Brisket Full Cook - Part 6 - Smoke. We’re smoking 4 briskets, 2 on the pellet smoker and 2 on the Weber Smokey Mountain. For the WSM, I lay down two layers of charcoal, add lit coals in the middle and add wood throughout the cook. I used to put wood chunks under the charcoal, but found it never combusted and just smoldered. Instead, I keep wood chunks on the middle grate to keep them warm, and then feed them to fire throughout the cook. It’s more work during the cook, but I’ve found the smoke to