Corned Beef Question.

appwsmsmkr1

Meat Mopper

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Jan 4, 2013

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New Jersey

• Feb 20, 2013

• #1

Hi folks,

I usually make corned beef and cabbage in the crock pot for St. Patrick's Day, but since i have a new smoker 

, can i smoke it instead? SPD falls on a sunday this year so if the weather is nice, I'd like to do it on the smoker. Has anyone tried this? Tips and Recipes are very much appreciated. 

Thank you.

appwsmsmkr1

 

s2k9k

AMNPS Test Group

Sep 8, 2011

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SEUSA

• Feb 20, 2013

• #2

Smoked corned beef = pastrami.

Yes you can smoke it but it won't really be corned beef anymore. A lot of people do it, just search "pastrami" in the search bar above and you will a ton of threads about it.

 

kathrynn

Legendary Pitmaster

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Jun 13, 2012

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Madison, AL

• Feb 20, 2013

• #3

If you don't soak it for a while before smoking it...it will taste salty. The boiling for corned beef and cabbage gets some of the salt out.

Loved mine in the smoker!

 

appwsmsmkr1

Meat Mopper

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Jan 4, 2013

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New Jersey

• Feb 23, 2013

• #4

Thank you!!! Yeah Im not a fan of the boiled method but am willing to try it on the smoker!