Smoking multiple meats at once

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dganor

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Apr 14, 2008
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Cleveland
I am planning a party for the fall. I plan on smoking multiple meats, tentatively a brisket, shoulder, and a chicken or turkey. Will smoking multiple meats at once affect the total time of each meat to doneness? Or as long as I keep the temp. at proper levels should it just take the normal amount of time for each meat? My party's not for a while, but I am just trying to plan ahead. Any help would be much appreciated.
 
Depending on size the brisket will probably go on first, followed by the shoulder, turkey and then the chicken. On the left hand follow the cooking times for weight of each item and then plan accordingly. Leave enough time for the brisket and shoulder to rest, wrapped up for at least an hour. Have fun and hope everyone enjoys!!
 
The total time won't be affected as long as you can hold the temps where they need to be. You will go through more fuel during the cook though, so plan accordingly if you usually cut it close. It takes more fuel to maintain your cooking temp with the extra pieces of cold meat in there.
 
Thanks for the replies. They are helpful. I plan on purchasing a horizantal smoker with a firebox on the side (probably from Home Depot). Any experince with that particular smoker? I like the idea of the firebox on the side for easy fueling.
 
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