I have a model #2 and have smoked the Thanksgiving turkey in the box the past 4 years. I have smoked turkeys from 20 - 24 lbs and each time the turkey filled the entire box with no room for anything else. If you are going to smoke both items I would do them separately. I have been very successful with smoking the turkey and then use the FTC method to hold the turkey until dinner time. Foil Towel Cooler. Last year I used the FTC for 2 hours and the turkey was still hot and juicy.
Hope this helps with your decision.
Hi Socbum, and welcome! I see this is your first post with us, but have had your smoker 4 years...glad to finally have you with us! How about heading over to the Introductions section and tell us about yourself? Also, a first name and town, in your signature line, is welcome around here.
Now, I would like to comment on your turkey size. I know you said you have done that for 4 years, but unless you are smoking at a higher temp than a standard #2 (250), you are running a lot of risk. Anything larger than around a 14 lb bird, at 250, will stay in the 40°-140° "danger zone" for way too long. No, it's certainly not a "guarantee" that you are going to grow enough bacteria in your bird to kill your guests, but the odds, with those size birds, increase substantially. Save the really big ones for a hot oven, or buy an Auber and bypass your #2 so you can smoke at a higher temperature. Just my 2¢...