorite binder. It costs less than a dollar, works well and when all is said and done, you don't even taste it, so it won't interfere with the seasonings in your rub.
Higher moisture content in the chuck roast will mean a lower stall temp and a longer stall dwell. I set mine open on a rack in the bottom of the fridge for about a day before the grill. The stall is so quick I sometimes miss it.
Got two going on my wsm right now .one with a Santa Maria style rub and another with my homemade jobber it’s got Cajun spice ,red pepper flakes,garlic ,celery salt , hope it turns out half as good as this one turned out
chuck has always been my flavourite cut yes a bear to cook but the taste,the tooth,,when its good its beyond compare if you blow it,its a hard to beat stew,goulash,pasta etc etc
Have to ask but I do a lot of smoking, including bacon, fish...even brisket for pastrami. I like how you regulate your temps, pick your woods, etc. Respect all that. But I always wonder a bit about how you use store-bought seasoning and rubs instead of making your own. I like to keep an herb garden going with my hot peppers and dry the harvest to mix with salt and, if necessary, nitrites to create my own spices. It may or may not be always better based on your tastes but I enjoy the whole process of making everything and experimenting. Even have to crush my fresh garlic, mince my scallions and onions. Grow dill for my pickles. Grind my own peppercorn blend. When it's done it's all mine and it costs little, takes little time and is very rewarding. Just a thought.
I do both. I'll mix up my own rubs ( ua-cam.com/video/MxGPYro3Opo/v-deo.html ) or use store bought depending on how I feel. I don't stick to any one thing :)
@@CookingWithRy That's cool. Store-bought stuff isn't in itself bad. And it is convenient. I won't say I never use it. I just like the satisfaction of making it myself. I love it when people ask me "where did you get that? " and I can show them my garden and my pork belly curing for bacon. Most people I know have no idea how their food is made.
@@CookingWithRy Yeah...it's a bit about me, too. I make a lot of hot sauce from my pepper crop and I love to watch my hot sauce freaks burn to the ground. I'm glad we both love to do our own thing and I hope your site takes off. I'm subscribing. If you want any ghost peppers, carolina reapers or scorpion peppers for a very hot sauce, reply and we can e-mail and I'll send you a few.
When this guy is narrating I swear he sounds like he very much is still 18 plus the roast looked absolutely amazing 😍 I'm sure it tasted just as good as it looks
Thank you for sharing Ry. I did my first attempt on a Beef chuck today. on a Blaze Kamado for 4 hours I did get a smoke ring but I pulled out the meat at 150 only because I normally seer and bake a Beef Chuck at meat temp 130 in the oven. I was hoping I would get the same style with slow cooking at 230 but I did not. The meat is tender and the bark on the ends tasty. Smoking a Beef Chuck gave me more of a roast like experience. This might have happened because I had the meat frozen for a couple months. THE GOOD - I can make great sandwiches with this type of meat.
After watching a bunch of your videos I had to make a special trip to Trader Joes for the 21 Seasoning Salute. I have used it on random stuff so far and like it. I hope to break out a grill or the smoker tomorrow and use it in my rub. YUM!! Thanks for the tip...
I never thought to do one of those but I'm going to do it now briskets are so high and price they only run them on sale once or twice a year here in South Texas I will try this this is an awesome video thank you for sharing
you place your vents over the top of your coals? I thought for smoking you wanted the vents opposite of the coals to get the smoke flowing over the meat?
Watched your video earlier this week and low and behold chuck roast was on sale this week. The butcher had cut them all up so the biggest I could find was 4lbs but it's on my WSM and is starting to smell wonderful. I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks for the video.
So here is my take on this recipe: I followed this pretty closely but line turned out a bit dry. My reasoning for this is my piece was only 3.5 pounds and I have an electric pellet Smoker which does not hold a stable temp very well and can spike quite a bit. Also, I feel the apple cider vinegar gave it a bit of a hot dog smell and taste. Having said all that, this video was extremely helpful and I will absolutely try this cut of meat again with my own twist on it. This was my first dabble into “brisket” territory so I feel like for my first time, it wasn’t bad at all.
