Oak

In my neck of the woods it's about all we have (unless you're lucky enough to find bitternut hickory). I've used red oak often and like it.
 
I prefer white oak, haven't had much luck with red oak., All the red that I have gotten was to resinous for my taste.

I use both red oak and live oak, that I cut locally, and season in my yard.

I have found that the red oak needs a longer seasoning than the live oak, which is a white oak.

Red oak, IMO, seems to cook more like hickory. It seems to be a stronger smoke. The live oak seems to be more subtle -- more like pecan.

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