I picked up a Cross Rib Roast and was thinking of smoking it in my WSM this
weekend. I've done some searches and haven't seen anything on cooking this
cut of meat, except for cooking it in liquid. Does anyone have any
experience smoking this cut of meat? Any tips are welcome.

Thanks
Blues

Blues Lyne wrote:

I picked up a Cross Rib Roast and was thinking of smoking it in my WSM this
weekend. I've done some searches and haven't seen anything on cooking this
cut of meat, except for cooking it in liquid. Does anyone have any
experience smoking this cut of meat? Any tips are welcome.

Cross rib seems to be from the chuck, and so should be ok.

Look at this:

http://www.bradleysmoker.com/recipes...beef/sb002.htm


I'm not entirely sure what the Bradley smoker is, but it sounds a lot
like Qing.



Brian Rodenborn

Default User wrote:

I'm not entirely sure what the Bradley smoker is, but it sounds a lot
like Qing.

It's an insulated smoker/oven ala cookshack, southern pride, etc.
I use the Bradley smoker generator in my cold smoke rig.

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Reg wrote:

Default User wrote:

I'm not entirely sure what the Bradley smoker is, but it sounds a lot
like Qing.

It's an insulated smoker/oven ala cookshack, southern pride, etc.
I use the Bradley smoker generator in my cold smoke rig.


Ah, thanks for the info. The recipe sounded about right for temp (220)
and time (7 hours) although I'm not sure about that internal temp.
Sounded low.

When I'm doing a thick chuck roast, I use the tear test. If I can pull a
chunk off the edge with tongs, I figure the cow is ready to come in.



Brian Rodenborn

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Reg wrote:

Default User wrote:

I'm not entirely sure what the Bradley smoker is, but it sounds a lot
like Qing.

It's an insulated smoker/oven ala cookshack, southern pride, etc.
I use the Bradley smoker generator in my cold smoke rig.


Ah, thanks for the info. The recipe sounded about right for temp (220)
and time (7 hours) although I'm not sure about that internal temp.
Sounded low.

When I'm doing a thick chuck roast, I use the tear test. If I can pull a
chunk off the edge with tongs, I figure the cow is ready to come in.



Brian Rodenborn

Thanks for the link. That sounds about like what I was planning to do. I
agree the the internal temp does sound low. I'll let ya know how it turns
out. It'll be my first roast in a smoker. Done lot's of ribs and chicken
and pork shoulders and thought I'd try something new. Especially since
there was a good sale. Now that the strike has ended at the grocery stores
here in So. Cal., there are some good meat prices. For a while there it was
hard to find anything reasonably priced.

Thanks,

Blues

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"Default User" wrote in message
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Reg wrote:

Default User wrote:

I'm not entirely sure what the Bradley smoker is, but it sounds a
lot
like Qing.

It's an insulated smoker/oven ala cookshack, southern pride, etc.
I use the Bradley smoker generator in my cold smoke rig.


Ah, thanks for the info. The recipe sounded about right for temp (220)
and time (7 hours) although I'm not sure about that internal temp.
Sounded low.

When I'm doing a thick chuck roast, I use the tear test. If I can pull a
chunk off the edge with tongs, I figure the cow is ready to come in.



Brian Rodenborn

Thanks for the link. That sounds about like what I was planning to do. I
agree the the internal temp does sound low. I'll let ya know how it turns
out. It'll be my first roast in a smoker. Done lot's of ribs and chicken
and pork shoulders and thought I'd try something new. Especially since
there was a good sale. Now that the strike has ended at the grocery
stores
here in So. Cal., there are some good meat prices. For a while there it
was
hard to find anything reasonably priced.

Thanks,

Blues


Well, I smoked the roast around 225 for 7 hours. Internal temp was 160. It
was nice and juicy and great tasting. It wasn't fall apart tender, but no
complaints here. When I do another one, I'll probably experiment with
letting it go a little longer.

Blues

Blues Lyne wrote:

Well, I smoked the roast around 225 for 7 hours. Internal temp was 160. It
was nice and juicy and great tasting. It wasn't fall apart tender, but no
complaints here. When I do another one, I'll probably experiment with
letting it go a little longer.


Sounds good. With beef, as long as it's tender when sliced, I'm pretty
happy. Q'd beed makes great chili too.



Brian Rodenborn