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From: dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1)
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Subject: Re: Corned Beef Brisket (and a mild rant)
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 05:20:27 +0000
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On Fri, 14 Mar 2025 22:51:23 +0000, Jill McQuown wrote:

> On 3/14/2025 6:10 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2025-03-14 5:31 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>> These days, corned beef is just plain weird. It's full of holes. This
>>> could be caused by injecting water and other substances into the meat or
>>> it could be caused by improper handling i.e., freezing the meat is done
>>> too fast or too slow. Maybe it's caused by some sort of bovine
>>> neuromuscular disease or alien cattle mutilation.
>>
>> I am not exactly sure why corned beef just isn't in our repertoire.  I
>> can't say that I have have fond memories of it as a kid. My mother used
>> to so the corned beef, boiled cabbage and crappy old boiled potatoes for
>> St.Patrick's Day. I have eaten corned beef a few times but I just do
>> that Irish delicacy.
>>
> I guess you either like it or you don't.  I don't know what kind of
> corned beef brisket David finds in Hawaii.  I do know I've never seen it
> sold in a freezer case.  The corning process does not involve injecting
> the meat.  It's brined.  Maybe they've got crazy cows in Hawaii.
>
>>>
>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/sHdh7SduUmu9P24f7
>>
> That definitely looks weird.  I've never seen corned beef brisket with
> holes like that.
>
> Jill


They're there. You just never noticed it.

https://www.supergoldenbakes.com/air-fryer-corned-beef/