longest burning wood

fracwilt

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May 10, 2012

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Cottageville, South Carolina

• May 25, 2012

• #1

i am planning on smoking my fist boston butt this weekend, i plan on only using the wood that i have. i have plenty of hickory, pecan, assorted oaks, red maple, green ash, wild black cherry. which wood would be best for retaining heat/coals the longest. i would assume the hickory because it is so dense. any help would be greatly appreciated. oh, it's a SFB, medium size smoker i made.

 

cliffcarter

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Old Town, Maine

• May 25, 2012

• #2

Hickory, pecan or one of the oaks.

 

bruno994

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Buna, Texas

• May 25, 2012

• #3

I used a mix of oak and hickory this past weekend and I felt like it gave me a better burn time than the usual mesquite and oak mix I use.. 

 

Last edited: May 25, 2012

oldschoolbbq

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NW Ohio - outside Toledo

• May 25, 2012

• #4

fracwilt , best for you would be Hickory and the Oaks. Lots of BTU's in each of them, I have an Off-set and use this method of firing:http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/122166/longest-burning-wood  .

Have fun and...

 

fracwilt

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May 10, 2012

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Cottageville, South Carolina

• May 25, 2012

• #5

thanks guys. i think i'll do a mixture of hickory, oak, and a little pecan. haven't used any pecan yet, been itchin to though! btw, i found a guy on craigslist giving away oak, hickory, and maple. says he runs a tree trimming company and doesn't have time to mess with firewood. says he's got two dump truck loads worth!

 i'll be loadin up tomorrow! i check craigslist frequently, there's at least one post a week under the "free" section where someone is offering free firewood, limbs, trees to be cut up etc...