We have just cut up a large brisket for making 2 pastramis and one corned beef
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The weights of the future 2 pastramis combined is 10 pounds give or take a small amount.
The weight of the future corned beef is 5 pounds give or take a bit.
I put the items in 2 separate containers because of the sizes of the glass.
The 2 that are going to be pastramis are in one and the corned beef in the other.
Now the larger glass accepted the 2 pastramis and one full gallon of brine which i mixed according to Debbie's recipe.
The confusion in my mind is about the amount of Prague powder for the 5 pound corned beef
It is clear in the instruction an my question is since i only needed 1/2 gallon of brine, should i have mixed a gallon batch with the amount of Prague powder for 5 pounds of meat then used only the amount of brine i needed
OR mixed 1/2 gallon of brine with the amount of Prague powder recommended for 5 lbs of meat??
I hope i didn't make the question confusing also
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The weights of the future 2 pastramis combined is 10 pounds give or take a small amount.
The weight of the future corned beef is 5 pounds give or take a bit.
I put the items in 2 separate containers because of the sizes of the glass.
The 2 that are going to be pastramis are in one and the corned beef in the other.
Now the larger glass accepted the 2 pastramis and one full gallon of brine which i mixed according to Debbie's recipe.
The confusion in my mind is about the amount of Prague powder for the 5 pound corned beef
It is clear in the instruction an my question is since i only needed 1/2 gallon of brine, should i have mixed a gallon batch with the amount of Prague powder for 5 pounds of meat then used only the amount of brine i needed
OR mixed 1/2 gallon of brine with the amount of Prague powder recommended for 5 lbs of meat??
I hope i didn't make the question confusing also
