Cheap beef joints at Lidl/Tesco

[Vibe]

Hi guys,

Does anyone smoke the cheap beef joints from the supermarkets?

The ones that don't mention what cut it actually is...

If so, is there anything special with cooking it to a nice juicy tender sliced roast?

~Kev

[some bloke]

I haven't smoked beef but I've done a lot of boneless pork shoulders from lidl. The ones I get are usually around 3-4lb in weight. I take the skin off and refit the string/elastic and smoke them. They come out pretty tasty, I prefer sliced to pulled so usually go to 88-90 internal temp.

[essexsmoker]

I've done a cheapo small brisket. Don't smoke too long so it dries and then foil.

Depends on fat and connective tissue though really. Chances are beef will be leaner.

I find you tend to get what you pay for with meat but beef especially.

[narmour]

I smoke the Tesco Everyday Value bone in pork shoulder... I'm quite sure that a butchers joint from an organic pig would be far superior, but until I get my techniques right and am confident that I could do a quality lump of meat justice, I'm sticking to the cheapo cuts. They taste great, are nice and moist and the family loves them!

[essexsmoker]

To be honest pork joints are much more forgiving and normally very fatty naturally. Shoulders obviously not tenderloin etc.

Beef is a bit different,especially brisket. I've had cheapo beef and it has been quite dry for most of it but with the odd super rich juicy bit where there was a pocket of fat.

[aris]

Does injecting help at all with our lean UK briskets?

[essexsmoker]

I always inject beef. Nothing fancy just broth. I like Knorr pots.

[Vibe]

Gonna buy a cheap ass joint from Lidl tomorrow and some beef stock - probably Knorr.

Do you inject it warm or let it cool before injecting?

I won't be smoking anything until the weekend so plenty of time to plan.

I'll probably buy 2 joints, inject both with just broth and then cook 1 to 190F and the other to 200F - I will probably check around 180 on the tenderness of the joints with an instant read too.

[Vegas]

One of the best places to buy meat is tomhixon - wholesale butcher. Very reasonable prices, and they deliver.
The Australian Grain fed rump is particularly good.

[Vibe]

I do like the pork shoulder from tomhixsons but delivery charges are what stops me ordering. Under £100 has a £15 delivery charge.


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