White Oak

krshome · 10-25-2012, 05:45 PM

So I have white oak trees as far as the eye can see. How is white oak for smoking? is it a universal wood as far as flavor go's. Does it go with different meats mostly pork and beef.

Boshizzle · 10-25-2012, 05:47 PM

I use white oak for everything and am a big fan. Virginians have been using to cook BBQ for centuries.

krshome · 10-25-2012, 05:56 PM

Great! $6 for a small bag of wood from lowes was getting kinda ridiculous. If its free its for me! I have also been trying to figure if VA had a style of BBQ, I guess this would be it.

Boshizzle · 10-25-2012, 05:59 PM

Virginia style? American style BBQ started in Virginia and spread from there. Hickory and oak were the woods of choice. Salt, pepper, lard/butter, vinegar and cayenne pepper were the seasonings of choice unless you were wealthy. Then, you would add some jelly, honey, fruit syrup, or sugar to the mix. And, they cooked all kinds of meat not just pork though pork was prevalent.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 10-25-2012, 06:01 PM

White oak is great for beef. Post oak, used a lot in the Central Texas BBQ Meccas where brisket is king, is a type of white oak.

Bluebird · 10-25-2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Boshizzle

I use white oak for everything and am a big fan. Virginians have been using to cook BBQ for centuries.

What he said!

krshome · 10-25-2012, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Boshizzle

Virginia style? American style BBQ started in Virginia and spread from there. Hickory and oak were the woods of choice. Salt, pepper, lard/butter, vinegar and cayenne pepper were the seasonings of choice unless you were wealthy. Then, you would add some jelly, honey, fruit syrup, or sugar to the mix. And, they cooked all kinds of meat not just pork though pork was prevalent.

Thanks for the schooling, I really mean it. I didn't even think VA was know for BBQ. All I ever here around me is NC style but I guess its really it VA style. (I hope i'm not starting a war)

Boshizzle · 10-25-2012, 06:12 PM

There was a time when places in states now known as BBQ meccas advertised "old Virginia BBQ" on their menus.

Virginia has a rich BBQ history. I am going to write about it one of these days.

CarolinaQue · 10-25-2012, 06:58 PM

If I was told that I could have only one wood to smoke with of my choice...I would pick White Oak!!!

neuyawk · 10-25-2012, 07:03 PM

The best wood is the ones that grow near you, unless of course you're in Pine city Colorado. I smoke with oak & honey locust cuz I get get them cheap here from the landscaping guys in Nassau County. $75 fills my entire truck bed.

Also hillarious is that there's alot of places around NYC & Long Island claim to cook with hickory. If they all burned hickory the way they imply they do, we'd burn up every hickory tree from here to upstate NY.

krshome · 10-25-2012, 08:00 PM

Looks like I'm going to have to raid the neighbors wood pile for my next smoke.

snyper77 · 10-25-2012, 10:27 PM

To my knowledge, anything ending in "oak" is great to cook with. I use red oak, here in AL.

CarolinaQue · 10-25-2012, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by snyper77

To my knowledge, anything ending in "oak" is great to cook with. I use red oak, here in AL.

Not sure I agree with that. I think it depends on where the tree is regionally. I know that red oak here in Maine is not the same as the red oak in Cali. I tried red oak when I lived in VA, and I've tried 'que cooked with New England red oak...and I don't like the results. I've heard that black and pin oak isn't that great for smoking either.

Boshizzle · 10-25-2012, 10:36 PM

I've used VA red oak and thought it did well. Poison oak on the other hand isn't something I'd try.

Bluebird · 10-26-2012, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Boshizzle

I've used VA red oak and thought it did well. Poison oak on the other hand isn't something I'd try.

Well said LOL!

10-25-2012, 05:45 PM	#1
krshome Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-26-12 Location: Massanutten, VA	White Oak So I have white oak trees as far as the eye can see. How is white oak for smoking? is it a universal wood as far as flavor go's. Does it go with different meats mostly pork and beef.

10-25-2012, 05:47 PM	#2
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia	I use white oak for everything and am a big fan. Virginians have been using to cook BBQ for centuries. __________________ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member - I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.

10-25-2012, 05:59 PM	#4
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia	Virginia style? American style BBQ started in Virginia and spread from there. Hickory and oak were the woods of choice. Salt, pepper, lard/butter, vinegar and cayenne pepper were the seasonings of choice unless you were wealthy. Then, you would add some jelly, honey, fruit syrup, or sugar to the mix. And, they cooked all kinds of meat not just pork though pork was prevalent. __________________ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member - I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.

10-25-2012, 06:01 PM	#5
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont	White oak is great for beef. Post oak, used a lot in the Central Texas BBQ Meccas where brisket is king, is a type of white oak. __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-732, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

10-25-2012, 06:12 PM	#8
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia	There was a time when places in states now known as BBQ meccas advertised "old Virginia BBQ" on their menus. Virginia has a rich BBQ history. I am going to write about it one of these days. __________________ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member - I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.

10-25-2012, 05:56 PM	#3
krshome Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-26-12 Location: Massanutten, VA	Great! $6 for a small bag of wood from lowes was getting kinda ridiculous. If its free its for me! I have also been trying to figure if VA had a style of BBQ, I guess this would be it.

10-25-2012, 06:58 PM	#9
CarolinaQue is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 06-23-07 Location: North Berwick, ME	If I was told that I could have only one wood to smoke with of my choice...I would pick White Oak!!! __________________ Tim [COLOR=darkred]“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”[/COLOR] - Mark Twain - Beautiful family - Home made trailer mounted reverse flow offset w/ vertical chamber, Weber OTG and an ECB

10-25-2012, 07:03 PM	#10
neuyawk is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-15-12 Location: Flushing, Queens NYC	The best wood is the ones that grow near you, unless of course you're in Pine city Colorado. I smoke with oak & honey locust cuz I get get them cheap here from the landscaping guys in Nassau County. $75 fills my entire truck bed. Also hillarious is that there's alot of places around NYC & Long Island claim to cook with hickory. If they all burned hickory the way they imply they do, we'd burn up every hickory tree from here to upstate NY. __________________ Bubba Grill Super Cooker. Bringing Carolina Whole Hog BBQ to NYC www.arrogantswine.com

10-25-2012, 08:00 PM	#11
krshome Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-26-12 Location: Massanutten, VA	Looks like I'm going to have to raid the neighbors wood pile for my next smoke.

10-25-2012, 10:27 PM	#12
snyper77 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-25-11 Location: Sweet Home Alabama	To my knowledge, anything ending in "oak" is great to cook with. I use red oak, here in AL. __________________ Lang 100 Deluxe trailer rig (60" smoker w/warming box and 40" chargrill)

10-25-2012, 10:36 PM	#14
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia	I've used VA red oak and thought it did well. Poison oak on the other hand isn't something I'd try. __________________ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member - I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.