The chuck roast looks amazing. I haven't smoked one yet. Sounds like something I need to try. I have a Camp Chef pellet grill that I will be using. Keep smoking!
Gr8 vid! I have an electric smoker that I’ve been very happy with but it’s diameter is smaller andI’ve been wanting to try my smoking skills on my larger old Weber kettle. Your grill fire and setup is exactly what I need with this thing. Thx...
I got lazy in my old age and bought a pellet grill, the charcoal adds a distinctive flavor but I have less and less time to tool with it so set and forget is the game now. That said after watching this, I’m smoking a chuck roast this weekend!
I was feeling lazy for getting it but I’ve made the best meatloaf in my life on this thing. My offset was getting worn out so the temperature variance was a nightmare. I was thinking of getting a smokinator for a kettle but I found a sale on the pellet grill.
Then throw it on the grill, in a pan or the oven and take it out at desired temp. BBQ Smoker you go for smoke flavor penetration. Also, Chuck (other than hamburger) needs to be cooked low and slow for the tenderness he's looking for.
You can't cook tougher cuts like that rare or med rare they will be tough like boot leather meet like brisket Chuck roast need to be taken to around 200 degrees to break down connective tissue.
I've never had that issue. In fact, most long cooking methods (snake method, minion method, Slow n Sear, etc...) depend upon unlit coals being constantly lit by already burning coals.
well the winter vortex has got me froze in , but this week its getting warmer for my birthday tuesday, so I will be gettin some smokin goin on, Great stuff buddy @@CookingWithRy
Came out amazing. Sorry but shouldn’t the exhaust be over the food side to direct air flow and smoke to your food? Obv worked out but I would think the cook time would be greatly reduced with airflow that way and not just going straight up out the top
Great video Ry. I like that you gave insights, but gave us credit for being somewhat experienced smokers. I love my Webers as they are great at doing so many things. It’s a perfect outdoor cooking appliance. I had a Traeger and thankfully I bought it at Costco so I could take it back. One of the worst purchases I ever made. Lastly, my only comment is that I like to make my own rubs. So much cheaper.
Great vid Ry, your level of detail is top notch. Just doing this today on my home built offset. Been working through your other recipes, trying them out and have all been awesome! Keep them coming buddy 😁
Oh my gosh, when I first saw your video a couple a months ago....my thought was...yeah...right...a chuck roast. But I did try it. I did not have a rub so I only used salt/pepper. I would put the finished meat up against a prime rib any day. We are trying to save as we only got a 2 1/2 pound piece for snakes latter on...but my wife and I are eating it while we are trying to clean up.....Thank you.....
That looks amazing Ry, great job as always. Gonna incorporate some of these tips into my cook this Sunday. Doing an 18 pound brisket along with 5 racks of baby backs and coincidentally a 3-4 pound chuck roast as well. Figured why not I'm firing up the BFG (great smoker by the way from Rec Tec here, but also have a Webber kettle) might as well smoke some good leftovers for chili or freezing later. Stay well and thanks for the tips! Really enjoy your vids.
Kudos for using the Weber baskets. Lots of videos on YT using very expensive equipment, but it's very rare to see people teaching you to make great barbecue using affordable equipment. Thank you!
I do have the other accessories, but the baskets work great and are very versatile 👍
The baskets are perfect for 95% of my cooks, but at the beginning of the summer I bought the Weber Charcoal Heat Controller, and that is a very sweet accessory when doing the snake method! I’d recommend it highly.
This guy is the Mr Rogers of BBQ
I do have a sweater I can wear :)
The Über Driver or Bob Ross. Happy little smoke.
The Über Driver 😂🤣
You call him Mr. Ry!
love Ry
NOW - May 14, 2021 after watching this video - I remember why I haven't stopped to watch your videos in awhile. Because they make me to daggum hungry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome job on the "poor man's brisket". Just goes to show that you don't need a $1200 kamado or a $800 pellet smoker to get great results.
