Any tips for a small roast?

I prefer to just straight smoke mine at 225 until desired internal temp.  No sear step needed IMO...

Rib rack if you have one.  If the oven or reverse sear is to "crisp up the fat" and give the exposed ends a more traditional finished look, go for it and enjoy.

What oldsarge said. Just be careful that your IT doesn't get too high for how well done you like your roast. I'd pull it from the smoker no higher than 180 -200F. It will keep cooking every minute while you are getting it in the oven.

Thanks, I'll let you know how it goes

maybe i'm misunderstanding what cut of meat we are talking about here, but i would pull at 135ish internal temp if smoking only and lower than that if searing after smoke

I was assuming it was a bone-in beef rib roast. If you pull it from the smoker at 135, it is already medium-rare, heading towards medium.  Any time resting or in the oven means more done than that. In my house we prefer rare to medium-rare. The OP didn't specify his desired doneness, so I tried to just caution against over-done rib roast, which is shoe leather IMO. Merry Christmas, jobiewan!

No problem after all. It came out great

Wow! Great pic! Looks like my roast tonight, but mine wasn't smoked. I'm jealous. What temp did you pull it from the smoker at?

I pulled it at 100. Checking with my thermapen showed temps up to 112, so I kept it out and let it rest under foil while the oven preheated to 450. It took another 20 min in the oven for the temp to reach 125.  Et voila!

Looks fantastic @bobbarrows!  Thanks for sharing the pics and the method!

Wow, I'm embarrassed! My post on 12/22 was a complete mistake. Don't know what I was thinking, but 180 - 200 was certainly not right. You pulled it at the temp I was thinking, but that sure wasn't what came out of my keyboard! Apologies!

No problem Jay1924, I knew what you meant. I just thought 80 would be a bit low.

Thanks, I really meant to write "80 F to 100F" but the old brain did a hiccup. Thanks for understanding. Anyway I'll be following your lead on that technique before next Christmas, because as one of the old regulars here used to caution "never serve to company what you haven't inflicted on yourself," or some such.

thus my confusion as to what cut of meat we were talking about...  should have been more direct as to why I was questioning it...  oh well, it's all good everything worked out in the end and I think you guys have convinced me to give this method a shot next time.

@bobbarrows, about how long was it on the smoker before you pulled it?  what type of wood did you smoke with?

Oak chips.

1.5 hrs or thereabout. Remember, this was a small (3.4#) single rib. Adjust your expectations for cooking time accordingly.

How would this all translate to a small pork butt?  I’ve done many 7 lb Boston Butts in my CS, usually about 15 hours at 225 to get a final temp of 195.  If I’m cooking a 3-4 lb butt, any thoughts here on the expected cooking time to achieve the same final temp?  When family and friends can gather again, hope to be back to the larger roasts but can only serve my pandemic “bubble” for now !

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Here are my results from my first attempt at this method:

I started with a 8# butt. About 5-6# after removing bone and fat cap. I started the smoke at 10 AM at 270. To my shock, it had reached 160 by 11:30. Wrapped in foil and transferred to a 330 degree oven. Again, to my shock it had reached 190 by 12:45. I decided to slow it down, reducing the oven temp and unwrapping the meat. At 2:30 it had reached 201. Checked it with thermopen and it was like butter. Unwrapping it allowed a nice bark to form.
Verdict:
Only an hour and a half in the smoke was not enough to get good smoke flavor. Next time I will start at 230 degrees. When it reached 160, I will wrap and heat until it reaches 190. Then the last 10 degrees will be done unwrapped.

@scraggy - pulled pork freezes really well.  i'd stick with the 7 pounder and a few months from now when you have a hankerin' for some pulled pork but don't want to do the work pull a bag from the freezer!

Considering that I got a vacuum sealer as a holiday gift, I think I'm on board with your plan, @jobiewan 

Off-topic, but I couldn't live without my Foodsaver sealer. I smoke salmon all summer and eat it all winter.

If one cannot consume all that is cooked in one sitting or next day leftovers then a vacuum sealer is a necessary tool.  My Food Saver Pro died after many years of faithful service. One day only the light came on. Bought the Lem MaxVac and have been very satisfied. A bonus is that in re-heating, the bags can be submerged in warm or hot water, depending on the item without drying out.

@bobbarrows posted:

No problem after all. It came out great

That roast turned out really nice.

When I do a prime rib, I do a liberal salt, black pepper, granulated garlic and onion rub and then top it with fresh minced rosemary.  I let it sit uncovered in the fridge overnight(dry brine).  The next day I smoke it to 110 degrees IT.  I will let it rest 20 minutes or more, and then do a reverse sear on the grill, or in the oven.  They turn out great.

Thanks. That is typically my MO. I just had doubts about doing it with a small single-rib roast. Fortunately I did not really need to change my technique at all, beyond using a rib rack to make it stand up.

PS. yours looks really good too

I really don't think that you needed the rib rack.  simply place it rib side down on the grate.  That is how I do the bigger PR's.

I tried - it fell over on its side. Don't forget, it was a single rib.