250 Degrees - 8 Hours

[ceeboo]

My St Patrick's Day corned beef is typically fairly good - This year was different - amazingly different!

For the first time, I smoked it like a regular beef brisket.

Store bought corned beef flat (I made 2 - about 3-4 pounds each)
Unpacked and rinsed well under cold water - dried and applied a healthy dose of my own rub (coarse black pepper, granulated garlic, granulated onion, paprika, dried mustard)

Set smoker to 250 (used hickory wood on this cook) - cooked until internal temp was about 160 - In this case, about 3 hours (that's usually what people refer to as the stall) - Had a very nice bark at this point - Removed the briskets and wrapped tightly in butcher paper - returned to the smoker (still set at 250) and let it roll until internal temp reached about 200-205 (This took another 5 hours - Total cook time of 8 hours) - Took them off the smoker - left them wrapped in paper and placed in cooler to rest for another hour.

IT WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!!! BY FAR THE BEST CORNED BEEF I HAVE EVER MADE!

TRY IT - TRUST ME ON THIS ONE.

[Jersey Girl]

The Boy cooked his in the Instant Pot. He says it's outstanding. I don't eat it. He loves it. He's not Irish and I am.

Go figure!

Thanks for the tips!

[Moksha]

Here is an intriguing recipe for corned beef and cabbage (as well as a little history):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGf_0_2Ji5I

[Gadianton]

Smokers are admirable. I've never had one, but I only grill with charcoal and wood. I would have to go with Ceeboo on the smoker corned beef vs. the Instant Pot. I do have one of those and it's really good for the stuff it's good at.

[Jersey Girl]

Smokers are admirable. I've never had one, but I only grill with charcoal and wood. I would have to go with Ceeboo on the smoker corned beef vs. the Instant Pot. I do have one of those and it's really good for the stuff it's good at.

One of our family members has one of those Trager smokers (?) and absolutely loves it. Me, I don't care about the corned beef to start with so whatever floats the Boy's boat is fine by me!

[Res Ipsa]

Smoked corned beef sounds heavenly.