35 Briskets??

[GA1dad]

This afternoon I was having a conversation about BBQ with a gentleman from my wife's church. He mentioned ( hinted really ) that their normal guy was not going to be able to cook their 35 briskets for an event next year. I'll admit it,,, I can't even imagine cooking that many briskets at once. But it did make me wonder just what kind of cookers would be used for such a chore. How many packers does a Lang 84 hold?:becky:

My wife said she though the guy cooked them ahead of time and re-heated for the event. Still,,, that's a chore.

 

[pjtexas1]

Depending on size I might be able to get them in my Shirley. I'd love to try with the right number of helpers. You will need sharp knives or the trimming will take days.

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[Springram]

Depending on size I might be able to get them in my Shirley. I'd love to try with the right number of helpers. You will need sharp knives or the trimming will take days.

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I think you you could.

 

[medic92]

I think about 24 would be the limit for my Peoria Cooker, maybe a few more depending on the size of the briskets.

I think I'd trim a few every day leading up to the event instead of trying to do them all at once.

 

[GA1dad]

Geez, you're right. I hadn't even considered the time involved in trimming that many.

 

[pjtexas1]

I think about 24 would be the limit for my Peoria Cooker, maybe a few more depending on the size of the briskets.

I think I'd trim a few every day leading up to the event instead of trying to do them all at once.

Made think about this... Where in the crap would I store 35 briskets?!?

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[SmittyJonz]

2 of these would do it.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5WAJAzJG5Q

or 1 of these......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ejqsCTSfvI

 

[pjtexas1]

Geez, you're right. I hadn't even considered the time involved in trimming that many.

I'm a thorough trimmer. Even in a rush it takes me 30 minutes per brisket. Did 8 for my first big cook. So glad it decided to trim the night before.

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[SmittyJonz]

Not me - I cut out the Hard fat and Go- 5 minutes a briskets.

 

[SmittyJonz]

or 1 of these:

Pitmaster T Series - Hot n Fast No Foil Jucicitidinous Brisket

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jNsSTElPAk
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[Jason TQ]

Here's a mix of 30 something Butts/Briskets (and a few ribs) and the warmer still has room. Scaling meat is easy (relatively speaking), scaling sides sucks a lot.

 

[SmoothBoarBBQ]

Mad Scientist BBQ did 20 briskets on a 500 gallon propane tank smoker and it was pretty well maxed out. If he had re-arranged them maybe he could have gotten another brisket per rack, so I would guess 24 would have been at max capacity. I think I could do 12 pretty easily on my Johnson 60" cooker, maybe 14 if I really got in there and arranged things well.

https://youtu.be/OvDi5k8dGqk?t=688

 

[dgaddis1]

How many people are they feeding with 35 briskets???

 

[93_confirmed]

35 briskets at say 13lbs each is 455lbs of meat. A conservative % of loss after trimming/shrinkage during cooking is 50% so 227.5lbs of net meat.

That's. A. Lot. Of. Meat.

 

[GA1dad]

How many people are they feeding with 35 briskets???

I don't know how many folks. But it has evidently been done every year for the last 7 or 8 years,,, so I guess they have figured out how much they need.

 

[medic92]

Made think about this... Where in the crap would I store 35 briskets?!?

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I have a couple of those big white Igloo coolers from Sam's Club that I use for overflow storage on big cooks. They're awesome.

 

[BKING!]

When is the event?

 

[Demosthenes]

Big Nasty says she has a few beds that 35 briskets can sleep on :-D.

 

[m-fine]

How many packers does a Lang 84 hold?:becky:

Full packers in the 13.5-15.5 range? 20 is about the max I can fit with standard shelves (2 levels) and enough room to work. You would have to get creative with a welder to get 30+ in there sitting flat, and even then I assume it would be real hard to work with.

That said, from a commercial perspective, a Lang 84 is a small smoker, almost on the tiny side.

 

[mchar69]

The event is obviously for 1000+ people.
Good luck, OP.