Draznnl’s Turn at Project Pastrami

Draznnl

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Draznnl’s Turn at Project Pastrami

January 9, 2024, 12:18 PM

I had two prime briskets from Wild Fork in the freezer, a 14 pounder and a 20 pounder. About a week ago I took out what I thought was the 14 pounder to defrost for pastrami. Today, I took it out of the fridge:

Wow,I’m going to have LOTS of pastrami. Ah well, it is a gorgeous piece of meat. Here it is after a bit of trimming:

I used Meathead’s calculator to figure out my curing chemicals.
The point and flat each fit in one of my curing bins. Here they are taking up much of the refrigerator:

The flat is supposed to be done in 5 days and the point in 8, so next Wednesday is desalination day.
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Jkahnert

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January 9, 2024, 01:20 PM

Looks good! Looking forward to the updates.
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January 9, 2024, 01:20 PM

It's well on its way!
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Richard Chrz

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January 9, 2024, 03:42 PM

Following along,
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January 9, 2024, 04:25 PM

pastrami ..... my mouth waters just thinking about it. And if I can't get to Katz easily, then I'll just have to make my own
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Draznnl

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#6

January 18, 2024, 01:53 PM

Sorry, I forgot to take any pics yesterday when curing was done. But here it is after 24 hours of desalination.

Then I applied the rub and put it back in the fridge until tomorrow or Saturday.
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PGH_RAM

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#7

January 18, 2024, 02:01 PM

Draznnl Where did you buy those tubs? I'm just now starting to look around for tubs to handle a large ham or brisket.
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Spinaker commented

January 18, 2024, 02:55 PM

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Check out Webstaurant t is where I get all of my curing containers.

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Draznnl commented

January 18, 2024, 02:57 PM

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I’m not positive, but I think this is the large one:

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The smaller one, I got at Publix when I suddenly realized a brisket I had was too big to all fit in the big one.

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PGH_RAM commented

January 18, 2024, 03:18 PM

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Thanks, y'all!
Draznnl

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January 20, 2024, 09:14 AM

And it’s onto the smoker wit thee:

Temp set at 180F for an hour followed by 250F until done.
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STEbbq commented

January 20, 2024, 09:32 AM

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All good then!

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MsTwiggy commented

January 21, 2024, 03:13 PM

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Draznnl tell us about that rub!! Did you make it or pick up something? Whats in it?? 🤩🔥🔥🐿️

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Draznnl commented

January 21, 2024, 03:24 PM

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MsTwiggy the rub is Meathead’s Close to Katz’s recipe from the free side. I follow it exactly and LOOOOVE the results.

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Draznnl

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January 20, 2024, 02:50 PM

6 hours in and the point is probe tender at 185F.
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Draznnl commented

January 20, 2024, 04:23 PM

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I'm using a pellet smoker Richard Chrz so I go 45 minutes at 180F to get some smoke on them and then cook at 250F.

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Johnny Booth commented

January 21, 2024, 08:37 AM

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Yummy! Sandwiches today? 👍😋

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Draznnl commented

January 21, 2024, 03:20 PM

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Dinner tonight Johnny Booth on the last of the rye bread I brought back from Chicago.

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January 21, 2024, 02:58 PM

Sliced! Done! Nothing left but the eating and the vacuum sealing and the freezing, but you get the idea.
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MsTwiggy commented

January 21, 2024, 03:14 PM

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Hot dang 🔥🔥 that looks worth the effort 🤤🔥🔥🐿️

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STEbbq commented

January 21, 2024, 03:21 PM

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Outstanding!

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Richard Chrz commented

January 21, 2024, 08:45 PM

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Fantastic!

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