"this is the worst recipe for corned beef I have ever seen and a huge waste of time Corned beef is already seasoned there is no reason to add anything, the only reason I looked at this was to decied when to add the cabbage. Save yourself some time and money and just add some water to cover cook on low for 12 hours then add cabbage the next morning and cook it until tender, if you like more spice you can add the spice packet, but be careful if you have a small brisket that packet will be way to much as all the spice packets are the same amount no matter how big or small it is."