I love my kettle :)
I have 3 Weber kettles and 2 Kamado grills and they are all good, but the Kamados are better across the board. First the Kamado holds the heat for hours without adjusting once you reach your temp. I can walk away for 8-10 hours and know my heat will stay the same.
GunnySGT1911 Weber Kettle grill is the best
This other youtube that did this had a $1,200 pellet grill. Ouch
@@dennisdorsey5749 i'd like to try a kamado joe, as i've read it maintains temp more consistently than a weber smoker (kettle or WSM).
I had never even thought about smoking a chuck roast before seeing your videos on them, but I decided to give it a try today. It came out phenomenal! Thanks for the inspiration, Ry!
Thank you. I’ve been learning by you that time is good. Not to hurry. When cooking my food I now have learned to relax more. I tell myself,”If I can give the meat time, why not give myself time to relax”
Hi Ry, what I really like in your videos, especially those with Weber kettle, is the purity and no fancy stuff you use for cooking. Actually, you use the kettle as it has been originally designed to use. Your method with one Weber charcoal basket for smoking is simply perfect. It has one big advantage - the cooking space is really huge! The "disadvantage" is looking at the temp all the time. But this is the way you need to barbecue. Staying around, controlling the temp, checking on tenderness... Perfect!!!
Thanks so much!
Chuck Roast still amazingly the best kept secret in BBQ. This and chicken quarters are my absolute favorites!!
I love chicken quarters, too :)
Big fan of quarters, since birth🙂
Litterally just made two on a Weber kettle and ran them through only doing a foil boat the last two hours ... litterally wrecked traditional pot roast for me and my family ...lol was beautiful
Does foil boat work with chuck roast. I thought you need a fat cap type meat
Can't wait to try this. I usually use a chuck roast to make Vegetable Beef Soup in a crock pot. Now I have something new to try.
This is your reminder to try it if you haven’t already :)
I have found for myself, the snake method of charcoal keeps a steady temperature for a longer time. I must say I have learned a lot about smoking from you, Ry. I enjoyed the video you made addressing the mistakes you have made learning to smoke. Thanks brother!
Thanks! Yep, the snake method works very well :)
David Solly ...i also prefer the snake method. I have cooked at least 2 dozen chuck roast in the past 2 years most of them on the little 29 dollar Weber. I am only able to fit one 4 to 5 pounder on that particular Weber. If i cook 2 or 3 at a time I use the 22 incher. I must say I don't even bother with the briskets any more. I try and keep the chuck roast stocked. It's always nice to spend a day drinking beer and slow cooking in my webers.
javier alejandro Yup. Nothing like it. As convenient as a real smoker may be, it's nice to do nothing but throw back some cold ones and do nothing whilst waiting for the rewards of your "hard work" lol.
Got 2 for 1 chuck roast this week and smoked one yesterday. So much more affordable than brisket and almost as good. I'll probably do the other one the same way. Thanks Ry!
That's really good!!!! Takes a lot of time. For the last 15 years. Smoked a turkey for thanks giving took like 8 hours came out great!!!!
How often Do you have to keep adding charcoal & wood chips ? How do you keep it going for so long ??
You can make a snake and smoke for 9 hours without lifting the lid
I smoked a chuck roast tonight. Pulled it out at 140 because the kids were hungry. It was a bit chewy, medium rare yet absolutely fantastic! You cannot go wrong with a chuck roast.
Ry you are the best bbq guy on UA-cam! Thank you for your videos I learnt so much from watching you I appreciate all your hard work on these videos.
Every time I watch your channel I end up getting hungry and then it's off to the store. That looked absolutely delicious sir. Keep up the fantastic videos. Stay safe everyone and God Bless
Highly recommend the snake method. Find there is allot less maintenance and more of a light it and forget it method. Haven't tried the chuck roast yet, thank you for the idea and video on it! Snake works great for brisket.
That was probably your best cook that I have seen you do and I have been following you for about a year now. Congrats.
Last chuck I smoked, when it hit it's stall I put it in a larg disposable pan with two cans of beef broth and cut veggies wrapped it put it back in the smoker and upped the heat a bit so it would simmer..man oh man it was good
That sounds amazing... great idea! Sort of a "one pot" meal on the Weber!
