If you only had one smoke wood to use...

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• [email protected] Posts: 394

  July 2012

  I would have to go with Apple...very versatile for my needs since most of my smoking is pork (ribs,butts, loin) - so I like the sweet fruit woods.  I do have to say that I like a little more robust wood for beef which I generally use pecan - but I have never tried apple with beef so it may work good for that too. 

  
  

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• JWBurns Posts: 344

  July 2012

  I'm really enjoying Hickory right now. I'm going to try it with poultry (spatch chicken) tonight for the first time and see how it works with that.

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• Browninggold Posts: 453

  July 2012

  Hickory great for chicken and pork. But Mesquite for steaks so I normally carry 2.

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• nolaegghead Posts: 31,291

  July 2012

  Probably Pecan
  

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• Griffin Posts: 7,927

  July 2012

  I don't think I could. Please tell me I don't have to pick one.

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• gdenby Posts: 6,214

  July 2012

  Oh, they are all awful. You don't need any. Send 'em to me, I'll just burn them away, and help you be rid of them.
  
  Seriously, I can't imagine having just one. I could get by w. 2, hickory and apple, but think I've never had better ribs than w. oak, or better poultry than pecan.
  

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• butwhymalemodels Posts: 267

  July 2012

  Hickory - it is the only one I've used.

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• travisstrick Posts: 5,002

  July 2012

  Hickory for me.

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• The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 19,513

  July 2012

  I'm really into oak right now. I dunno, somthing about it is working for me. TFJ agrees. Says it's the best flavor we have ever done. That being said, I'm sure I'll be using something completely different next week

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• MO_Eggin Posts: 223

  July 2012

  Apple.  Sweet and fairly mild, works well with pretty much everything.  Pecan would be a very close second.

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• lousubcap Posts: 20,203

  July 2012

  @ Cen-Tex-Oak wouldn't be influenced by your use of Ozark Oak lump these days?

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• The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 19,513

  July 2012

  @ Cen-Tex-Oak wouldn't be influenced by your use of Ozark Oak lump these days?

  
  not really. I use it with BOTW too

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• Griffin Posts: 7,927

  July 2012

  I don't think I could have it as my only wood (although that was all we used growing up), but I'm gonna have to step up and throw mesquite in there. I know a lot of you northerners don't like it, but we use it a lot down in S. Texas where it grows like a weed. Hell, what else are you going to do to get rid of it?

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• The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 19,513

  July 2012

  I don't think I could have it as my only wood (although that was all we used growing up), but I'm gonna have to step up and throw mesquite in there. I know a lot of you northerners don't like it, but we use it a lot down in S. Texas where it grows like a weed. Hell, what else are you going to do to get rid of it?

  
  plant a cedar tree........

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• Griffin Posts: 7,927

  July 2012

  and what the hell would we do with that? Line closets, make trunks? naw, I'll stick with mesquite. Not to mention we never have to plant mesquite.

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• The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 19,513

  July 2012

  and what the hell would we do with that? Line closets, make trunks? naw, I'll stick with mesquite. Not to mention we never have to plant mesquite.

  
  nah, the cedar has choked out all the mesquite in the hill country. I was just saying if you wanted to get tid of it, justplant a cedar tree and eventually it will be gone. I love mesquite too. was just being a smartass (shocking, I know)

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• fishlessman Posts: 25,141

  July 2012 edited July 2012

  since i can pick hickory bark off the tree down the street for free anytime i want it, i pick hickory bark. if i had to buy it cherry (that would give me cherry and free hickory bark
  now lookit, i started with one and already have two
  ) theres oak and maple in the wood pile, and grape hanging on the trellis, cherry pare and apple growing in the yard, even a lilac bush and a rosemary tree. the only thing stored here is a small bag of cherry
  

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• SouthGaSmoker Posts: 98

  July 2012

  Apple for me.....

  St. Mary's, GA

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• FanOfFanboys Posts: 2,319

  July 2012

  I love the jack Daniels chips. After I would pick mesquite with Hickory finishing 3rd for me

  Boom

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• Griffin Posts: 7,927

  July 2012

  and what the hell would we do with that? Line closets, make trunks? naw, I'll stick with mesquite. Not to mention we never have to plant mesquite.

  
  nah, the cedar has choked out all the mesquite in the hill country. I was just saying if you wanted to get tid of it, justplant a cedar tree and eventually it will be gone. I love mesquite too. was just being a smartass (shocking, I know)

  Imagine that. )

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• hopkinsusmc87 Posts: 250

  July 2012

  I like apple, well because I have a few in the yard so no cost.  But one wood is hard to decide on, because I like oak as well. But I can use apple on anything and like it.

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• Mickey Posts: 19,167

  July 2012

  Is pecan-cherry just one wood?

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• MikeG Posts: 174

  July 2012

  Cherry.  Absolutely.  

  Then Pecan.

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• DougQ Posts: 30

  July 2012

  Cherry.  Absolutely.  

  Then Pecan.

  Ditto
  

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• thetrim Posts: 9,119

  July 2012

  I love the jack Daniels chips. After I would pick mesquite with Hickory finishing 3rd for me

  Mine is Pecan, but the JD chips ARE nice.  If you find a JD Tree, please let me know and I'll plant one of those!!!
  

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• ratcheer Posts: 189

  July 2012 edited July 2012

  Hickory
  
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• Focker Posts: 8,364

  July 2012

  Pecan, without a doubt

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• ugabulldog56 Posts: 26

  July 2012

  Apple.  Sweet and fairly mild, works well with pretty much everything.  Pecan would be a very close second.

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• Dave in Florida Posts: 1,157

  July 2012

  Peach for me.
  

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• brian4206 Posts: 19

  July 2012

  I'll pick peach. It can be used on anything. Cherry second.

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