well another pastrami on the way..been a while for me posting but who knew 2 kids were so much work.. moved to a house ,, beats smoking from a balcony....its about 3 1/2 hours since i began smoking it, i house-cured 2 deckle / points for 10 days, then rubbed w a little oil and spices went on, let it sit for 2 days till this morning,, will keep u posted