Getting ready to fire up the new digital BS in the next 24 hrs and have a question regarding potential cook times. Most people suggest approx. 1 hour a 15 minutes per pound of brisket (give or take). I bought a 15 pounder that obviously will not fit in the smoker without cutting it in half.
My question is this, it's still 15 pounds of meat right? So should I figure approximate cooking time @ 15 lbs @ 1 hr & 15 minutes, or 7.5 lbs @ 1 hr & 15 minutes since I'll cut it in half?
Connective tissue is connective tissue, it should still take the full cook time to break it down! Good luck and keep us posted! Dang its time to do another brisket!
C
if you put aaall 15 lbs in i would say 1 hr 15 mins per lb... I am in the process of making a 15 lb surloin roast doing it whole in the smoker and the last one was done the following way ... 4 pm 3 hours of cold smoke of your favoite smoke ( i used a mix of misquite and hickory ) at 7 pm turned off smoke and turned on heat at box temp of 210 and a spritz of orange soda.. closed the box. right befor bed at 11 opened smoker .. turned the meat around along with another spritz.. and went to bed...
got up at 6 am checked the meat made another rotation and another spritz .. placed remote therometer in it.. at this time the it was 158... let it in untill it hit 170...that was 1:30 in the afternoon then FTC till dinner..
so i would say 1 hr 15 mins would be about right...
one question is why cant you put the brisket on one rack? is it to long??
if it is .. i would cut it right in the middle and place on two racks ... rotating top to bottom and front to back every couple of hours