1st attempt at 2 briskets

[Dantij]

Hello everyone. I'm cooking for my son's graduation party this weekend. I'll be doing 2 briskets and 8 slabs of ribs. I'll be starting the briskets early in the am with the ribs to follow . My question: how much longer will it take to cook 2- 17 lb packers vs cooking just 1? I'm planning on throwing them on at 3am and hoping to serve by 5pm. I recently did a 17 pounder in 10 hours, holding it at 160° for 5 hours then slicing. The absolute best brisket I've ever cooked. I'll be smoking at 250°- 260°.

 

[smokerjim]

shouldn't really take any longer to do 2 instead of one,

 

[Chasdev]

What he said but perhaps take a little longer for the cook chamber temp to rise and stabilize with two cold lumps in there to start.

 

[noboundaries]

A 250-260F chamber cooks two in the same amount of time as one as long as there's space separating the packers.

 

[Dantij]

Thank you guys. Really appreciate the input.

 

[schlotz]

When there is a dinner deadline, the last thing you want is a tempermental brisket. Since every piece of meat has its own mind in regards to getting done, I would suggest you wrap in BP after each of them has been in a stall for about 1 hour. This will help push them along. Better to get 'em done and resting for a couple of hours prior to dinner. With that plan in place attention can be spent on getting the ribs done the way you want them. JMTC