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Zippylip
04-20-2014, 12:13 PM
Decided to take a crack at pastrami. Started out with a 2.5 pound Nathans Corned Beef Brisket. Here it is after soaking in water overnight, patted dry & seasoned with black pepper and garlic powder:

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a few hours in, egg was at about 275 or so:

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After a total of 5 hours, resting on the board:

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A few slices to sample it:

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the flavor was unbelievable:

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A definite do over. The only thing I'll change is a longer soak to get more of the salt out. This one soaked for about 18 hours and the water was changed 3 times.

mchar69
04-20-2014, 12:18 PM
Looks good and moist - no need to steam at the end, I guess?
Great pics.

sliding_billy
04-20-2014, 03:04 PM
That looks beautiful.

MisterChrister
04-20-2014, 03:10 PM
I knew this was gonna be tasty! Now I'm ready for a sammich!!

Big George's BBQ
04-20-2014, 03:14 PM
That looks beautiful :thumb:

lennitt
04-20-2014, 03:46 PM
that is a beautiful sight

Toeter
04-20-2014, 06:10 PM
Amazing!

Zippylip
04-21-2014, 04:30 PM
Finally got to use the pastrami, here it is in the Reuban, rye bread, swiss cheese & sour kraut:
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buttered up & onto the panini press:

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Some Thousand Island dressing:

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Ready to go:

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It was as good as it looks. I put a lot of smoke on this thing & wondered if I over did it, but the flavor was just perfect on the sandwich with all the other ingredients. Already can't wait to eat another one of these tomorrow for lunch :becky:

DerHusker
04-21-2014, 05:33 PM
Oooh Heck Yeah! Looks beautiful and tasty. :hungry: :clap: :hungry:

Dadeo719
04-21-2014, 05:37 PM
So wait you just started with a prepackaged corned beef and then smoked it right?

Zippylip
04-21-2014, 06:02 PM
So wait you just started with a prepackaged corned beef and then smoked it right?

Yup, that's it.

Dadeo719
04-21-2014, 06:08 PM
Dude you just made me 30 pounds heavier. Thank you