Wings taste test..\"Ono\" vs \"Grove\"

I hope this works this time! Thanks for everyone's help.

I wanted to do a little taste comparison with some lump. I used "Ono" in one egg and "Grove" in another. Took a couple packages of "Smart Chicken" wings and put some Dizzy Pig Tsunami spin on them. Set up both eggs at 350 degrees, indirect. One egg had Ono lump and the other had Grove lump. Cooked the wings 30 mins., flipped, 30 mins. more and flipped again. Raised the temp to 425 degrees. Dipped the wings in Frank's red hot sauce, butter and parmesan cheese. Cooked another 10 mins. to crisp them up a little.

Both were delicious, not too spicy, and very nice and crispy. I definitely liked wings the cooked with the "Ono" lump better. It has a wonderful aroma and taste. In my opinion nothing compares to the flavor created by the kiawe wood they use to make "Ono". Kiawe is a Hawaiian mesquite. Nothing the mesquite we have in the states. The hawaiians solely us kiawe wood for their luau's. I've used it with pork and it's faboulous.

"Grove" has a nice mild smoke flavor also but doesn't compare the flavor of "Ono".

Cooking indirect is makes cooking wings easy. You don't have to flip continuously and no chance of a flare up. Makes cooking large quantities a breeze.





Lots of nice big pieces in the "Ono"















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