Porks and Beefs together

[bubba t]

Got a Party coming up that I want the Pork shoulders to share the same smokey room as the Beef rumps...what is the best choice of wood(s) to use??

 

[walking dude]

hmmmmmmm....good question........pork i like apple or cherry.......a "sweet" wood........beef i like hickory........a stronger flavor.......

but in the end........i like smoke...........i have used hickory for both beef and pork........others will say mesquite.........specially with beef....

but i have yet to do both at once.......no room at the moment.....

i am sure others will be along who has done both at once

 

[smokeys my pet]

I think I would use a mixture of apple and hickory. I like both with both when done seperate!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rip]

I most always use hickory for pork and beef. But then being from Tennessee we use hickory for most everything.

 

[wvsmokeman]

I would go with a mix of hickory and cherry. This combo has always worked well for me.

 

[smokebuzz]

I do butts and briskets at the same time alot, i just burn apple and oak, no complaints yet. I think mixing woods of flavors is a good idea also.

 

[flash]

 

[bubba t]

I am a little leary of using mequite...I have used it in the past and it seemed to be very overpowering. Or was it just me?

 

[bubba t]

...maybe I just had some bad wood,eh?...

 

[gramason]

I use mostly hickory, and always have good flavor.

 

[irwinwd]

I like hickory, apple and cherry for both meats. I tend to mix apple or cherry hickory for either. I go about 2/3 fruit wood to the hickory. Just my 2 worth.

 

[bubba t]

...got pecan, hickory, apple and cherry standing by for this smoke...now comes the time to use the nose (..and the force!!).
T minus 20 hrs and counting...
Thanks for sharing the knowledge!...

 

[gypsyseagod]

mesquite depends on the palate. texans love lots of mesquite(especially south & west texans) for lighter palates,lay off the mesquite earlier in the smoke & stick w/ the hickory, pecan if you can get it,cherry etc.... maple is pretty good too buti tend to preburn it & just add the coals as my palate thinks it's strong. hope it helps.

 

[kew_el_steve]

When doing both, I use straight Hickory. Mesquite is too strong IMHO (even when used 50/50 with Hickory) and is not allowed to play in my back yard any more.

Try this: yanno those Pork spares cryo-pacs? I buy mine at Sam's. When they get trimmed down to just the ribs, what to do with the extra meat? Grind it, mix it 50/50 with hamburger, make it in to meatloaf, and smoke it with Hickory.mmmmmmmm

 

[bustedluckbarbq]

i have been mixin' hickory with a little pear.... it has been working pretty good...