1st time pastrami

[kizeroy]

I used both the corned beef and pastrami recipes here on the site.

[pkadare]

There's an awesome recipe on the free side.

[smoken]

Whats in the brine, if I can ask? Never tried to brine my brisket. Looks AWESOME!

[Sid P]

Looks great! What recipe did you use?

[Draznnl]

Looks great. Congrats!

[DavidNorcross]

Nicely done. Cannot beat a good reuben!

[Mosca]

Doggone, that looks excellent!

[kizeroy]

I can see how. It sure makes for some good eatin'!

[DogFaced PonySoldier]

Man, homemade pastrami is untouchable. Looks great, strong work, man.

[Joey877]

Looks awesome, well done! Be careful, though - I get more requests for pastrami than anything else from my friends and family. It seems to be addictive.

[kizeroy]

So last weekend I decided to try my hand at pastrami. The week prior, I portioned a whole packer brisket into three pieces and used the point to brine for corned beef. When it was done, I seasoned it up and let it sit for a couple days in the fridge.

Then on Sunday morning it went in the smoker. It finished up around 6:30 that evening and I let it rest for about hours prior to slicing. The rest of the week, we've been having lots of Reuben sandwiches. This weekend I'll be doing another with the last half of the flat that has been brining all week. Not a bad turnout and hoping for some more to come!