Weekday cooks

Happy St. Patrick's Day - Smoking a 4lb packaged corned beef brisket. Light coat of Holy Cow and the mix provided.

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Need more info, did you soak it in water? I did one last year and it was salty as hell.
I bought a couple Wagyu corned rounds this year and I was going to do one as pastrami. Not sure anymore as the corned beef was insane cooked in a pot.
 
Need more info, did you soak it in water? I did one last year and it was salty as hell.
I bought a couple Wagyu corned rounds this year and I was going to do one as pastrami. Not sure anymore as the corned beef was insane cooked in a pot.
It was pre packaged from Kroger. I only soaked it for an hour, then rested with rub for 30 mins. I smoked it for 4hrs at 225. It was at 160 when I pulled it off. I put it in a casserole dish, added a can of beer and covered with heavy foil. I let it go another 2hrs. It was at 170, so I bumped the temp to 275. Once it got past the stall and was at 180, I got impatient and bumped the temp again to 325. It was done about 30 mins later, 7hrs overall. The internal temp was 196 when I pulled it. I wrapped it in foil and towels and let it rest for 20 mins before slicing.

It had pretty good taste, I could smell the beer and definitely had a smoky taste. It was still saltier than I'd like. I think rushing the cook may have been an issue at the end. The texture wasn't so great. It was juicy, but was like chewing on rubber bands. Times like this, I wish I had a slicer.

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It was pre packaged from Kroger. I only soaked it for an hour, then rested with rub for 30 mins. I smoked it for 4hrs at 225. It was at 160 when I pulled it off. I put it in a casserole dish, added a can of beer and covered with heavy foil. I let it go another 2hrs. It was at 170, so I bumped the temp to 275. Once it got past the stall and was at 180, I got impatient and bumped the temp again to 325. It was done about 30 mins later, 7hrs overall. The internal temp was 196 when I pulled it. I wrapped it in foil and towels and let it rest for 20 mins before slicing.

It had pretty good taste, I could smell the beer and definitely had a smoky taste. It was still saltier than I'd like. I think rushing the cook may have been an issue at the end. The texture wasn't so great. It was juicy, but was like chewing on rubber bands. Times like this, I wish I had a slicer.

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Appreciate the honest review.
The only one I did looked amazing but was so salty I threw it away.
 
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simple chicken burgers. Love these grill marks from the cast iron grates!
 
Made some teriyaki Beef Jerky today.
It was my first time making it so I wasn't expecting stellar results.
I had my trusty Site Supervisor / self appointed taste tester with me and it was done in just over 3 hours.
I didn't want to run the crap shoot that is SmokeBoost since I was in and out all morning so I ran it at 200f.
I honestly think 2hrs (I turned at this time in the third pic) would have been enough as the end result was a little crumbly.
Still very tasty though.

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