Big Smoke for a Brewery Pot Luck

[waterkc]

Hey Guys and Gals,

I am taking on my biggest smoke yet (small for some here, but its all in what ya know). I am going to smoke 18lbs of Pork butt, 10lbs of Brisket, and, 12lbs of Chickens all at once. I am going to mix it up with a bit of Hickory and Oak. I am going to start on Friday Morning for eats on Saturday @ 1:00PM PDT.

Will post picks as we go.

[FLBentRider]

That's quite a load.

I'm looking forward to the pics.

[Tenpoint5]

Sounds like fun with the different starting times leave room on the bottom for the chicken. Don't want that dripping on the good meat!!

[DTAggie]

That is a big load.  Based on what I just went through with half of that size of load, you may want to start as early as possible on Friday.  I do not know what kind of equipment you are using.

[waterkc]

I am using a BDS4r, and yeah I was just thinking the same thing. I might actually start on Thursday night to get a jump on it. Once I get the butts done then I might start the briskets early Friday and the chickens on Sat Morning. Not really sure to be honest. The last butt I did was about 8lbs and took 14 hours. So that makes me concerned, although I do know doing multiple don't really extend the time. Just don't want to be late on the meat. lol.

Thanks and pics to follow.

[Ka Honu]

Sounds like you've got one rack of brisket and two of pork. If you're using the same smoke mix, why not do both at the same time?   

[KyNola]

Don't forget that after the smoke cycle you could transfer any of that to your house oven to finish cooking if you're concerned about room and load in the BDS.

[TestRocket]

Looks like you've got some good advice on that large load! Good Luck!