I bought 2 of those Corned Beef in the cryovac packs a couple of weeks ago. I smoked one and my wife cooked the other one like the recipe calls for on the package (boiling with the spices for about 300 hours or something).
My smoked one tasted OK. Her's was (guess what?) Corned Beef!!!
She sliced it really thin with my meat slicer and it was EXCELLENT.
Mine was just OK.
So, if ya want Corned Beef, just do it like the recipe calls for on the package.
I would not smoke another. Wasn't worth it to me.
Smoke On!!!!!!!!
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