Smoked this 12+ lb. prime brisket on the Recteq for 14 hours. It started out weighing a little over 17 and I trimmed off 4-5 lbs. before tossing it on the smoker. This was my 2nd brisket on my pellet smoker and it did not have as much smoke flavor as the first one I smoked about 6 months ago. It was still very good and damn tender after resting in my cooler for 5 hours, but just did not have the same smoky flavor as the first. I think it may have been the Bear Mountain/ Recteq combination of pellets that I had been using. I think the last one was 100% Recteq competition blend so I I laying the blame on Bear Mountain. Next one will be with B&B Mesquite and maybe Recteq. I froze the point after smoking and will make burnt ends out of it in the future with different pellets. May be the last Bear Mountain(BOLD) I buy.