The Best Way to Grill Tender Chuck Roast

July 4, 2024

What is the best way to enjoy a flavorful cut of beef? As for beef or steak lovers, the answer must be grilling a tender chuck roast.

Here are the tips to grill the best tender chuck roast.

SELECT THE RIGHT CHUCK ROAST FIRST

The most important thing before we start grilling is to select the right chuck roast.

What is the right chuck roast? Yet the right chuck roast we should select is the cut having good marbling and well-trimmed; Why? Because the marbling adds flavor and good tenderness and the trimming excess fat can prevent flare-ups on the grill.

PREPARE THE CHUCK ROAST WELL FOR GRILLING

We need to take some patience to prepare the chuck roast. We need to marinate the meat in a mixture of olive oil, garlic, herbs and spices for at least four hours or even the whole night, which will help us tenderize the meat and infuse the flavor in it for better flavor and tenderness.

The above is the best way to prepare a chuck roast for grilling.

HOW TO CONTROL THE MARINATING TIME?

When marinating the chuck roast, we need to take a reliable chicken timer or digital timer to monitor the marinating time for us. Here, we do not recommend to using our smart cellphone as the timer because it will offer endless distraction for its endless notifications and cellphone tasks.

JIMUTO digital timer JDT-303 is highly recommended for its solid quality and super easy-to-use features:

countdown & count-up, 3 brightness modes, 3 volume levels, 4-inch LED display screen, mirror surface, eco-friendly materials;

HOW TO SEASON THE CHUCK ROAST BEFORE GRILLING IT?

The best way to season the chuck roast before grilling is to season it generously with the salt and pepper. Or we can use a dry rub or a marinade to offer extra flavor. However, we need to keep in mind that we need to leave the meat seasoned for at least thirty minutes before grilling, or the flavors cannot go into the meat fully.

Again, we highly recommend to use JIMUTO digital timer JDT-303 for the seasoning timing.

DIRECT GRILLING OR INDIRECT GRILLING, WHICH IS THE BEST GRILLING METHOD FOR COOKING A TENDER CHUCK ROAST?

Direct grilling or indirect grilling? We definitely choose indirect grilling as the best method to grill the tender chuck roast.

What is the indirect grilling?

Indirect grilling is to place the roast on a cooler part of the grill and cook it with the lid closed.

Why indirect grilling?

Because such kind of indirect grilling can make the meat cooked slowly and evenly, resulting a tender and juicy roast.

SEAR THE CHUCK ROAST BEFORE GRILLING

Please do not hesitate to sear the chuck roast before grilling, which helps caramelize the outer layer of the meat and add some flavor.

How to sear the chuck roast?

We just need to place the chuck roast directly over the high heat of the grill for a few minutes for each side, and then move it to the cooler part of the grill to finish the grilling.

HOW CAN WE MAKE THE CHUCK ROAST DONE WELL GRILLED?

It is easy to tell if the chuck roast is done well grilled, what we need is a reliable food thermometer.

Here are the internal grilling temperature and its grilling doneness:

An internal temperature of 135°F to 140°F for medium-rare.
An internal temperature of 145°F to 150°F for medium.

So we use a reliable food thermometer to check if the internal temperature of the chuck roast reaches the above temperature range; while if it reaches the aimed internal temperature, we need to take it out of the grill and rest it for ten to fifteen minutes before slicing it.

Please pay attention that we need to check if its internal temperature rather than its surface grilling temperature, so those non-contact infrared thermometers cannot be used for the internal grilling temperature checking.