Types of oak

[jcam222]

I have a friend I buy wood chunks from for my cabinet. I likely will be buying splits from him for my Lang now. He has a lot of oak to clean out of his property. There are various kinds of oak. Are there any types of oak that are NOT good for smoking wood? I generally think not but wanted to throw it out there to those more experienced than me in wood selection.

 

[yankee2bbq]

You’ll be good.
There are two main categories of oak: red oak and white oak.
From those two categories are different varieties.

Just as long you season it properly. And it’s not diseased.

 

[BandCollector]

Yep, What @yankee2bbq said!

Enjoy your new smoker,

John

 

[pc farmer]

Around here we only have red and white oak. I see some down south have live oak and post oak. I would think all oak is good being a hardwood.

 

[flatbroke]

Friends are a good thing. A bonus if you like their wood and they let you have it regularly.

 

[Bearcarver]

Red Oak & White Oak are Hardwoods & Great for Smoking.
I don't know anything about the other Oaks, because I only used Red & White in Cabinetmaking.

Bear

 

[SmokinAl]

Down here in Florida we have several varieties of oak & they are all good for smoking. I have several scrub oak trees in my back yard that I trim regularly & dry for smoking.
Al

 

[daspyknows]

Poison Oak, but that's not a tree. Don't burn it, the smoke will be like touching it.

 

[JWFokker]

Post oak is a variety of white oak, and live oak is related to white oak but is its own group.

 

[phatbac]

I find the red oaks to be a touch milder and sweeter than whites when smoking. i use all kinds of oak all the time in my Lang it is all good as long as its dry. you hit on concrete and it sounds like a baseball bat.

Happy Smoking,
phatbac (Aaron)

 

[tyglover]

Make sure it's cured. We have coast live oak (which is red oak) and several other varieties in CA. All good, especially with beef.