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Live Oak Question
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dayzed&confused
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I have been reading alot of good things about post oak and red oak. what is everyones opinion about live oak. I can get it anytime I want too but if the other stuff is better I need to know.
San Angelo, texas
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I use live oak. It's excellent for beef.
Where are you located? There are 600 different species of oak. The stuff I use is ubiquitous in South Eastern Louisiana.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Quercus_species
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post oak is a type of live oak. Red oak is not. Both good.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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I live in San Angelo, Texas. There is more misquite here than anything but live oak is everywhere too. Haven't seen any posion oak but I'm sure it's here.San Angelo, texas
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If you don't want the live oak, I'll take any I can get.
I like the smoke flavors and tastes from high lignin woods, like live oak. Perhaps its because they have lots of vanilla-like compounds.
Also, on an entirely different line of thought, live oak may be one of the strongest woods in No. Am., and great for making super strong hiking sticks, which is another item I really enjoy.
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gdenby said:If you don't want the live oak, I'll take any I can get.
I like the smoke flavors and tastes from high lignin woods, like live oak. Perhaps its because they have lots of vanilla-like compounds.
Also, on an entirely different line of thought, live oak may be one of the strongest woods in No. Am., and great for making super strong hiking sticks, which is another item I really enjoy.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
The live oak here is so frickin' hard it's tough to split. Cuts fine with a chain saw. I have a huge pile of logs. I've spent a lot of money...first in wedges, then a Fiskars axe, then a hydraulic splitter....after 7 months, I'm just starting to split the stuff. You really need a 10+ HP splitter.
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The Cen-Tex Smoker said:gdenby said:If you don't want the live oak, I'll take any I can get.
I like the smoke flavors and tastes from high lignin woods, like live oak. Perhaps its because they have lots of vanilla-like compounds.
BTW, vanilla sugar is great on waffles.
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Live Oak is in the Red Oak family.
Post Oak is in the White Oak family.
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