Corned Beef Brisket Question

[smokininidaho]

Got a decent deal on a corned beef brisket $2.88 lb. problem is wife doesn't like corned beef. I saw that you can soak it for an hour change out the water, repeat 3 more times and then soak overnight. Question is will the brisket now taste just like a regular brisket after smoking. Regular brisket was on sale $4.99 lb. go figure.

 

[kilo charlie]

No amount of soaking will ever make a corned beef brisket back into a brisket.

 

[TNJAKE]

You can soak out some saltiness but the corned beef flavor will remain. You might be able to weaken it but won't get rid of it

 

[Steve H]

Nope. You can turn a corned beef into pastrami. But not back into a brisket.

 

[SmokinAl]

^^^^^^^^^All of the above!
Al

 

[smokininidaho]

Ok, thanks guys, sort of figured as much.