Anyone smoke a chuck roast before? Similar to a Brisket?

I’ve seen so many differing opinions and methods for it. Don’t know which way to go.

I have. It’s not really like a brisket. It’s a good way to make pulled beef.

I’ve done it, and it was pretty good. The size of a chuck roast just fits our family a lot better than a whole brisket does.

On a side note, I noticed at my Kroger today that they had full packers for $1.99/lb. I havent seen a brisket priced that low in 5 or 6 years.

I’d smoke a tri tip 100 times out of a 100 if I wanted a smaller cut than a brisket. I’ve done poor man’s burnt ends before, and they were pretty good, but I would rather put a couple of hours of smoke on a tri tip and then sear on a hot grill.

ETA: or I would separate a large brisket and just smoke the point or the flat. I got a small brisket (4-5lbs) that looked like it had been cut in half long ways, so I still got both parts of the brisket in a much smaller package

Yep. I smoke and shred them usually. I'll add shredded chuck roast to other meats to stretch them - ie beef ribs or cheeks, etc for tacos or sandwiches if I have a larger group.

Someone posted a killer recipe a while back. I tried it and it was great:

Smoked Chuck Recipe

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On a side note, I noticed at my Kroger today that they had full packers for $1.99/lb. I havent seen a brisket priced that low in 5 or 6 years.

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Albertsons locations in Lafayette have been selling choice briskets for $1.99/ lb off and on the last several months. Every time they go on sale I’ve been buying one .

Tri Tip smoked like a briskeet all day every day for a family sized meal. Takes half the time or less, half the time to trim it, no left overs to jack with, and tastes better than a brisket.

Cook exactly the same but pull at 190°.

It’s a FB thing lately, smoking all the way to 205. Looks pretty good, why not do it once. I prob will just to see the results.