Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Today we're firing up the smoker and making the most incredible BBQ beef. Tender, juicy, and exploding with flavor, these LeRoy & Lewis style beef cheeks are slow-cooked in the offset before being confit in beef tallow for hours.

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Stuff used in this video:

Wagyu Beef Tallow
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Charcoal Chimney
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Fire Starters
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Thermometer Probe System
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Victorinox Boning Knife
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See the full BBQ Beef Cheeks recipe here:
greatlakescountry.com/recipes-cooking/amazing-bbq-beef-cheeks-recipe
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00:00 - Intro
02:36 - Trimming Cheeks
05:08 - Seasoning
06:41 - Smoking
07:58 - Beef Tallow
10:51 - Resting
12:10 - Slicing & Tasting
13:54 - Conclusion
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