Woods

burnithot

Different types of wood combination that have had great flavour  
wanting to try somethings different 

leemschu

I like apple with hickory but that's just me.

slovelad

I have only tried apple...

but it I am curious too ... How can you really tell a difference among the fruit wood?

bodski

Pecan and hickory are nice.

RRP

Apple, cherry & pecan are my favorites and often I mix one of them with hickory. 

Legume

stay away from mesquite altogether.  hickory can be strong, but everything else plays nice together.  just buy a bunch and experiment.

schafe98

+1 on Legume's comment. I've found that I like and get the most compliments on the peach/pecan combo when I do pork butts.

burnithot

Thanks y'all I did a rack a beef spare ribs tonite with a hickory log and cherry CHIPS around the very outside of my lump just enough to burn some of the chips with out catching fire flavour was really good just a touch of sweet with the bold taste of beef with the hickory 

YukonRon

I have been using pecan and peach. Together they make delicate sweet smokey flavor.

DMW

Per @SGH recommendation, I started using a oak/pecan mix for beef. That combo is really good.

SmokingPiney

Peach and orange are in my rotations for something a little different. 

bhedges1987

Pecan/ cherry. 

SmokingPiney

bhedges1987 said:

Pecan/ cherry. 

Pecan is my favorite smoking wood - mellow and not over-powering the meat. 

stlcharcoal

Lots of good info and recommendations here:

https://grillinfools.com/blog/2009/04/01/smoke-wood-what-kind-is-best-well-it-depends/

Thatgrimguy

I prefer Pecan for most things. I really like the fruit woods as well.

bgebrent

A very open ended question.  For pork, pecan, fruit woods and hickory.  For beef, white or post oak.  For pork belly, Apple and a light dose of hickory.  For fish, alder wood.  Just my likes.  Pecan is what I use most.  Experiment brother.

YukonRon

My heavy hitters of late, in no particular order: Peach, Pecan, Sugar Maple, Cherry, and Apple. I seldom use either hickory or mesquite any more. Not that they are not great smoking woods, just really enjoying the blends.

clifkincaid

I too like to blend the sweet woods. Oak next!

gdenby

Tho' its expensive, you can buy Jamaican pimenton wood online. More aromatic than any other smoke wood I've tried. I've had some sausages that were smoked in juniper wood, and they were very good. I've found that common red mulberry is quite good for poultry. Hope to get some grape vine this summer.

F3DAWG

I'm a fan of using Apple for almost everything.

Steweymagoosbbq

For Kansas City style BBQ we like to do apple wood and hickory.

nhk19

stlcharcoal said:

Lots of good info and recommendations here:

https://grillinfools.com/blog/2009/04/01/smoke-wood-what-kind-is-best-well-it-depends/

Great article!  Especially for us newbies.  Thanks!

northGAcock

Legume said:

stay away from mesquite altogether.  hickory can be strong, but everything else plays nice together.  just buy a bunch and experiment.

@Legume why do you stay away grime mesquite? I do like it when doing some southwest dishes....and even chicken. Not close to  my favorites.....so just curious behind your dis-preference?

RRP

northGAcock said:

Legume said:

stay away from mesquite altogether.  hickory can be strong, but everything else plays nice together.  just buy a bunch and experiment.

@Legume why do you stay away grime mesquite? I do like it when doing some southwest dishes....and even chicken. Not close to  my favorites.....so just curious behind your dis-preference?

It's a personal choice and maybe you grew up with the mesquite taste, but like @Legume I can't stand it, but I do like hickory! To each his own.

pgprescott

RRP said:

northGAcock said:

Legume said:

stay away from mesquite altogether.  hickory can be strong, but everything else plays nice together.  just buy a bunch and experiment.

@Legume why do you stay away grime mesquite? I do like it when doing some southwest dishes....and even chicken. Not close to  my favorites.....so just curious behind your dis-preference?

It's a personal choice and maybe you grew up with the mesquite taste, but like @Legume I can't stand it, but I do like hickory! To each his own.

Mesquite tends to become off putting when used for long smokes. Not a problem for quick cook proteins. 

Jstroke

I use what's in my woodpile. Cut it with a chop saw. Super cheap works a charm

NERVOUS

So, where does one buy smoking woods?  #newbie

I suppose you can find almost anything online these days, but I'm curious where everyone buys their woods from.

Legume

pgprescott said:

RRP said:

northGAcock said:

Legume said:

stay away from mesquite altogether.  hickory can be strong, but everything else plays nice together.  just buy a bunch and experiment.

@Legume why do you stay away grime mesquite? I do like it when doing some southwest dishes....and even chicken. Not close to  my favorites.....so just curious behind your dis-preference?

It's a personal choice and maybe you grew up with the mesquite taste, but like @Legume I can't stand it, but I do like hickory! To each his own.

Mesquite tends to become off putting when used for long smokes. Not a problem for quick cook proteins. 

What he said.  Long smokes bad, just my opinion.  I've cooked  steaks over it and it's great - nice and hot for a fire, but really strong if you're accumulating smoke.

blasting

NERVOUS said:

So, where does one buy smoking woods?  #newbie

I suppose you can find almost anything online these days, but I'm curious where everyone buys their woods from.

http://www.firecraft.com/category/charcoal-wood

bgebrent

NERVOUS said:

So, where does one buy smoking woods?  #newbie

I suppose you can find almost anything online these days, but I'm curious where everyone buys their woods from.

We have a local guy that @Carolina Q and @DoubleEgger turned me on to. No help to you but you might find a similar local near you.  

tksmoke

@Nervous - You are correct, lots of places online to buy wood.  I've had great success with Fruitawood.  I typically will buy the 50 Lb. U_Pick_em, with Red Oak, Pecan, Peach and Cherry.  Here's a link: http://www.fruitawoodchunks.com/custom-mix.html

Free shipping, and quick delivery.

Enjoy!!