The Taste Test

The corned beef.  I cooked two pieces together, one from each bucket.  They had to overlap in the pot when I started.

Afterwards, they both fit on a single plate with room to spare.  A lot of shrinkage.  I forgot to take a picture.

The results so far- the piece from the first bucket was pinking up nicely along the edges, and you could almost tell where I had poked it, as the pink followed through in spots.  It mostly tasted like corned beef, although it was a little heavy on the pepper.  The piece from the second bucket remained a grey colour, right through cooking, and tasted more like very peppery roast beef than corned beef.

So, the rest shall remain in the basement a few more days, awaiting another taste test.