27 and 23.5 pound brisket turned into pastrami over the weekend

[motolife313-2]

First time wrapping too. I see why it’s called the Texas crotch. I was having some parts of the brisket get little dried up and over cooked lately that had to go to the bean or egg pile. Nothing over cooked and smoked way faster. Smoked at 225/250 and 27 pounder smoked in 15 hours. That’s starting the fire after putting the meat in and raising the temp slow. Also used my own coffee rub ground from whole beans, i did cut this cold too the next day takes forever to cool down, still a tad moist inside not fully chilled

 

[Steve H]

Looks good. What cure did you use?

 

[JLinza]

Looks good

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Looks amazing the picture of the price tag made me sad though. Guess I need to get back into goose hunting and get the older daughter into it so I can make goose pastrami again.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

I've never seen briskets that big. That's a lot of pastrami and it looks great! Nice work...

 

[BigW.]

That is fantastic.

 

[JckDanls 07]

Damn that looks perfect.. Nice job...

So you cured that and cooked it all over the weekend ??

 

[motolife313-2]

27 pound brisket went all the way down to 12 pounds. Trimmed about 4 pounds only

 

[Fueling Around]

27 pound brisket went all the way down to 12 pounds. Trimmed about 4 pounds only
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You sure ate a lot during the cook.
That loss is why I have mostly given up on briskets.
Even my tri-tip pastrami has significant loss.
But I look at the prices in deli case pastrami these days.
Then I compare the quality and yes it is worth it.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Wow! Perfect.

 

[motolife313-2]

Thanks for the likes and compliments fellas, it was definitely very good

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Too bad, or maybe a good thing, that there isn't a lip licking emoji option.
Yummy looking leftovers

 

[realdocBBQ]

Thanks for the likes and compliments fellas, it was definitely very goodView attachment 734296

Tell me you ain't dipping that pastrami in ketchup as you're eating it... please, please tell me that isn't what I see.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Tell me you ain't dipping that pastrami in ketchup as you're eating it... please, please tell me that isn't what I see.

I was just hoping he had a side of fries we aren't seeing