Not to sure about about this

losttxn,
Never done a brisket but seen pic's in a smokette don't see why it would'nt work in a 55. Have you tried a search yet ? A friend of mine did a 20# turkey in a 008, wasn't a pretty sight but worked out great.

just my .002

losttxn two 10 lbs briskets should easily fir into a 55. I'v cooke up to a 14-15 lb brisket. I lay the brisket across the rack diagonally and if it is a little long, fold the end under the brisket. When cooked it easily fits. Take a look at Smokin's Brisket 101. http://cookshack.com/barbeque_guide/101/Brisket101.html

Lost,

10lbers will fit in there fine, just go corner to corner and put them not on the lowest rack and not on the top rack.

I'm curious, about your statement "...much less have enough time to smoke'm" The smoker isn't going to make it go faster, smoking is about low and slow. You need to give it enough time and not rush it.

When are you trying to serve these? You need to plan on 1.5 hours per pound MAX but they could be done as soon as 1 hour per pound.

You can double wrap them in foil when finished and hold them for hours and they'll be fine.

Read the 101 mentioned and ask away any questions.

Not sure I'd try to impress my friends if I've never cooked something, but you'll figure something out.

Russ

Losttxn,

I have smoked two 15 lb turkeys at one time in my model 55 and the overall time was less than 30 minutes difference than when I smoked one turkey. I don't think you will find any difference in time cooking two over one - they will fit, tuck in the tails and if they want to unfold, use butchers string and tie it up.


smokemullet