Trim the beef cheeks. Trim any lose or hard fat by laying the beef cheek on a flat surface. You can also trim off any silver skin.
Season up the beef cheeks. Use an S&P&G mix. Treat the beef cheek as you would on a brisket! Cover all side of the meat.
Preheat your Z Grills pellet grill to 275F using your favorite Z GRILLS pellets. We recommend cherry pellets for this recipe!
Wrap the beef cheeks in foil and smoke for approximately 1 hour.
Once your Z Grills pellet grill comes up to temperature, add in your beef cheeks. Smoke for 2 1/2 hours.
Checking your beef cheeks. At that 2 1/2 hour mark, check bark and internal temperature. If over 170F internal, proceed to the next step.
Once the bark is set and your internal temp has reached approximately 170F remove to an aluminum tray on a bed of onions. At 1/2-1 box of beef stock (Enough to cover the bottom of the tray and bottom layer of onions). Cover with foil.
Smoke covered for another 1 1/2 hours. You want the toothpick tender or an internal temperature of over 200F.
Rest for 20 minutes, shred, chop and enjoy!