Black Oak firewood

[jones54]

Any one here ever used "Black Oak" firewood for smoking. If so, how was it and what did you cook using it?

 

[flash]

There is Black Jack and Blue Jack Oak. Both can be used for smoking. Black Jack oak is most excellent. I use most of my oak for Beef.

 

[mountainhawg]

I usually use black and white oak as my mix wood with fruit wood. I'll use 1 piece of oak to every 3 pieces of fruit wood.  In Eastern NC I know of a of resturant that uses strictly oak logs for cooking butts overnight producing a wonderful Eastern NC Q. Not sure which oak because there is a wide variety of oaks in the state.

 

[woodcutter]

I use a lot of red oak. I'm not familiar with black oak.

 

[pwillie]

Lots of black jack oad\k grows in the south or at least in Mississippi.  Should be excellent to smoke with..........

 

[flash]

I usually use black and white oak as my mix wood with fruit wood. I'll use 1 piece of oak to every 3 pieces of fruit wood.  In Eastern NC I know of a of resturant that uses strictly oak logs for cooking butts overnight producing a wonderful Eastern NC Q. Not sure which oak because there is a wide variety of oaks in the state.

 Oak is the # 1 wood used in most BBQ joints.

 

[flash]

I use a lot of red oak. I'm not familiar with black oak.

It is a type of Red Oak. Black Jack is just the name. All oaks are either White or Red.

 

[insight]

Where would one be able to purchase blackjack oak or red Oak?