What’s Your favorite wood or wood combo for smoking?

[motolife313]

I just sold 1/4 cord yesterday. Mostly apple and little cherry and little oak for 155+25$ delivery. So id say U did good if it’s seasoned up.

 

[SmokinLogs]

It depends on what I’m cooking. I like to blend a mid/heavy smoking wood like hickory or pecan with cherry. I love the flavor and aroma of them all, but cherry has a smell and flavor all it’s own. And I think it’s true, cherry does give the meat a beautiful red color. When I first got into smoking I had cut down a dogwood tree. It is HARD, burns hot, and has a heavy, earthy kind of taste, similar to oak but still has its own characteristics. I still use some when I can get my hands on it.

 

[lrssuccess]

I use a lot of apple for ribs and sausage, maple on boston butts for a bit more smoke penetration

 

[motolife313]

I need to try my maple more. I’ve only been using it for outdoor cooking lately and it smells great. What kind of maple are you using on the Boston butts?

 

[Dantij]

Hickory and oak, with a bit of cherry. Wishing I could get a hold of apple.

 

[lrssuccess]

I need to try my maple more. I’ve only been using it for outdoor cooking lately and it smells great. What kind of maple are you using on the Boston butts?

Sugar maple, readily available in the Northeast

 

[motolife313]

I think I may have sugar maple. It smells like sugar. I thought it was oak. It’s the toughest would I’ve ever split. I’d your sugar maple hard to split and stringy?

Here’s the stuff I got

 

[motolife313]

Hickory and oak, with a bit of cherry. Wishing I could get a hold of apple.

If u were closer I’d sell u some for 25$ a wheel barrow

 

[Boocephus]

Ok, I'll admit it, I'm addicted to cherry wood. I use it on most everything. Love the smell of it, the flavor it gives out and the color it leaves. Also I have an abundant supply of it.

 

[Sal Barsanti]

Maple from a neighbor's yard that fell a week ago. I think it is silver maple, but not sure.

5 wheelbarrow loads of maple. I'll take it. I'll chunk some for my WSM and split the rest for the fireplace

 

[HalfSmoked]

Nice I like maple.

Warren

 

[motolife313]

Maple has a great smell

 

[Sal Barsanti]

Looking forward to trying the maple. Thanks!

Nice I like maple.

Warren

Maple has a great smell

 

[HalfSmoked]

Sal Barsaniti Thanks for the like it is appreciated.

Warren

 

[PorkBones]

I almost always mix hickory and apple. I'll increase the amount of hickory for beef, and use a little more apple for pork.

 

[smokebuzz]

Muhlberry... oak and cherry.

 

[jcam222]

I use a lot of apple for pork and chicken. Recently starting mixing cherry and apple and love that. For beef sometimes I still use apple but usually will do a mix of oak and hickory.

 

[smokinbill1638]

Apple and pecan chunks.

 

[Fueling Around]

Maple from a neighbor's yard that fell a week ago. I think it is silver maple, but not sure.
5 wheelbarrow loads of maple. I'll take it. I'll chunk some for my WSM and split the rest for the fireplace

Killer!
Maple is a great wood.

 

[tallbm]

70% Apple and 30% Hickory on sausage and bacon
100% Mesquite for beef
100% Maple on sandwich slicing items like my ground venison pastrami and sandwich cuts

Equal amounts of Maple/Cherry/Hickory on pork and chicken or anything I'm not sure about