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If I take a corned beef from the store and put it in the smoker, will it become pastrami?

Let's say I was smoking a turkey for thanksgiving, and put a corned beef brisket in the smoker, too. Would that work?

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  • 3 years ago
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    If you smoked a corned beef you would end up with a very salty almost inedible piece of meat.

    Pastrami is smoked after curing and usually uses a dry rub, corned beef is done in a brine.

    If you wanted to try it I would soak the corned beef for a while in fresh water to remove some of the salt. Much like you would a Country Ham before you cook that.

  • 3 years ago

    you would have a rubberized but smoky corned beef.

    Pastrami is also steamed.

  • kswck2
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    No, since it has already been 'corned'. What you need is a Brisket of beef-not corned beef. It is sold fresh in most grocery stores.

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