Corned Beef Selection Question

[lowcountrygamecock]

So I went to my local Costco the other day and they had corned beef. Some were flats and some were points. I bought a flat and had a successful cook last week. I went back to stock the freezer with a couple and all they had was corned beef rounds. So I understand where the flat and the points come from but I’ve never heard of a corned beef round before. Thoughts?

 

[Wurstmeister]

A corn beef round is a corned round roast (leaner meat, back of steer) while your original cut was from a brisket (fattier meat, front of steer). I've not cooked a round corned beef, but being a tough piece of meat like the brisket and properly cooked, it should be easy to slice and have a good beef flavor. Basics of Beef Cuts | Certified Angus Beef® brand | Angus beef at its best

 

[jcam222]

I think I might buy a 3rd freezer if I could buy all points!

 

[SmokinAl]

I do corned beef rounds quite frequently, but I cure a center cut round myself, then Smoke it. I like them as well or better than a brisket flat. But the real best pastrami comes from a brisket point.
Al

 

[Gonna Smoke]

So I went to my local Costco the other day and they had corned beef. Some were flats and some were points. I bought a flat and had a successful cook last week. I went back to stock the freezer with a couple and all they had was corned beef rounds. So I understand where the flat and the points come from but I’ve never heard of a corned beef round before. Thoughts?

Probably get chastised, but......
Good weekend to be a Gamecock fan. What part of the low country?

 

[fullborebbq]

Our local Walmart has all there stock of Grobbel's corned beef points and flats @$2.50/lb!! I bought 6 of the flats for the freezer. Just finished a Pastrami today.....

I soaked it for 12 hours in water changing water twice. dried off and coated with rub and wrapped in plastic wrap. and put in fridge for 2 days (actually forgot it was there).

smoked at 180 for 1 1/2 hrs, 225 till IT of 140 then 250 to IT of 160. Do to time it was cooled and refrigerated over night. I then put it in the Ninja pressure cooker for 1 hr 45 minutes, removed, cooled then sliced some the next day. OMG this was the best Pastrami I have done so far. I will use the cooker drippings when reheating slices in a fry pan with the lid to heat/steam.

Here is the rub I use.
1/2 Cup black pepper
1/4 Cup Raw cane sugar
2 TBSP Granulated Garlic
2 TBSP Ground Coriander
1 TBSP Ground Mustard
1 TBSP Onion Powder

 

[forktender]

Lucky, our Walmart doesn't sell meat, it's not a super Walmart. I have to drive 3 towns away to get to a super Walmart and it's not worth the drive most of the time they don't have squat in the meat depart.