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First Boston Butt - Wood CHUNKS or CHIPS?
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Trying my first boston butt this weekend. Do you prefer wood chunks or wood chips?
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Preference- chunks...either will do the trick though. I like chunks for long cooks and chips for shorter.
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I am probably fairly alone here, but I use chips only. I find that it works better for me in terms of too little/too much smoke.Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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I like chunks, but I can't find fruit woods around me that way. Only chips, so I use hickory chunks and fruit chips when I make pulled pork.
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doesn't matter. whatever you have will work.
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
Maybe I should try hickory chunks. I have a cord of chopped hickory on the rack outside. :-?Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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i think hickory is the classic pork smokewood.
oak for beef.
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
I like the chunks better as the smoke seems to last for a longer period. It only takes a few...Eric O. RMBBQA Member Blog - http://smokeontherockies.com/ Large Big Green Egg
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Try two to three chunks after a couple of hours the meat will not absord any more smoke anyways. I'll usually throw a handful of chips on too.
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Try two to three chunks after a couple of hours the meat will not absord any more smoke anyways. I'll usually throw a handful of chips on too.
Stike.....have your response ready? This should be a stock file you keep so you just cut and paste when replying to a comment like this. -
Stike, Stike, Stike....Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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I like chunks, but I can't find fruit woods around me that way.
I just ordered chunks from Fruita wood company that arrived yesterday. I bought 10lbs each of pecan, apple, and peach. It's not cheap (their prices include shipping), but upon inspection the quality looks good.
Cooking on an XL and Medium in Bethesda, MD. -
Ragtop - I had seen this on the internet in the past, and the reason I hadn't bought is because the price seemed to high - as you state above. I can buy chip bags for $5-6 per, so pretty happy with that and get hickory chunks for cheap as well. If I ever saw them for a reasonable price online I would get them though.
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no help from mighty quinn or chubbs i see.
thanks guys. here's what you were waiting for
@mimaulker: meat does not absorb smoke to any real degree. it will be flavored by smoke as long as there is smoke. ...at any time during the cook.
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
Stike- Sorry.....I would only be rehashing what I've read on here from you, and don't want to get into a pissing match with someone who disagrees with that point and end up where I can't speak intelligently to back any of it up.
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I like chunks, but I can't find fruit woods around me that way.
I just ordered chunks from Fruita wood company that arrived yesterday. I bought 10lbs each of pecan, apple, and peach. It's not cheap (their prices include shipping), but upon inspection the quality looks good.
I thought the price was not bad, $33 for an assortment of 3 woods. 15 lbs. total delivered to your door, and the wood was beautiful. They custom cut each order and are very helpful on the phone.George
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