Just pulled mine off the smoker. Four lbs was cooked at 250 to an internal of 206. It was done in just under five hours. Thanks for the suggestion.
I love chuck roast. I usually make it into beef jerky. Will have to try smoking it.
We did a 22# Chuck roast on a big trailer mounted smoker with maple wood. We did it for about 12 hours and it was phenomenal! So moist and flavorful! It was awesome!
That's a big chuck!
@@CookingWithRy yes sir! It was an experiment and it turned out sooooo good!
@@CookingWithRy I think I only paid like $75 for it from my local grocery store because I bought it whole in the vacuum pack
@@seandupuie3552 That's a great price :)
@@CookingWithRy indeed! Honestly if you wanted feed a large group that's the way to go! It was every bit as good as a rib roast!
I smoke boston butts on my weber grill 2 at the time. I usually use only kingsford charcoal. I don't use any type of temperature monitoring, but i will def be ordering the temp monitor that you use. Cutting the slot for the wires is a great idea, and I think I will borrow that idea from you. Thank you for taking the time to film and edit this for us, I know how time consuming this can be. Best wishes, no I'm hungry!!!!!!!! My mothers family has smoked whole hogs since before I was born, Aves, and they would tell us stories about their time in the military, and stories about our relatives that we never met. For smoking a pig we use burned down coals, no whole wood. We prefer a mix of several wood, including white oak, red oak, pecan, and hickory. The red oak is a must, if you leave it out, you can taste that it is missing, as for the other 3 woods mentioned, we use them in a mix that includes whatever we have on hand, just dont forget the red oak!!!
The most under rated cut of meat out there.
Totally agree with that :)
I did a chuck roast back in April. I exercised meat cutter privilege and cut it myself at work! I cut about a 4.5lb roast using the chuck eye portion of the chuck roll. I wrapped it in fat off a rib eye and tied it on. Put my dry rub on it and and put it in my fridge for 7 days. I smoked it for 9.5 to 10 hrs. This was before I had an instant read thermometer, so I am not sure what temp it was when I wrapped it in foil. It was amazing. Wish I could share a few pics of it. Anyways awesome video thanks for sharing.
Rubbed for 7 days must have been awesome flavor :)
@@CookingWithRy it was phenomenal!
I used this method on a eye of round, only thing I did different was marinade it for 18-24 in buttermilk and pulled it at 130°. Thank you for showing different ideas and mismatching!!!
That roast came out looking good. You did a wonderful job. Briskets are expensive these days. So a smoked roast is a cheaper alternative. Thank you for this video.
Smoking my Chuck in my Kettle while watching others smoke theirs in theirs. Life is good. Keep on rockin'! 🤙
Really glad I found this. I’m new to smoking meats and this is way less intimidating to me than smoking a brisket. I think I’ll start here and see what happens - thanks!!
Smoking a Chuck roast has become a favorite of mine, much less stress than Brisket. Welcome to the Best hobby their is
I liked that you used simple and easily accessible spices. Thank you
Sometimes simplest is the best :)
Smoked Chuck is probably my favorite to smoke. I run at about 215-225 for about 8 hours. Hit an internal of 190 and its always amazing. No wrapping needed in my opinion. I might try to wrap it next time with some apple cider vinegar but who knows.
I've done both ways, and it's always good. Chuck is just such a great cut to smoke :)
uhthya thanks for giving a reasonable time. Im 6 hours in and trippin if i need to pull it or leave it cause the tenderness is just not there yet.
if you're sitting at that 190-210 you should have a very tender chuck. if you're not using a thermometer then I bet you're sitting at around 160 internal.
PS. I tried wrapping it and adding some apple cider vinegar (rather than juice) and cooked it up to 200. Was probably a bit better. Also, once you wrap it,
it helps push the temp past that lagging 165 area.
