smokinsmiles
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I have a hometown competition I am doing this weekend with some buddies and I am undecided on how long I need to allocate for my brisket. I am cooking on a WSM 22.5" and I have an untrimmed 17.2 lb brisket. I am guessing after trimming excess fat I will be left with about a 15 lb brisket. I have a new BBQ Guru so I should be able to keep a fairly constant temperature and my plan is to cook at about 235 degrees. My rule of thumb at this temp is 1.5 hrs per lb which would put me at 22 and 1/2 hours cook time. I have to turn in my brisket at 5 pm so I would like to have it done by 3 pm for a two hour resting time. This would mean I would need to put on my brisket at 4:30 pm the day before. For some reason my brisket never seems to take this long to cook so I am worried about starting it that early and having it done 7 or 8 hours before the turn in time. I usually start off with a 10-12 lb brisket but this particular brisket had a beautiful thick flat that I though would make a great presentation. Any suggestions on what kind of cook time I should expect or other suggestions on this size of a brisket? Thanks