A friend of mine had a steer butchered and told me he slipped a couple of pieces into my freezer. The labels say “chuck roll (eye)”. They are almost round, about 3 ½ - 4 inches across and roughly 16 inches long 8 – 10 pounds. Because of the way they are frozen and wrapped I couldn’t see what they look like so I went over to the butcher shop to ask about them. The butcher told me they were chuck eyes, very lean, and I would really like them. My nephew and his family came up from Missouri to buy my mother’s car so I smoked one of the chuck eyes for their visit. I’ve done chuck clods and chuck roasts, but this was new for me.
When it thawed out I rubbed it down with Lea & Perrins Thick Worcestershire Sauce and Jeff’s Naked Rib Rub, wrapped it with plastic wrap, and put it back in the fridge overnight
Fresh out of the AQ
It sliced up nice and juicy
I used 1 chunk of hickory and 1 chunk of cherry for the smoke. The cherry was a good addition, but I think it could have used a touch more hickory.
I was surprised by how fast the chuck eye got cold. It was a tad too dry for my liking, but everyone else thought it was just right.
Thanks for looking