Great job! You sure know heat management and are an excellent communicator 👏
This is definitely one of my favorite Q videos. I watch it regularly. It's so relaxing
Great video and Chuck roast Ry, you've inspired me to do similar quite soon, it's getting pretty cool now in the land downunder so to do some nice meat smoking will go down well with a few glasses of red. When I do the low n slow in the kettle, I use only the bottom vents to restrict the amount of oxygen to slow the fire down and always leave top vent open as sometimes you could get some creosote over the meat if theres too much smoke build up, always aim for the thin blue line of smoke, I also place a small tray of cold water over where the fire is so to act as a sink and to mix smoke with steam, similar as a WSM will do only a smaller scale.
I’m impressed; that smoke ring is amazing.
It was a beauty. I've had pretty good luck with smoke rings when doing chuck roasts :)
When I do use a binder, I love to use Mike’s Hot Honey! imparts an amazing flavor...
Chuck roast is one of my favorites on the Weber.
This is my go-to meat. I typically only smoke brisket for larger groups, but for me the the Missus, it's a chuck roast. Super tender and flavorful, and it's great for sammies. I use a trick my Mom used to do when she made Sunday dinner with a chuck roast. Before you apply the rub, take a paring knife and make a slit about 1 1/2" deep and drop in a garlic clove. Do that all over the meat maybe 6 or 8 places. You'll get some really nice garlic flavor in the meat and if you take a bite and get some of that now perfectly roasted garlic, it's heaven. Yummy.
Brillant idea!.A relatively inexpensive cut of meat as opposed to a extremely expensive cut of meat like brisket. almost anyone can afford one .never would have thought of smoking such an ordinary but delicious cut of meat thank you i'm going to try this asap!
I love chucks. It’s like brisket’s little cousin :)
Sometimes when there is room I'll toss a chuck on the WSM when I'm doing shoulders. I treat it exactly the same as the pork, same rub and time. It ends up twice as tasty as the pork.
Yeah I love a good chuck roast :)
Busy man's brisket. Great video thanks... I cheat on the second half and put in convection oven after wrap.
I just did one for Thanksgiving and right before i wrapped it i sprayed it down with apple juice and hit it with brown sugar. Was so good!!! About an 11 hour cook.
Nice! Chucks can take some patience :)
Looks the goods sir, well done. If I may make a small suggestion and sorry if I'm repeating others comments but try rotate the lid to have the top vents positioned to pull the smoke and heat from your fire over the top of your meat 👍🏻. Might help speed up your overall cook.
Thank you for sharing this video! You’ve taught me so much. The main reason I started watching your videos is we have the exact same kettle. Color and everything. Mine is on as I type.
Beautiful smoke ring…great video!
Smoked beef tacos. Looks really delicious and amazing.
Yep works great for those :)
This will be a great test for me to keep the weber kettle temps dialed in and try a brisket dry run. I will be sure to start it early morning
I have watched a few of your videos.... and find them helpful in tips... Great Videos and BBQ... I love smoking Chuck roast.... I smoked one a while back , along side a Brisket....
Your slice of Chuck roast looked like a slice of Brisket.... Thanks for sharing....
I look forward to watching more of your most updated videos....
I have been watching UA-camrs cooking BBQ for about three or four years now.... and it's good to see someone with similar cooking interest as mine ♨️👍😎♨️
Thanks! There's just something about chuck roast. I really love using it :)
Smoky Ribs sent me over.. Nice job on the roast...Looks yummy and now I am hungry !!
Thanks! Glad you came by :)
Cooked a chuck roast today! I made burnt ends with mine. No regrets! Thanks for the video!
Love chuck roast burnt ends!
It was channels like this one which inspired me to buy an offset smoker grill,
I opted for one of the cheapest a Vingli, a little over $100 & free shipping.
I put it together in about 3hrs and luckily every part had been included.
Since chuck/pot roast has been my favorite crock pot meal, that is what I wanted to smoke on my new device.
I fired the smoker up and let it burn hot for a couple hours, as the black paint burned and bubbled and smoked itself "clean".
I decided to use a foil pan so the roast would cook in its own fat, as in the crock.
