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Old 11-20-2012, 02:55 PM   #1
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Default Hickory Stronger Than Pecan, or Not?
It has not been my opinion or experience, but I was suprised to see that Aaron Franklin states that pecan is a stronger smoke than hickory in his BBQ with Franklin YouTube series.


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I say no.
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Can't say personally as I've never had any pecan wood to try.
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Old 11-20-2012, 03:03 PM   #4
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Can't say personally as I've never had any pecan wood to try.
The pecan I have was bagged from HEB in the Austin area. It is pretty dry, but is much milder than the bagged hickory I have used over the years.
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I must lead a sheltered life, I've never heard of Aaron Franklin.
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I really wonder too if it makes a difference when you're doing a TOTAL wood fired cook VS charcoal/chunks.
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I must lead a sheltered life, I've never heard of Aaron Franklin.
He runs Franklin BBQ in Austin. It has made quite the splash in the news the last couple of years, but I would much rather eat your cooking, given the choice.
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I really wonder too if it makes a difference when you're doing a TOTAL wood fired cook VS charcoal/chunks.
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He runs Franklin BBQ in Austin. It has made quite the splash in the news the last couple of years, but I would much rather eat your cooking, given the choice.
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Pecan burns very hot.

I have always heard it referred to as
" hickory lite"
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Thanks for finding that. It is still one of the funniest things I have ever seen.
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I say we just had this discussion about a week or so back (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...php?t=147556); I don't think it's any stronger, but then I'm no Aaron Franklin. It would be interesting to know which type of hickory he is comparing pecan with though...

Personally I favor pecan for long cooks and just about any meat.
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I say we just had this discussion about a week or so back (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...php?t=147556); I don't think it's any stronger, but then I'm no Aaron Franklin. It would be interesting to know which type of hickory he is comparing pecan with though...

Personally I favor pecan for long cooks and just about any meat.
Dang! I missed that thread.

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