Favorite wood for Brisket??

Wager · 02-05-2013, 11:41 AM

I'm trying to get to the point that I feel ok about trying Brisket in a competition and I was wondering what wood you guys preferred using for it? I understand that beef can take a heavier amount of smoke and all I've been using is apple for my stuff which has proved to be pretty mild. What woods should I look at trying? which woods should I stay away from?

Cast Iron Chef · 02-05-2013, 11:53 AM

I use hickory and cherry.

Bubba · 02-05-2013, 11:58 AM

Brisket soaks up smoke like a sponge go easy on the wood. I use oak and very little of it.

themidniteryder · 02-05-2013, 12:06 PM

I use Orange wood for mine, nice light smoke. Even though Mesquite is popular for brisket in Texas, I would stay away from it. You can ruin a good piece of meat if you don't know how to cook with it.

Full Draw BBQ · 02-05-2013, 12:08 PM

I use pecan and oak.

JS-TX · 02-05-2013, 12:15 PM

A few chunks of oak and a chunk of hickory.

mobow · 02-05-2013, 12:29 PM

hickory

midwest_kc · 02-05-2013, 12:42 PM

I like pecan or hickory, though I've been known to throw in a little maple or apple along with it.

gettinbasted · 02-05-2013, 12:45 PM

Pecan

bbqczar · 02-05-2013, 12:48 PM

I use Cherry and Hickory.

Wager · 02-05-2013, 12:54 PM

Thanks guys. sounds like something along with Hickory mixed with my apple would work.

Muzzlebrake · 02-05-2013, 02:15 PM

mesquite and oak or pecan

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 02-05-2013, 02:36 PM

Post oak if you can get it, white oak if not.

deguerre · 02-05-2013, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Muzzlebrake

mesquite and oak or pecan

Another vote for mesquite and oak. Love that combination on brisket and chuck. I've never had any pecan though.

Jorge · 02-05-2013, 03:36 PM

pecan, with a little cherry for color.

02-05-2013, 11:41 AM	#1
Wager On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-20-08 Location: Charlotte, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Favorite wood for Brisket?? I'm trying to get to the point that I feel ok about trying Brisket in a competition and I was wondering what wood you guys preferred using for it? I understand that beef can take a heavier amount of smoke and all I've been using is apple for my stuff which has proved to be pretty mild. What woods should I look at trying? which woods should I stay away from?

02-05-2013, 11:53 AM	#2
Cast Iron Chef is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-01-09 Location: Henderson, NV Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use hickory and cherry. __________________ Paul 18.5 & 22.5" WSM New Brumfield Offset Smoker/Grill 22.5" Weber One Touch Platinum Genesis 3 Gasser Bradley Bisquette Pooper Bullpen BBQ Team

02-05-2013, 11:58 AM	#3
Bubba On the road to being a farker Join Date: 04-30-06 Location: Eugene Missouri Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Brisket soaks up smoke like a sponge go easy on the wood. I use oak and very little of it. __________________ Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC Trash Can Cookers 2007 American Royal Open Grand Champions

02-05-2013, 12:06 PM	#4
themidniteryder Got Wood. Join Date: 12-30-12 Location: Nuevo, Ca. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use Orange wood for mine, nice light smoke. Even though Mesquite is popular for brisket in Texas, I would stay away from it. You can ruin a good piece of meat if you don't know how to cook with it. __________________ Dedicated Stick Burner, Pitmaster @ All About The Q, facebook.com/itsallabouttheq KCBS CBJ

02-05-2013, 12:08 PM	#5
Full Draw BBQ Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-22-11 Location: Frisco, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use pecan and oak. __________________ Full Draw BBQ Frisco, TX Lang 60D trailer Orange Thermapen 22.5 Weber Kettle - retired Rec Tec Grill

02-05-2013, 12:15 PM	#6
JS-TX is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-17-10 Location: San Antonio, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A few chunks of oak and a chunk of hickory.

02-05-2013, 12:29 PM	#7
mobow is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-11-09 Location: Marshall MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	hickory __________________ WSM 22.5, MCBJ, In The Key Of Que

02-05-2013, 12:42 PM	#8
midwest_kc Got Wood. Join Date: 08-27-10 Location: Independence, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I like pecan or hickory, though I've been known to throw in a little maple or apple along with it.

02-05-2013, 12:45 PM	#9
gettinbasted On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-14-12 Location: Saddlebrooke, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pecan __________________ Sunset Orange Assassin Smoker - gettinbasted.com

02-05-2013, 12:48 PM	#10
bbqczar On the road to being a farker Join Date: 03-15-07 Location: phoenix,az. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use Cherry and Hickory. __________________ BBQ Bullies competition BBQ team Phoenix,Az.

02-05-2013, 12:54 PM	#11
Wager On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-20-08 Location: Charlotte, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys. sounds like something along with Hickory mixed with my apple would work.

02-05-2013, 02:15 PM	#12
Muzzlebrake Babbling Farker Join Date: 09-22-06 Location: Pleasant Valley NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	mesquite and oak or pecan __________________ Sean Keever "What sort of people are these charcoal masters? They behaved badly and were unconcerned with appearances. Their hair was long and unkempt and their clothes were wrinkled and old. They drank beer to and from the crab house and they made rude noises while we cooked." Tao of Charcoal

02-05-2013, 02:36 PM	#13
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Post oak if you can get it, white oak if not. __________________ 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-73, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

02-05-2013, 03:36 PM	#15
Jorge somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-23-04 Location: DFW, San AntonioTx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	pecan, with a little cherry for color. __________________ You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. --Frank Zappa BOOGITY, BOOGITY, BOOGITY!!! Recipient of a Huggies box! Shut up, and cook!!!!