I used maple as my wood for smoke.
After about 3hrs I turned the roast over so both sides would be smoked.
It was probably eatable after 5-6hrs, but I let it go almost 8hrs.
Wow, was I pleasently surprised.
Never tasted anything like it, that I've cooked, before.
And, never tasted any better from anyone else.
It was only about 3lbs, my next will be larger, but this was a test.
I learned about keeping the smoker going, and it does take some watching, unlike the crock.
Thanks again to all smokers who pointed me into this direction.
When wood becomes the only fuel available, it is good to know this device can smoke, grill, bake and dry anything.
I also got a dutch oven that fits perfectly inside.
I'm putting that slot for the probe on my kettle. Thanks👍
Ha! Was thinking the same thing!
I love these. Usually takes me about 4 hours and turns out great. I just sere it right on the fire in the offset and then let it sit at around 280 for a few hours or until it looks like the fatty grooves are falling apart with some wood chunks. I take it off and wrap it in foil and let it sit for another 30 min and then cut it up. Family Fav!!
I forgot to say, try seasoning it with McCormicks Pot Roast seasoning. you'll thank me later.
I love that stuff!
Looked really good. I've long told people new to bbq/smoking that a chuck roast is a good first cook.
It cooks like a brisket but is only a fraction of the cost.
And it is remarkably tasty when done right, your's looked perfect.
Agree completely. I call it Brisket's Tasty Little Cousin :)
Would love to see more on what you are doing with the vents top and bottom
I do that in some videos but haven't in all of them :)
A thin coating of El Cheapo store brand yellow hot dog mustard is my favorite binder. It costs less than a dollar, works well and when all is said and done, you don't even taste it, so it won't interfere with the seasonings in your rub.
Higher moisture content in the chuck roast will mean a lower stall temp and a longer stall dwell. I set mine open on a rack in the bottom of the fridge for about a day before the grill. The stall is so quick I sometimes miss it.
Got two going on my wsm right now .one with a Santa Maria style rub and another with my homemade jobber it’s got Cajun spice ,red pepper flakes,garlic ,celery salt , hope it turns out half as good as this one turned out
I used pecan wood
I've watched this vid before but revisited as I'll be doing a chuck roast for the first time...You nailed that smoke ring...😋👍
chuck has always been my flavourite cut yes a bear to cook but the taste,the tooth,,when its good its beyond compare if you blow it,its a hard to beat stew,goulash,pasta etc etc
You nailed it. I love a good chuck in its many uses :)
Have to ask but I do a lot of smoking, including bacon, fish...even brisket for pastrami. I like how you regulate your temps, pick your woods, etc. Respect all that. But I always wonder a bit about how you use store-bought seasoning and rubs instead of making your own. I like to keep an herb garden going with my hot peppers and dry the harvest to mix with salt and, if necessary, nitrites to create my own spices. It may or may not be always better based on your tastes but I enjoy the whole process of making everything and experimenting. Even have to crush my fresh garlic, mince my scallions and onions. Grow dill for my pickles. Grind my own peppercorn blend.
When it's done it's all mine and it costs little, takes little time and is very rewarding. Just a thought.
I do both. I'll mix up my own rubs ( ua-cam.com/video/MxGPYro3Opo/v-deo.html ) or use store bought depending on how I feel. I don't stick to any one thing :)
@@CookingWithRy That's cool. Store-bought stuff isn't in itself bad. And it is convenient. I won't say I never use it. I just like the satisfaction of making it myself. I love it when people ask me "where did you get that? " and I can show them my garden and my pork belly curing for bacon. Most people I know have no idea how their food is made.
@@hotsauce7709 That's a great feeling, isn't it? 'Where'd you buy that rub?' 'I didn't.' :)
@@CookingWithRy Yeah...it's a bit about me, too. I make a lot of hot sauce from my pepper crop and I love to watch my hot sauce freaks burn to the ground. I'm glad we both love to do our own thing and I hope your site takes off. I'm subscribing. If you want any ghost peppers, carolina reapers or scorpion peppers for a very hot sauce, reply and we can e-mail and I'll send you a few.
