On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:23:31 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan"
> wrote:

>I've been researching methods and recipes of making my own pastrami out of
>a flat cut of brisket. Seems there are a couple of different methods.
>There is the steam like method and then there is the 1 to 3 weeks
>marinating in a brine, then smoking long and low. I got the steam methods
>from several Jewish cooking sites and the smoking method from a couple of
>BBQ sites. If anyone has made their own pastrami, how did you do it and
>were you happy with the results?
>
>Michael

Get the book, Charcuterie, by Michael Ruhlman...

Quite a few folks on eGullet are cooking from it, and making wonderful
things including incredible pastrami, at least from what I have read.
That book might help you in your quest.

Christine