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Pastrami! Thanks for the help...

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Never Summer
Never Summer Posts: 162
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Thanks to Thirdeye's website and some of Grandpa's Grub's posts my pastrami turned out all right. On advice from the forum I went with a cherry/hickory smoke (given the woods I had to pick from).

I used the pressure cooker finish - I didn't think of it at the time, but I should have put a rack in the cooker so both halves were above the water. One half got steamed and one boiled, :blush: the steamed was definitely better.

It's been a while since I posted a pic, I hope this works:

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Now I just need to tweak my rye bread recipe :whistle:

The folks on this forum have done nothing but improve my cooks and expand my food horizons. :silly: B) :silly:

Thanks,

Patty
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  • NoVA Bill
    NoVA Bill Posts: 3,005
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    Looks great and amen to the help and coaching we receive on this forum - great folks.
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    Boy, does that ever look goooood.

    You know Patty, I mention using 3 cups of liquid, mostly as a safety factor because there are several sizes of pressure cookers out there, and it's a real drag if you have ever cooked one dry. By experimentation using your pressure cooker, you could adjust the liquid level.

    My favorite pressure cooker is a shallow 3" one, and it has a shallow rack. I add liquid until it just covers the rack.

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    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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  • Never Summer
    Never Summer Posts: 162
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    Yep, that's not the size of my pressure cooker, but your pic shows just what I need to do.

    And you're right, in mine I don't need the three cups of water. It's always fun experimenting.

    Thanks for all your help and advice.

    Patty
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  • BuffaloChip
    BuffaloChip Posts: 106
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    I also used the thirdeye recipe for pastrami with the pressure cooker finish. It was without a doubt some of the best I've had and really made great Reuben sandwiches. In fact I bought a smaller pressure cooker than the one I use for canning just to make more pastrami. Thanks for recipe.

    --Dave
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    I just made an edit to my pastrami page regarding the amount of liquid and using the rack.
    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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