Oak - Page 2

Deep South · 02-05-2013, 08:01 AM

The Red Oak and Pin Oak in Alabama don't smell so great when I split them. The White Oak smells sweet like Hickory and makes a great bed of coals.

SmokinJohn · 02-05-2013, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Pappy Q

I've always used hickory but have a line on some good oak. Choice between red or white. Looking for input.

Yes.

If you are smoking tri-tips, then red. Otherwise white is o.k.

Hawg Father of Seoul · 02-05-2013, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Deep South

The Red Oak and Pin Oak in Alabama don't smell so great when I split them. The White Oak smells sweet like Hickory and makes a great bed of coals.

If red oak is not good enough for whiskey barrels, then it is not good enough for smoking. That being said, I am now convinced that there are some regional reds that would be okay. We just don't have them here.

jeffjenkins1 · 02-05-2013, 01:27 PM

Oakey oak is my favorite! But just ship me whatever you don't like!

Jeff

Rockin W BBQ · 02-05-2013, 02:12 PM

I have tried red oak it was fine but white oak is my go to wood, a lot milder smoke than the hickory. In my pit the oak burns a little hotter (10 degrees hotter) than the hickory.

smokeisgood · 02-05-2013, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pappy Q

I've always used hickory but have a line on some good oak. Choice between red or white. Looking for input.

I think you should bring some over to the new ranch and input some of it in my garage....

Nate4e · 02-05-2013, 05:30 PM

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.

Pappy Q · 02-05-2013, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by smokeisgood

I think you should bring some over to the new ranch and input some of it in my garage....

That could be arranged for the right price

smokeisgood · 02-05-2013, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Pappy Q

That could be arranged for the right price

I'm going to need a new supplier now that my treeline belongs to someone else...

caseydog · 02-05-2013, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CarolinaQue

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.

CD

02-05-2013, 08:01 AM	#16
Deep South Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-31-11 Location: Jasper, Alabama Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Red Oak and Pin Oak in Alabama don't smell so great when I split them. The White Oak smells sweet like Hickory and makes a great bed of coals. __________________ Oklahoma Joe Longhorn ~ Smokin Tex 1500 CXLD

02-05-2013, 01:27 PM	#19
jeffjenkins1 is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 03-01-08 Location: Akron, OH Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oakey oak is my favorite! But just ship me whatever you don't like! Jeff __________________ You do what you have to do, so you can do what you want to do! Right now I am working on doing what I want to do! Ole Hickory Ultra Que 2 Primo Oval XL NB American Gourmet offset smoker UDS Turkey Fryer Told you I would get a signature.........

02-05-2013, 02:12 PM	#20
Rockin W BBQ Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 01-11-13 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have tried red oak it was fine but white oak is my go to wood, a lot milder smoke than the hickory. In my pit the oak burns a little hotter (10 degrees hotter) than the hickory.

02-05-2013, 05:30 PM	#22
Nate4e Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 12-01-11 Location: Up North, MN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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.