dkryzer
Knows what a fatty is.
I've heard several people say they use oak for smoking. My question is what type of oak wood do people use? Red? White? Green?
Oak wood for smoking
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Pyle's BBQ
Babbling Farker
Red and White Oak are specific species of oak. Green oak is a freshly cut down tree. Any oak you can find is great for smoking.
Frank Sacco
is Blowin Smoke!
Red oak is great for grilling up steaks, I smoke with white oak, readily available around these woods and is killer on the beef.
Skidder
Babbling Farker
Oak is the queen of smoking woods. Good for just about anything really. Most say hickory is king but I guess it's more of where you live and what supply you have and also personal taste.
Saiko
is One Chatty Farker
Here in Georgia I mainly use Red Oak because it is pretty common. From my limited knowledge of Texas brisket they mainly use Post Oak (which is of the white oak family) because it grows like a weed there.
dkryzer
Knows what a fatty is.
Thanks for the quick replies. Since I have 200 acres of red and white oak, I should be set.
Single Fin Smoker
is Blowin Smoke!
Red Oak rocks!
Crazy Harry
is One Chatty Farker
I would avoid the poison oak :biggrin: unless you are out to get someone:icon_devil
mbshop
Babbling Farker
i use coastal and valley oak cuz thats what we have. its all good.
snoqualmiesmoker
is one Smokin' Farker
Been using red oak and loved it in my UDS. Gave a great ring, nice blue smoke. But when I ran out and got another bag, it was crappy, all dirty and obviously not fresh. So we bought some white oak from a shop. Not thrilled with it. Wasn't as pungent as the red. Looking forward to getting an order in soon from a reputable dealer up here. The white oak I got is cut like hardwood floors. As a traditionalist, I would rather my wood look like it was split from a log.
Blackened
is one Smokin' Farker
I use black oak and tan oak here in the Sierras..
J
jrbbbqer
Guest
oak is also great for mixing with apple,cherry and hickory.
G
GWA
Guest
White oak here. But my main wood is apple...mainly because of an apple tree on the neighbors property with many overhanging branches. Last autumn's cut is in this autumn's firebox.
I also have mulberry and juniper on my property. Juniper is good for smoking fish.
I also have mulberry and juniper on my property. Juniper is good for smoking fish.
h20loo
is one Smokin' Farker
G
GWA
Guest
Not distinct but a nice sweet smelling wood like apple. I like to use it for fish and chicken. I have never had anything overpowered by mulberry.
Chef Jim
Babbling Farker
Question? I have just found a supply of free "Live Oak". This is a common tree in Texas and also here in Florida.
Has anyone used it.
Has anyone used it.
wayner123
Got Wood.
Live Oak is a very dense wood. Which means it's great for long fuel. However, I find that live oak also has the most fungus and moss problems. YMMV, but be careful of "free" live oak, that usually means it is diseased.
Here is a great write up on live oak:
http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Live_oak/liveoak.htm
Chef Jim
Babbling Farker
Thank you, That's a great link, and I'll be careful in picking the wood.
Jim
Jim
HumboldtSmokeBBQ
is one Smokin' Farker
Where do you get it!?!?! Next time you are up here, bring me some, I will pay you handsomely.
I have only used black oak and that is when I fire up the Santa Maria, so I am not using it to smoke, but to cook over coal...of course the smoke adds flavor, but in this instance, I am using oak for heat and flavor.
On My UDS, I do not use oak, but i do use Royal Oak Charcoal.
