Question about brisket

[Frederic]

I cannot find brisket here in my part of the country but yesterday, I was at Walmart in Platsburgh, NY and the only thing I found was corned beef brisket. Looks the same as the usual brisket but I'm wondering if it's the same part.
Any help, please

 

[Paul H]

Corned beef brisket is made form the flat. For smoking you want to ask for a full packer. This includes the point and the flat. Ask the head of the Wally World meat dept for the packer. If he doesn't know what you're talking about try somewhere else

 

[Mark Evenson]

Frederick, ya it's the same cut of beef but it ain't brisket. It's corned beef. It has been cured and will not taste or cook or be like a packer. Try to find a butcher who will processes a full beef. Ask him to cut you a brisket. You may have to take a diagram I have heard some butchers just don't get it. Hamburger meat!!!!!

Mark

 

[John Ford]

Smoked corn beef brisket makes pastrami .

 

[JIRodriguez]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by John Ford:
Smoked corn beef brisket makes pastrami . </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yup... take a corned beef rinse it off real well, rub it with LOTS of fresh cracked pepper and some fresh ground corriander. Smoke it till internal temp hits 160°, wrap in foil, take internal temp to 200°. Let it rest for about an houre in a dry cooler lined with towels. Then make yourself the best darn pastrami sandwich you have ever had.

Last time I made pastrami I bagged about 6 2lb. vacuum bags of it. A week later it was ALL gone, wife and kids had been just snacking it right out of the bags... lol.