I am looking for pretty much this same information. Shame this has not been answered...
I am planning on doing 2 or 3 - 10lb briskets in my model 2 in a couple of weeks for a large family gathering following my daughter's baptism. I am very interested in getting any advice on rotating briskets part way through the smoke to prevent the bottom one from cooking too fast or drying out. Also, I remember one time when smoking an injected brisket and pork shoulder together the shallow drip pan was full to the brim. Has anyone had overflow issues doing multiple brined and injected briskets? My smoker is on my wood deck and an overflowing drip pan would be a big mess. If that has been an issue for others it may be worth setting an alarm in the middle of the night to check the pan...
The menu is to serve this with a smoked mac and cheese which I have done before to rave reviews. I do a classic bechamel based sauce using heavy cream and evaporated milk as the base. About 1/3 of the cheese I smoke a couple of days ahead (extra sharp cheddar and monterey jack) with a mix of hickory and apple woods. I bake the mac and cheese in large oval slow cooker crocks with a panko and cheese crust - this works great for large crowds since the baked dish can sit in crock pots on warm for hours. I make a BBQ sauce using my spice rub as a flavoring base but honestly my previous single briskets were so good no sauce is required. I like to take some of the fat cap and chop it up to put in baked beans, and finally I whip up some honey butter to go on grill roasted corn on the cob.
Typically for the brisket I would thinly coat with yellow mustard and go heavy handed with my dry rub and let sit wrapped in the fridge for 24 hours. Right before smoking I would inject with a mixture of beef broth and worcestershire. This time I am thinking of using my usual pork shoulder brine too for 24 hours after reading a lot of threads here that brining has worked well for people, then applying the mustard, rub and injection right before smoking. Thoughts? Suggestions?
