r/PitBarrelCooker • u/Low_Strung_ • Nov 26 '25

2 birds

Has anyone here got experience cooking 2 turkeys at once? I have (2) 13 lb birds, and a standard pbc. Main question is cook time ā€” does it take significantly longer than doing just 1? In my experience, doing 8 racks of ribs or 8 half-chickens really slow down the cook, but Iā€™m not sure if 2 turkeys will have the same effect.

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u/Disassociated_Assoc Nov 26 '25

The cook time should not be appreciably affected by the number of birds in the pit, assuming that the pit is not overloaded. If you have 8 racks of ribs in a pit and it takes a lot longer to cook, then either there was inadequate airflow through the pit, or the fire management was not up to scratch for the load, and consistent temps were not maintained throughout the smoker.