BBQ COOKING WOOD

[John20]

What kind of wood are ya'll cooking with? Has anyone ever smoked with Red Oak from East Texas? A famous bbq cook told me that Texas Red Oak was his wood of choice.I didn't realize Red Oak was good to cook with.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk

[jerodpb]

The pic below, east Texas Red Oak, be summer before my next batch will be seasoned enough...pretty much all I use is Red Oak with a few chunks of cherry and pecan mixed in...is it better than anything else like Post and what not, doubt it
I borrowed a chainsaw and got this stuff for free as free gets....

[John20]

Ok! I will try it out! I heard it was sweeter than post oak.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk

[BigLeagueQ]

I like red oak! I "import" my apple wood, which is what I use most all of the time. However, I don't like apple for brisket, so I use oak for those cooks. A couple of years ago, I found a local guy that sells red oak. I tried it, and have been getting it from him ever since.

[jerodpb]

I like red oak! I "import" my apple wood, which is what I use most all of the time. However, I don't like apple for brisket, so I use oak for those cooks. A couple of years ago, I found a local guy that sells red oak. I tried it, and have been getting it from him ever since.

certain woods will bring out certain spices.....I have a list, but I've never cooked according to it....

I prefer my ribs in the Pit Barrel, but I like the Cherry wood flavor in the offset more than the Red Oak on those.

Cherry for fish, definitely...

[atcNick]

I used a bunch of red oak. I liked it. Used with hickory mainly cause it burned hot and kept my log hog hot n happy

[spacetrucker]

never used red oak, but I would if I had it, I have used other varieties of oak, mesquite, cherry, apple and hickory

[jtilk]

I've got quite the stock pile of red oak myself along with pecan.
Seems to go well with almost anything, very versatile wood and it's dense as all get out ( ='s more BTU's and burns hotter)... only downfall I've found is that because it is so dense it doesnt seem to "catch" like softer woods like pecan. I'd suggest starting your fire with something like pecan then adding the oak.