Favorite wood for spares?

[guvna]

I've been using hickory for pretty much everything. But I picked up some Peach and Pecan. I was thinking about laying down some mesquite and finishing the ribs with the peach. whacha think?
thanks,
guvna

 

[fatback joe]

Peach straight up is good on pork.

If you ever get your hands on some apple and cherry, try a combo of 2 parts apple to 1 part cherry.

 

[jaysun]

I used all cherry on the last ones I did and I thought they turned out great.

 

[carnuba]

i vote cherry

 

[buckeye024]

I use 1 part hickory, 2 parts cherry.

 

[blacklab]

Found some pecan chuncks at sportsmens warehouse a while ago and gave them a try on spares. The wife and family really enjoyed them. It's a mild sweet wood that compliments spares well. Happy smoking

 

[bbqgoddess]

ditto TH, mesquite is to strong...
just use the pecan...thin and blue...if ya smell smoke your smoking!

 

[davenh]

I'm surprised

. I thought most would be using hickory on their ribs.

 

[geek with fire]

Apple wood and royal oak lump. While I use this combination for everything ('cause I have my own supply of apple wood), I still think apple is the best thing I've found for pork.

I agree that cherry is good too, but I think it is better served for poultry.

 

[walking dude]

i do a combo..........apple/cherry first, then apple/cherry/maple after i pull outta the foil.........

 

[walking dude]

looks like a poll should be done!

 

[dougbennett]

I just did ribs with mesquite last weekend, and they were darn fine!

 

[douglaslizard]

i use mainly hickory i just received some apple wood that was used this past weekend and the family really liked the taste of that too. i used mesquite on ribs only once and the ribs were almost inedible i may have used to much but in my opinon if you plan on using mesquite. use it sparingly because it is a strong smoke.

 

[burtess]

For my pork cooks, both ribs and shoulder, I use a combo of oak and hickory. I find that oak contributes a very mellow but rich flavor to pork and use it as a base for most smokes.

Burt

 

[gethenet]

Cherry over Apple?

 

[alra195]

50/50 mix of hickory and apple. But from the other posts, ya'll got me thinking about trying cherry, hmmmm?

 

[lawdog]

my goto is always hickory but I have done a mix of hickory and apple or cherry and it turned out pretty good

 

[seboke]

I am a hickory fan for just about everything. Could be because I haven't tried anything else....

 

[richoso1]

What he said.

 

[earache_my_eye]

I hafta agree with this.....have only done spares one time, and used a mix of oak and cherry......50/50.....very rich flavor with some nice sweetness from the cherry. Gonna try a mix of oak and apple on the next go around.

L8r,
Eric