My wife and my hunting partner's wife both had things to go to last night, so I fixed supper for him and me. I just covered the corned beef (flat cut) with water, dumped in the seasoning packet, brought it to a boil, and then simmered it for 2 1/2 hours. I halved both some small red potatoes and some small russets and boiled them with some carrot chunks. Steamed some cabbage wedges. Let the corned beef sit on the cutting board (covered with aluminum foil) for about fifteen minutes, then sliced it. Set it all on the table with a couple of bottles of St. Pauli Girl. Neither of us could find a great deal wrong with the meal.
