Thinking Peach & Pecan

Gr8adventure · 07-11-2012, 09:51 PM

What do you all think. I am about to purchase some wood for my UDS since I've read that its easy to over smoke with hickory, but that its good all nearly all meat and that pecan has a lighter hickory like taste I've been thinking that pecan would be a good alternative to hickory.

Then since peach is such a popular smoking wood especially with Myron Mixon who I believe uses it on everything, I've been thinking that cooking in my UDS with a Peach and Hickory combo would be pretty awesome.

What do you all think?

Boshizzle · 07-11-2012, 10:09 PM

Go for it. But, I think hickory gets a bad rap from people who have no idea how to use it. Did you know that Tuffy Stone uses hickory exclusively for his compterition BBQ and does very well with it? And then there is the fact that Myron Mixon uses hickory flavoring in his rubs.

bananablack · 07-11-2012, 10:33 PM

You dont see hickory smoked BBQ signs all over the south nothing

Norm · 07-12-2012, 07:16 AM

I use peach quite a bit as I have them in my orchard, nice mild flavor.

Deep South · 07-12-2012, 07:53 AM

I use hickory on chicken and cherry on everything else.

Craig0648 · 07-12-2012, 08:44 AM

i use them both. great mild flavor. use them individually or together.

gtr · 07-12-2012, 10:19 AM

Hickory is my go to. I love that stuff, probably due to being raised in East TN. I've never tried peach, I'm sure it's great, but pecan is fanfarkingtastic for sure.

rwyatt · 07-12-2012, 11:00 AM

I use Pecan nearly exclusively. I would like to use Peach in the mix it is just hard for me to get where I live.

retired trucker · 07-12-2012, 12:12 PM

Moron err Myron uses peach because he is from the "Peach State". Of course there is a lot of wild pecan here also.

btcg · 07-12-2012, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by gtr

Hickory is my go to. I love that stuff, probably due to being raised in East TN. I've never tried peach, I'm sure it's great, but pecan is fanfarkingtastic for sure.

Fruitwoods are great. They're much milder than hickory or other harder woods, and require a sophisticated palet to really appreciate them.

I've got quite a good variety in my garage: peach, apricot, cherry, apple, grape, pecan (technically not a fruitwood, but mild and nice, nonetheless).

Just stopped and ordered: almond, pear, and more apricot.

Got the 15lb boxes from:

http://www.fruitawoodchunks.com/

They have great quality, and get the order right out.

Got a ton of hickory, oak, and maples. Even have a couple bags of mesquite.

Since I started using fruit woods, I quit using these other woods. I expect that I will use them, after a time. Just enjoy the subtle sweetness and flavor the fruitwoods provide.

Vision · 07-12-2012, 02:39 PM

Yea, as someone said peach is local to Myron. Also, he's gets it with sap still on it which, I'm told, makes it better. The peach I've had has been unremarkable- just a lighter smoke, but no distinctive flavor like apple, cherry, pecan, etc.

Pecan is great but not strong enough for beef IMO. (unless you cook for a long time).

btcg · 07-12-2012, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Vision

Yea, as someone said peach is local to Myron. Also, he's gets it with sap still on it which, I'm told, makes it better. The peach I've had has been unremarkable- just a lighter smoke, but no distinctive flavor like apple, cherry, pecan, etc.

Pecan is great but not strong enough for beef IMO. (unless you cook for a long time).

I like grape with my beef.

Vision · 07-12-2012, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by btcg

I like grape with my beef.

The grape I've had is tart, don't know how that would go.

1FUNVET · 07-12-2012, 03:22 PM

I use mostly hickory and pecan cause i get the wood free.

07-11-2012, 09:51 PM	#1
Gr8adventure Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 04-21-12 Location: Elk Grove, CA. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thinking Peach & Pecan What do you all think. I am about to purchase some wood for my UDS since I've read that its easy to over smoke with hickory, but that its good all nearly all meat and that pecan has a lighter hickory like taste I've been thinking that pecan would be a good alternative to hickory. Then since peach is such a popular smoking wood especially with Myron Mixon who I believe uses it on everything, I've been thinking that cooking in my UDS with a Peach and Hickory combo would be pretty awesome. What do you all think? __________________ ~Tom... Working towards becoming a PORKtologist. Weber Kettle & UDS

07-11-2012, 10:09 PM	#2
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Go for it. But, I think hickory gets a bad rap from people who have no idea how to use it. Did you know that Tuffy Stone uses hickory exclusively for his compterition BBQ and does very well with it? And then there is the fact that Myron Mixon uses hickory flavoring in his rubs. __________________ Jambo Pit - UDS - Lang 60 (Sold) 18.5" & 22.5" Weber Kettles - Smokey Joe and Mini-WSM - Bubba Keg - #2 La Caja China Chargriller Outlaw Impeccably Accurate BLACK & RED Thermapens KCBS CBJ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.

07-11-2012, 10:33 PM	#3
bananablack Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 03-10-12 Location: Moore Oklahoma Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You dont see hickory smoked BBQ signs all over the south nothing __________________ Party Gator

07-12-2012, 07:16 AM	#4
Norm is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-22-10 Location: Union, IA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use peach quite a bit as I have them in my orchard, nice mild flavor. __________________ XL & Lg BGE Weber Kettle Lang Style Offset Weber Summit White Thermapen

07-12-2012, 07:53 AM	#5
Deep South Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-31-11 Location: Jasper, Alabama Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use hickory on chicken and cherry on everything else. __________________ Oklahoma Joe Longhorn ~ Smokin Tex 1500 CXLD

07-12-2012, 08:44 AM	#6
Craig0648 Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 03-07-12 Location: Frederick, MD Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i use them both. great mild flavor. use them individually or together.

07-12-2012, 10:19 AM	#7
gtr Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Hickory is my go to. I love that stuff, probably due to being raised in East TN. I've never tried peach, I'm sure it's great, but pecan is fanfarkingtastic for sure. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Jumbo Old Smokey, Pig Hibachi, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. Golden Goose Egg - Got 2 in the nest baby! SPFP Mayzie's keeping an eye out for you! WTFWGALD?

07-12-2012, 11:00 AM	#8
rwyatt Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 10-25-11 Location: ashland, mo Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use Pecan nearly exclusively. I would like to use Peach in the mix it is just hard for me to get where I live. __________________ Kamado Joe, Rebel 23, fec 100, Pitmaster IQ

07-12-2012, 12:12 PM	#9
retired trucker Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-28-11 Location: Dallas, Georgia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Moron err Myron uses peach because he is from the "Peach State". Of course there is a lot of wild pecan here also. __________________ UDS, cheap o grill, rusted chimney, yeller wannabe thermo pen, Maverick ET 732, 1950 model wife.

07-12-2012, 02:39 PM	#11
Vision is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-11-11 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yea, as someone said peach is local to Myron. Also, he's gets it with sap still on it which, I'm told, makes it better. The peach I've had has been unremarkable- just a lighter smoke, but no distinctive flavor like apple, cherry, pecan, etc. Pecan is great but not strong enough for beef IMO. (unless you cook for a long time).

07-12-2012, 03:22 PM	#14
1FUNVET Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-16-09 Location: Lake Charles La Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use mostly hickory and pecan cause i get the wood free.