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Surely there are debates on best pastrami in NY, but this is the one I tried when I visited. Mouth watering goodness!

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[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm skeptical they actually smoke the meat for 3 days. my understanding is anything past 3-5 hours of smoke is not doing anything for flavor, and you're better off just steaming or baking at that point. IIRC they do finish with steam even after whatever smoke process they have, which further leads me to believe they aren't smoking for 3 days.

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

You're probably right, but man I sure did try. And I've made pastrami since then using more traditional times. I make pretty ok pastrami, but there's something in Katz's that I just love.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

they also don't use brisket exactly, it's a slightly different cut, called belly or plate. something like that. not very easy to get a hold of.

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

They're using plate?!? That is harder to come by, but I have a source. I may give it another shot but it's been so long that I'm not sure I could try to replicate it.

I just found out you can order their pastrami online. I may order a pound and try again. Thank you so much for the info! Now I have months worth of pastrami testing to do.

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