Pastrami on the Smokin-It#3 2016

[dert]

Started with these...Thursday March 3, 2016.

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...AB895AEB-F0B9-446F-9BC5-CAC391332872.jpg.html

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...9684FA45-3CE3-4B2D-ABD6-604638DEEDB8.jpg.html

 

[dert]

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...63AD5C-BE73-4489-A082-455C329CEF46_1.jpg.html

 

[dert]

Trimmed of this...

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...1A4677-ECBA-4D86-B5A6-5FD005D582D5_1.jpg.html

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...FF6E34-5D85-44D8-B320-1E44AD851D76_1.jpg.html

 

[dert]

That's 14 3/4 pounds of fat. Not sure if the primes are worth it??

 

[dert]

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...28B940-0EAE-4417-A068-FE562C1DAAF2_1.jpg.html

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...BD9C3F45-5BE2-4D22-8D14-D5E6755079E7.jpg.html

 

[SmokinAl]

What's the plan?

Al

 

[dert]

35# of meat, minus 14.75= ~ 20 pounds....

 

[dert]

Here's the plan...into pop's brine with pickling spice:

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...95718468-3CAD-4845-ADEA-E2F31C3E024B.jpg.html

Adds zip, I need more of that.

Toasted:

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...63ED53BD-9A5F-4999-BF1D-EB1C90ECB1AC.jpg.html

 

[dert]

Into the brine.

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...D94AEA4B-7341-4E16-8B3D-CCC82333728D.jpg.html

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...8A361D3A-48FC-45E0-96C3-3FC7BEAC536A.jpg.html

 

[b-one]

price seems good for prime,not that I can get any have to stick to choice.

 

[dert]

Two weeks later, pulled them out of the brine and into a bucket of plain water for a couple of hours...also cut a piece off for corned beef.  That went into the slo-cooker for St. Paddy's day dinner with cabbage.

More pics to come, I'll start smoking tonight.

Last time it took >12 hours to smoke, so I'll plan on the same....

 

[dert]

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...364AE315-BE22-4340-9BE4-0372ABA31383.jpg.html

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...191877A2-1A83-4027-80F4-B9611FBB61DA.jpg.html

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...C18307E6-1F9E-49FB-A158-A23F70E91CDE.jpg.html

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...37F11047-E1FD-4594-9276-3DC53F52A069.jpg.html

 

[dert]

Corned beef from tonight...

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...E0B035C7-32D7-42BF-AE4E-079356A2B6E5.jpg.html

Wife said its the best corned beef she's ever had...

 

[dert]

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...AAD42877-3525-4B38-9429-E7C1BAB95F94.jpg.html

 

[dert]

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...EF55073F-6DA0-48E6-AE3D-02F344A6177F.jpg.html

 

[dert]

Had to look at my old thread here for some time/temp/wood:

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/169926/prime-pastrami-from-scratch-on-the-smokin-it-3/0_100

 

[dert]

On the smoker at 11:40 PM:

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...3B7FD45F-6941-4E50-8411-B1555391E55C.jpg.html

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...6EE342CD-36D2-4AFD-B2DB-BDA219A69ACE.jpg.html
http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...0007A38C-F904-41C7-82F2-B28A8AEE6AF8.jpg.html

 

[dert]

With:

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...47AD72C7-A486-4C5D-A3DA-B86E3F12C6A8.jpg.html

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...32C67FAF-4F2B-40FB-A452-1B903501A9E3.jpg.html

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...689B81ED-8D81-42E3-ADA0-7E9C3FFB5102.jpg.html

 

[dert]

At 225*F:

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...0AA3C76F-9DBD-4CD8-BCE4-0E230D947F61.jpg.html

 

[dert]

9:00 this AM and the bottom was 170 and the top was 160*F, flipped them around...

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...8937857A-BA08-451D-99C0-AA26F76C7424.jpg.html

http://s660.photobucket.com/user/de...7C5C4B-4E9A-4D97-A8F6-12CA2E0F7A58_1.jpg.html

Just a couple more hours!