Rank your favorite wood flavors

[Odysseus]

I was just thinking that there are so many varieties of wood that can be used for smoking -many of them only regionally available. How would you rank the types of wood you've tried in order of flavor preference?

In order from favorite to least favorite, mine are: Black Cherry, Plum, Apple, Oak, Bradford Pear, Pecan, Hickory, and Mesquite.

 

[Hawging It]

Wild Black Cherry, Pecan, Hickory and Oak. All are plentiful on my land.

 

[texomakid]

Hickory, Black Cherry, Pecan, Oak, Mesquite, Apple - I love the smell of Hickory & Black Cherry combined in the pellet cooker. That's an amazing smoke & aroma. I also love the color I get when cooking with Pecan & Cherry on WSM. I recently tried some sweet maple pellet and didn't really find them to be good and the pellets were falling apart - threw away about 15 lbs of pellets.

 

[chopsaw]

Mesquite , hickory , oak and apple . No real order here . All favorites of mine .
I had some beech pellets that came in a sample pack . Really liked it .

 

[Sowsage]

I like to use mostly cherry for the color and typically use a little hickory for flavor.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

I really can't say I have favorite.
Though I've been using a lot of pecan lately because I get it for free.

 

[Carvendive]

Apple, maple and N Wisconsin / UP (Michigan) tag alder.

 

[Odysseus]

Beech and Alder, that sounds interesting. We don't really have either of those down in the south. May have to try to find some and give them a try.

 

[daveomak]

Alder, Corn Cob and a touch of mesquite

 

[smokerjim]

hickory, maple, apple

 

[noboundaries]

Hickory and mesquite are our favorites, but a little mesquite goes a long way so I use half as much compared to hickory.

Oak and any non-citrus fruit wood is a great combo. Pecan is my favorite nut wood.

 

[Bearcarver]

This is Easy for me---My 1st through 10th favorite Wood Smoke flavors:
1--Hickory
2--Hickory
3--Hickory
4--Hickory
5--Hickory
6--Hickory
7--Hickory
8--Hickory
9--Cherry
10-Apple

Bear

 

[timmyk]

Oak, Hickory, Apple, they are plentiful here in Iowa. I like Mulberry also, but it can overwhelm if your not careful.

 

[Odysseus]

What does Mulberry taste like?

 

[tallbm]

Mesquite for beef
Maple for my simple middle of the road wood and my blend wood (where lots use of people use Oak for this)
70% Apple with 30% Hickory for sausage and bacon

Maple, Hickory, and Cherry in even parts for my general blend for anything/everything or when I have a question about what wood to use

Alder for Salmon Lox

 

[timmyk]

What does Mulberry taste like?

It is pretty strong, and you want it as dry as you can get it. Only thing I can think to compare it too would be hard maple. Only stronger I guess.

 

[sawhorseray]

For smoking cured bacon and hams I like Applewood. On the SQ36 it's pretty much Hickory and Oak. Wood is hard to come by and not cheap here in the desert, I always took it for granted before moving here. RAY

 

[bbqbrett]

Hickory, Oak, Peach, Pecan, Cherry, Orange & Apple for a tie, Mesquite. Hoping to try maple soon.

 

[jcam222]

Have to break mine out by meats a little. For poultry and pork I like cherry and apple followed by pecan. I love mixing cherry and apple for flavor and the boost in color cherry gives it. For beef hickory, oak , will often add in a little cherry. Not a huge fan of mesquite but will add maybe one small chunk at times.

 

[texomakid]

Orange..... Now that's a wood I've never even thought of. What does that flavor smell & taste like?