Pulled Beef?

Hammer

I've read both pro's and cons on "Pulled Beef". I've heard some say it was good; some say it was bad; and there has been several eggsperts weigh in on the subject, pro and con.
My questions are:
What cut of beef?
What internal temp?
What dome temp?
What has been your results if you have tried it?
Thanks
Hammer

Gfw

<p />Hammer, check out the link - it wil answer most all of your questions. And the real answer is... it only matter what you think of the results! Give it a try, chuck roast isn't real expensive and you may like what comes off the BGE. [p]Life is GOOD! :~}[p]


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Hammer

Gfw,
Thanks Gordon! I'm going to try it using your recipe and instructions. I'll let you know how it comes out.
Hammer

QBabe

Hammer,[p]I've tried this twice. Both times it came out badly. The first time I used GFW's recipe, with the only difference being the rub (I used DP Cowlick). It had really good flavor but was tough, did not fall apart, and was dry.[p]The second time I tried it was this past weekend. I thought that since the first one turned out dry and tough, I'd try to foil it part of the way through and maybe keep it from drying out. Well, that didn't work either.[p]So, I'm 0 for 2 on this one, LOL![p]Tonia
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Gfw

QBabe, pulled beef is definately on the dry side compared to pulled pork. That's why the last step (unlike what I do with pp) is to add a thin BBQ Sauce to the pulled beef. [p]

BBQfan1

Gfw,
I just spent 24 hours babysitting a cook of 100 lbs of pork shoulder and 100 lbs of beef shoulder on an offset cooker, so thought I'd make a few comments:
We've done the beef shoulder three times now and it's been really moist each time. The difference I see between our cook(s) and yours is that the cut we get is a totally untrimmed shoulder (beef shoulder clod or untrimmed chuck shoulder/arm roast should do it). The full cut is 22 lbs average, so it's a much larger and more marbled piece than what you're working with. I think it's that 'extra' meat from an untrimmed roast that's providing the necessary basting fat for moist pulled beef.
Qfan

QBabe

Gfw,[p]Thanks for the info. I'd love for this to work out better...![p]Tonia
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QBabe

BBQfan1,[p]Sounds like you might be onto something there...[p]Both times I've tried it, even though I picked the fattiest cut in the meat case, both pieces looked much leaner than a pork butt or shoulder does and I'm sure that the lack of fat in the cut contributed to the problem.[p]Happy Hour Friday to ya!
Tonia
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Unknown

BBQfan1,[p]Ok just to chime in here... is it a possibility to add fat... maybe layer some bacon on top or use beef fat? Jus' wonderin.[p]Brian