[BigAsh]

Did pastrami yesterday....took 2 4lb corned beef flats....soaked em for 36 hours to leech some of the salt brine out....season with a pastrami rub I made....lots of peppercorns and coriander seeds, smoked paprika, turbinado sugar, garlic, onion powder, some Montreal steak season, salt, and probably a few other things into the mortar and pestle to grind/crack....rubbed down the flats....onto the BDS at 225 which held steady....lump with 2 hickory chunks.....was taking 'em to 170 internal....one came off in 4 hours and the other was a a little more stubborn, took about 5 1/2 to reach the desired temp.....sliced one up nice and thin....made a great sandwich for dinner on rye....also threw on some sausage and and onion for lunch (smoked onion is KILLER!)....