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what cut for shredded beef

Started by rmdodson, April 12, 2010, 07:12:50 AM

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rmdodson

Hello all,

I've got a 4 day weekend from work so there's plenty of time to kick up the smoker  ;D

I also got a new freezer (new appliances always make a wife happy  ;) ) & a 1/2 beef too! So many choices to cook now. Which type of roast is best for shredded beef (you know, beef version of pulled pork)? I got chuck, arm, round, sirloin, heel of round.

Thanks

Tenpoint5

The chuck should do fine as pulled beef or take your brisket to 209-210* It should just about crumble to pulled beef as you slice it. Experience talking.
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OU812

Chuck works great for pulled beef, arm works for jerky, round sliced thin makes a great hot beef sammie, sirloin can almost replace prime rib, never cook a heel of round.

Let us know what you go with on the shredded beef.

SnellySmokesEm

I would definitely use a chuck roast.  I did one this weekend and it was excellent.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=15374.0

A few weeks back I tried to do pulled beef with a beef shoulder and there was not enough fat in the cut and it turned out little dry, but it did pull.
In my post (from the above link) I have a side by side comparison of the two cuts and you can really see the difference.  In the post I used the shoulder for roast beef for sammies.
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rmdodson

I knew I could count on you guys! I just pulled a chuckie from the freezer. Now, check out my other topic about what I should do with that rascally little 1.5# brisket  ;)