Pastrami ?

SmokinJ · February 2010

Hello all,

I was wanting to try homemade pastrami and looking at recipes on the net they don't use the whole packer.Is there a reason I shouldn't do the whole brisket as pastrami? It looks like I would onlu cook the brisket to 165 internal,is that correct?

Thanks

Richard Fl · February 2010

There are a couple pastrami recipes on this great site.

http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/2006/02/recipes.html

fishlessman · February 2010

ive never seen one as a whole brisket, usually just flats or points, are you curing it on your own or finding whle packer sized cornedbeef

lowercasebill · February 2010

for the how to... go to thirdeye's site per richard fl
for corned beef spices got to penzeys.com
as to why not a packer?? my guess is that the dicrepency in thickness means differt brining times for the point vs the flat and it is just easier to do them separately
bill

LoneStarEgg · February 2010

Here is a How to I had saved. Hope it helps

http://www.smoking-meat.com/february-2010-how-to-make-pastrami-smoked-corned-beef-brisket.html

Grandpas Grub · February 2010

mmmmmmmm pastami, and a nice thick pastrami burger, cook a burger and pile the pastrami on nice and thick. Nothing better, a rubin sounds good about now too.

Richard Fl put a link to thirdeyes recipe page and there are a lot of good cooks there. Here is a direct link to a great cooking method of pastrami. I like the wet method.

Very easy and fun cook.
http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/1996/05/beef-pastrami.html

I use the flats and sometimes just pick up a corned beef at the market. Those usually need a log rinse.

Great eats.

GG

fishlessman · February 2010

if making your own heres a good link

http://olddavespo-farm.blogspot.com/search/label/Corned and Pastramied Beef

if buyng premade corned beef, right after st pats day they go on sale, its a good time to pick a few up for the freezer

Rooster K · February 2010

You can cure as big a brisket as you need(or want). I did a 6-7 pound one a few weeks back. Here is a link to my post.
http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=820086&catid=1

You have to give this a try. It is so good!.

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