ceed wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got a 10 lbs untrimmed brisket I will do in my Brinkmann Smoker this
> weekend. I think I'm ready for a brisket at this point (it's not my first
> brisket, but the first in a smoker). However, I am wondering how to place
> it since it's quite big. Advice? If someone has any other "last minute
> advice" for me please come forward, coz tomorrow it may be too ....
>
> How long will/should it take at 230-260F?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> //ceed

1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours per pound.

Just cram it in. Allow some room around it for the smoke and heat to
circulate. The meat will shrink anyways to about half its original
size as it cooks.

Pierre