Twenty-two Pound Smoked Beef Clod

[DallasCowpoke]

This is a 22 lb Beef Clod, also know as a Beef Shoulder Clod. You can think of it as the beef equivalent of a Pork Butt.

I trimmed it and rubbed it down w/ Worcestershire sauce. Then seasoned it heavily at around 9 last night w/ equal parts course-ground black pepper and sea salt only. I put it on at 11 pm at 250 over Post Oak and Pecan wood, burned down for about 2 hours earlier to a coal-bed.

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This is 2 hours in at 1 am. Temp holding at 250.

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This is 7 am. Basting every 2 hours w/ reduced beef stock and Worcestershire. Flipped the beast. Temp has held between 230-250.

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This is 11 am. Stoked the fire with fresh coals. Waited 30-mins, internal temp was 155. Temp on smoker back at solid 250.

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At 2 pm, internal temp was 179 so I wrapped it in 2 layers of butcher paper and basted it liberally. Placed back on the smoker and dropped the temp to 225. At 4 pm pulled it off and let it rest for about an hour.

The next group of pics are self explanatory. Now, it's off to the neighbors in about 5-mins w/ my pan of beefy goodness!

 

[Rockport]

That looks awesome! Great job.

 

[CF74]

Can I come by for a plate I make a mean tater salad pilgrim....

 

[Future]

Can't believe the mods let you keep this posted. Very, very NSFW

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

Sweet mother.

I need that in my face.

 

[Shunpike]

I can hop on a plane and travel to Texas for this beauty. Holy smoke.

 

[Teren_Kanan]

Sweet mother.

I need that in my face.

Yes, this.

 

[Tabascocat]

Nice smoke ring and bark. Have yet to try Clod. Any type of injection used?

 

[ologan]

Outstanding!!! Great job!!! I can almost taste it all the way up here in the mountains!!
Where did you get your beef?

 

[DallasCowpoke]

Nice smoke ring and bark. Have yet to try Clod. Any type of injection used?

Outstanding!!! Great job!!! I can almost taste it all the way up here in the mountains!!
Where did you get your beef?

Thks guys. Other than the obvious investment of time, beef clod's are really easy to do. And no injection used here. Purely, equal parts coarse ground pepper I did in my electric spice grinder and sea salt.

I get mine from a butcher shop just down the street I use quite often. He'll even special order stuff for me.

 

[Muhast]

This is one of the classroom etiquette situations. You can't show us if you didn't prepare enough for the rest of the class!

 

[Teren_Kanan]

How much does that amount of beef cost?

 

[DallasCowpoke]

How much does that amount of beef cost?

Just under $60.

 

[ethiostar]

Drool!!!

 

[Wheeltax]

Man, that looks amazing. I get to enjoy some fantastic pork BBQ here in Memphis, but I sure do miss that good Texas beef sometimes...

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

Man, that looks amazing. I get to enjoy some fantastic pork BBQ here in Memphis, but I sure do miss that good Texas beef sometimes...

I try not to eat too much meat, but I like beef better than pork any day.

 

[Sarge]

Yowzie that looks good!!!