Has anyone tried cold smoking corned beef

[Idapopo3]

I know smoking corned beef is basically pastrami. But has anyone tried cold smoking it and then throwing it in a crock pot to cook?  Will the smoke just wash off in the crock pot?  Just thinking about doing something different for St. Patty's Day

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[KyNola]

Not trying to get all technical on you but smoking corned beef is not pastrami. Rather, it is smoked corned beef.  Pastrami is a corned beef that has had an appropriate pastrami rub applied to it and then smoked.

While I have not cold smoked corned beef there is no reason you can't provided you are careful.  As for whether the smoke will be "washed off" in a slow cooker, I'll yield to others more knowledgeable than me.

[Habanero Smoker]

You can cold smoke corned beef. Smoke that has adhered and penetrated the meat will still flavor the corned beef; along with some smoke that will dissolve into the liquid, adding a smokes flavor to that.

[Idapopo3]

Thanks for the advice.  I am going to try it.  I will let you know how it turns out.


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[Idapopo3]

I wanted to get back to everyone.  My cold smoked corned beef turned out awesome. I placed a pepper rub over the fat side and placed garlic gloves throughout the beef.  I cold smoked it for 1 1/2 hours with Cabelas rosemary, tyme pucks.  After cold smoking I placed it inside a Dutch oven pan and baked for 3 hours at 325 covered.   I then baked it for another 45 minutes uncovered.  It tasted sooo good.  Sorry for no pics I was in a hurry to get it on the table for the family.

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[KyNola]

Sounds awesome.  Congrats!