When this guy is narrating I swear he sounds like he very much is still 18 plus the roast looked absolutely amazing 😍 I'm sure it tasted just as good as it looks
I’m 19 😂
Nice looking roast Ry. The bark and smoke ring was perfect. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah that bark was about the best I've gotten on a chuck roast. Very pleased with it :)
Looks great. I bought a chuck roast Thursday night to do on Sunday. Figured I’d check your recipe. Thanks
Great cook! That bark looked amazing! I love to braise chuck roast in Guinness beer.
I need to try that with some Guinness :)
Awesome video. Thanks for the in depth instructions. New Webber owner here and you make it look so simple.
Enjoy that Weber! It's my favorite cooker :)
Just caught your channel for the first time and wow, great videos! Love your passion, enthusiasm and clear instructions. Keep up the great work!
I am whipping up a roast on the grill right now. I will be wrapping it in a few minutes. Hope mine turns out as good as yours looked.
Awesome! Good luck :)
Ry I love your videos very easy to follow!
I appreciate that!
Thank you for sharing Ry. I did my first attempt on a Beef chuck today. on a Blaze Kamado for 4 hours I did get a smoke ring but I pulled out the meat at 150 only because I normally seer and bake a Beef Chuck at meat temp 130 in the oven. I was hoping I would get the same style with slow cooking at 230 but I did not. The meat is tender and the bark on the ends tasty. Smoking a Beef Chuck gave me more of a roast like experience. This might have happened because I had the meat frozen for a couple months. THE GOOD - I can make great sandwiches with this type of meat.
If it tastes good I call it a success :)
After watching a bunch of your videos I had to make a special trip to Trader Joes for the 21 Seasoning Salute. I have used it on random stuff so far and like it. I hope to break out a grill or the smoker tomorrow and use it in my rub. YUM!! Thanks for the tip...
Yeah I really like that stuff. Really versatile :)
Tried the chuck on my $59 Walmart grill. Holy shiitake yummo. Thx Ray
I never thought to do one of those but I'm going to do it now briskets are so high and price they only run them on sale once or twice a year here in South Texas I will try this this is an awesome video thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching! I do love a good chuck roast :)
Thank you Ry! Two years in a row and this Thanksgiving I tried your coffee coco rub and love it!
Awesome!
Your videos have leveled me up my friend and now the whole family gets to enjoy! God bless and happy thanksgiving!
I have watched a few of your videos and really enjoy them, I also enjoyed "Knowing", one of the movies I'll never forget from my childhood
Thanks so much!
you place your vents over the top of your coals? I thought for smoking you wanted the vents opposite of the coals to get the smoke flowing over the meat?
You’re absolutely correct
Watched your video earlier this week and low and behold chuck roast was on sale this week. The butcher had cut them all up so the biggest I could find was 4lbs but it's on my WSM and is starting to smell wonderful. I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks for the video.
4 lbs is a perfect size! Enjoy it :)
You nailed the smoke ring
It turned out gorgeous, well done!
Great video. I'd be curious to know why you wrapped with foil and not paper.
When the paper is that close to a source of ignition, like on the kettle, I get nervous. It probably would have been fine with paper :)
So here is my take on this recipe:
I followed this pretty closely but line turned out a bit dry. My reasoning for this is my piece was only 3.5 pounds and I have an electric pellet Smoker which does not hold a stable temp very well and can spike quite a bit. Also, I feel the apple cider vinegar gave it a bit of a hot dog smell and taste.
Having said all that, this video was extremely helpful and I will absolutely try this cut of meat again with my own twist on it. This was my first dabble into “brisket” territory so I feel like for my first time, it wasn’t bad at all.
Did u use a MEAT THERMOMETER?
The chuck roast looks amazing. I haven't smoked one yet. Sounds like something I need to try. I have a Camp Chef pellet grill that I will be using. Keep smoking!
Chuck will work great on that pellet grill :)
I love webers man, he used like 30 briquets total lol awesome!!
