I used oak chips this past weekend on baby backs on my MES30 and I was REALLY happy with it. It's got this complex flavor to it, it's a good smoke, not subtle, you KNOW it's been smoked, but not overbearing or harsh like mesquite can be.
I had used apple wood chips on a rack of baby backs and found it was too suble, maybe it was me? I don't know. I've done hickory or mesquite for years, mainly because that's what my store carries. But now they're stocking oak and pecan and apple. I've always liked pecan also, might mix some of that in with oak.
But I'm really liking oak right now.
I had used apple wood chips on a rack of baby backs and found it was too suble, maybe it was me? I don't know. I've done hickory or mesquite for years, mainly because that's what my store carries. But now they're stocking oak and pecan and apple. I've always liked pecan also, might mix some of that in with oak.
But I'm really liking oak right now.