So what are the wood types suitable for smoking?
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Is there a way to get oak in chunks like mesquite, pecan, hickory? I'm using an 18.5" WSM and do not have a way to use logs.
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I have seen oak chunks, but it doesnt seem to be very common. If you're up for it you could cut logs into chunks
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Chuck_NE wrote:Is there a way to get oak in chunks like mesquite, pecan, hickory? I'm using an 18.5" WSM and do not have a way to use logs.
Where are you? If you're close enough I have some.
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That's why I spend a lot of time reading through these posts. I have a moderate amount of Pecan and Mesquite. !/2 a cord of oak (probably red) and two huge Fruitless Mulberries that take constant pruning. Wood that I normally would just throw on the curb. It looks like I have a huge source of untapped smoking wood to try. Thanks for all the great info.
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Anyone use any almond for smoking?
I ran across a large bag of fireplace sized splits of almond in BevMo lastnight. Didn't buy it because Im overstocked in other smoking woods for the moment.
I ran across a large bag of fireplace sized splits of almond in BevMo lastnight. Didn't buy it because Im overstocked in other smoking woods for the moment.
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Hemlock on a list of smoking woods? Good for building barns and not much else IMHO.
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Can't remember what kind of marks they give hemlock?
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I have a dieing Ash to be removed. Never thought of using it for smoking.
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whipnet wrote:I have a dieing Ash to be removed. Never thought of using it for smoking.
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Is it being done in by the Emerald Ash Borer?
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I am big fan of Oak lump charcoal for a base flavor. I add cherry, hickory or pecan as an accent wood. Cherry makes a great color on poutry and tastes great with any bird or pork. Brisket, a few chunks of hickory and pecan with the oak base is greatness!
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Given its Texas I start with oak to build a heat base. Having said that, I am pretty sure much of our N Texas supply of oak comes out of OkieHoma (just sayin). After establishing a base, from there it depends on what I'm cookin. For brisket or beef ribs I and really sold on pecan, as it mates well with the bourbon I use in my mop and my other secrets. I sometimes even hit it really hard in the first hour or two w heartwood mesquite. The mesquite burns hot like the fires of H E double hockey sticks and lingers with strong smoke, but I don't like to carry its all the way through because even with heartwood it's can be a little resinous and you can develop a more acrid, bitter taste over time. The exception might be really dark hard heart from a really big tree that has dried and cured for a long time. From the oak and maybe mesquite start I'll move to good pecan foe the rest for brisket. it burns fairly fast but not too hot and with good smoke, and typically comes in sizes small enough in thickness I don't have to kill a lot of time splitting wood. Flavor it adds is complex and a little nutty, again good with my mops and rubs. Plus, at the end of the day, for me personally what I am looking for in brisket is a really deep, rich, complex bourbon-like flavor (like Blanton's would be if it were meat) with a surface layer bark that has a slow burn chile element to it. The pecan seems to be doing that for me.
For birds and pork, and following my cook ponder Yoda's mantra, it's good cured Hickory all the way. With his marinade and mop, he is able to achieve a really pretty mahogany red color this way. I couldn't tell you why, if it's a chemical reaction thing or what, just know it works. Science is a poor substitute for common sense and results after all.
For birds and pork, and following my cook ponder Yoda's mantra, it's good cured Hickory all the way. With his marinade and mop, he is able to achieve a really pretty mahogany red color this way. I couldn't tell you why, if it's a chemical reaction thing or what, just know it works. Science is a poor substitute for common sense and results after all.
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I've mainly used oak,hickory, and maple around here because they're plentiful and all do well.
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For briskets and tongues I like oak. Pork I use an apple hickory mix. If unwanted guests arrive I tell them I'm using old Goodyear tires and creosoted railroad ties.
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I'm not sure if Cotten wood is even safe to use...I have never never hurd of any such thing in my life. Hickory, Oak, Mesquite , Pecan is what most people in Texas use. Back to Cottenwood. If it will make your eyes water and sneeze and make you all stop up. It surely has to be bad when you eat it. I would do some research on Cottonwood..
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