Gr8 vid! I have an electric smoker that I’ve been very happy with but it’s diameter is smaller andI’ve been wanting to try my smoking skills on my larger old Weber kettle. Your grill fire and setup is exactly what I need with this thing. Thx...
The kettle is great for smoking :)
I really like his slow cooking on the Weber Ry is cool as shit
What a novel idea smoking a chuck roast! Good job!
I got lazy in my old age and bought a pellet grill, the charcoal adds a distinctive flavor but I have less and less time to tool with it so set and forget is the game now. That said after watching this, I’m smoking a chuck roast this weekend!
Nothing wrong with a pellet grill :)
I was feeling lazy for getting it but I’ve made the best meatloaf in my life on this thing. My offset was getting worn out so the temperature variance was a nightmare. I was thinking of getting a smokinator for a kettle but I found a sale on the pellet grill.
Great info! I'm smoking my first chuck tomorrow, so very timely.
Fantastic! I love chuck roasts :)
Nice cook! I actually use beef broth when I wrap.
I've started doing that more with chuck roasts to stick with the beefy flavor :)
Looks good. I prefer more of a pink color inside or medium rare.
Then throw it on the grill, in a pan or the oven and take it out at desired temp. BBQ Smoker you go for smoke flavor penetration. Also, Chuck (other than hamburger) needs to be cooked low and slow for the tenderness he's looking for.
That's not how you cook chuck
You can't cook tougher cuts like that rare or med rare they will be tough like boot leather meet like brisket Chuck roast need to be taken to around 200 degrees to break down connective tissue.
I think when you add brickets that have not been started and covered in grey ash that it adds a funky taste.
I've never had that issue. In fact, most long cooking methods (snake method, minion method, Slow n Sear, etc...) depend upon unlit coals being constantly lit by already burning coals.
Great vid Ry, can not wait till My smoker gets fired up. Great recipe
well the winter vortex has got me froze in , but this week its getting warmer for my birthday tuesday, so I will be gettin some smokin goin on, Great stuff buddy
@@CookingWithRy
you dont have a prime rib vid do you ?
@@CookingWithRy
I do. If you search for prime rib or ribeye roast on my channel a few should come up :)
Came out amazing. Sorry but shouldn’t the exhaust be over the food side to direct air flow and smoke to your food? Obv worked out but I would think the cook time would be greatly reduced with airflow that way and not just going straight up out the top
Great video Ry. I like that you gave insights, but gave us credit for being somewhat experienced smokers. I love my Webers as they are great at doing so many things. It’s a perfect outdoor cooking appliance. I had a Traeger and thankfully I bought it at Costco so I could take it back. One of the worst purchases I ever made. Lastly, my only comment is that I like to make my own rubs. So much cheaper.
Ry Very good video. Nice editing, commentary, and video/audio quality. Well Done sir.
Thank you!
I always use soaked hickory chunks for everything including salmon.
Hickory works well for salmon.
Great vid Ry, your level of detail is top notch. Just doing this today on my home built offset. Been working through your other recipes, trying them out and have all been awesome! Keep them coming buddy 😁
Thanks so much! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos :)
Oh my gosh, when I first saw your video a couple a months ago....my thought was...yeah...right...a chuck roast. But I did try it. I did not have a rub so I only used salt/pepper. I would put the finished meat up against a prime rib any day. We are trying to save as we only got a 2 1/2 pound piece for snakes latter on...but my wife and I are eating it while we are trying to clean up.....Thank you.....
Quick Caliber I would not have guessed
That looks amazing Ry, great job as always. Gonna incorporate some of these tips into my cook this Sunday. Doing an 18 pound brisket along with 5 racks of baby backs and coincidentally a 3-4 pound chuck roast as well. Figured why not I'm firing up the BFG (great smoker by the way from Rec Tec here, but also have a Webber kettle) might as well smoke some good leftovers for chili or freezing later. Stay well and thanks for the tips! Really enjoy your vids.
So you're just making a small snack. LOL :)
@@CookingWithRy exactly :-)
Just put my chuck roast on the Weber, thanks for the expertise sir