Preferred Wood Chunks for Basic All Around Use

KotaChuk678 · 02-15-2013, 04:51 PM

Hickory

Peach

Mesquite

Apple

Cherry

Alder

Pecan

Oak

Maple

Pear

gtr · 02-15-2013, 04:56 PM

Hickory for me.

I also like oak, cherry, pecan and apple, but hickory is my go-to.

HankB · 02-15-2013, 05:00 PM

I can't vote because I cannot live by one wood alone. I variously use hickory, apple., cherry, maple and oak (and some times black walnut, pear and mesquite) I would be hard pressed to pick one wood.

Garrett · 02-15-2013, 05:07 PM

I've always been a big fan hickory, but lately my go to has been pecan and cherry. Not so much for flavor but more for color. I can only tell very small differences in taste of different woods. Some folks can tell easily but I can't. Not sure why, but wish I could!

IamMadMan · 02-15-2013, 05:32 PM

If I had to choose one single wood, Alder would be my all around, it is subtle enough for fish, yet works well on game, pork, poultry, and beef.

I personally prefer to use cherry, apple, citrus, and peach depending on the meat. These are my go to choices for smoking.

Someone on here once said, "Any wood is good for smoking as long as it's Cherry"

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HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 02-15-2013, 05:34 PM

Cherry if only one wood.

Beerbecue · 02-15-2013, 05:46 PM

I get the best deal on Pecan, so for me it's Pecan.

Stingerhook · 02-15-2013, 05:59 PM

Hickory wit apple as a close second.

BobM · 02-15-2013, 06:14 PM

Red oak.

Sent from my Android phone.

SimcoBBQ · 02-15-2013, 06:18 PM

Peach or Pecan , but I'm in Georgia

Matt Potter · 02-15-2013, 06:23 PM

Alder - I've got lots

Zin · 02-15-2013, 06:32 PM

Mesquite the king of all woods hands down. Beef and mesquite is heaven.

K80Shooter · 02-15-2013, 06:41 PM

I also can not answer this question. I have not tried them all yet. I just had a friend give me two truck loads of apple wood so for a good while I guess thats what it will be.

Smokin' D · 02-15-2013, 06:46 PM

Tough question. In my situation it all depends. Stick burner likes white oak and hickory. If what's cooking is in a charcoal cooker, then a combo of cherry and peach. If I had to pick just one it would be Peach.

Big M1ke · 02-15-2013, 07:36 PM

I usually go with apple, or cherry. I really like fruit woods.

View Poll Results: Smoking Woods Most Prefered for All Around Use
Maple	1	0.67%
Pear	0	0%
Alder	1	0.67%
Mesquite	1	0.67%
Peach	1	0.67%
Hickory	37	24.67%
Oak	21	14.00%
Cherry	26	17.33%
Pecan	30	20.00%
Apple	32	21.33%
Voters: 150. You may not vote on this poll

02-15-2013, 04:51 PM	#1
KotaChuk678 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-28-13 Location: White Plains, N.Y. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Preferred Wood Chunks for Basic All Around Use Hickory Peach Mesquite Apple Cherry Alder Pecan Oak Maple Pear __________________ bandera owner

02-15-2013, 04:56 PM	#2
gtr Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Hickory for me. I also like oak, cherry, pecan and apple, but hickory is my go-to. __________________ 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?

02-15-2013, 05:00 PM	#3
HankB is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-16-12 Location: Winfield, IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I can't vote because I cannot live by one wood alone. I variously use hickory, apple., cherry, maple and oak (and some times black walnut, pear and mesquite) I would be hard pressed to pick one wood. __________________ Weber Crazy

02-15-2013, 05:07 PM	#4
Garrett Take a breath! Join Date: 10-03-12 Location: Gastonia North Carolina Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've always been a big fan hickory, but lately my go to has been pecan and cherry. Not so much for flavor but more for color. I can only tell very small differences in taste of different woods. Some folks can tell easily but I can't. Not sure why, but wish I could! __________________ My arsenal, Stumps Clone, Two Modified offsets, open pit with grate and rotisserie,UDS, and a free to me Weber One Touch Silver 18.5" kettle

02-15-2013, 05:32 PM	#5
IamMadMan is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 07-30-11 Location: Southern New Jersey Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If I had to choose one single wood, Alder would be my all around, it is subtle enough for fish, yet works well on game, pork, poultry, and beef. I personally prefer to use cherry, apple, citrus, and peach depending on the meat. These are my go to choices for smoking. Someone on here once said, "Any wood is good for smoking as long as it's Cherry" . __________________ Humphrey's DownEast Beast W/BBQ Guru

02-15-2013, 05:34 PM	#6
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cherry if only one wood. __________________ 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

02-15-2013, 05:46 PM	#7
Beerbecue On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-21-10 Location: Sierra foothills Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I get the best deal on Pecan, so for me it's Pecan.

02-15-2013, 05:59 PM	#8
Stingerhook On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-13-12 Location: SE Florida Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hickory wit apple as a close second. __________________ UDS, Weber Smoke N Grill, Bass Pro Water Smoker, Square Chicken Cooker, Green 22" Kettle & Barrel Grill

02-15-2013, 06:14 PM	#9
BobM is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 02-16-12 Location: Long Island, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Red oak. Sent from my Android phone. __________________ "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin \| Weber 18 1/2" & 22 1/2" WSM, 22 1/2" & 26 3/4" OTG, Genesis S-330 \| \| BBQ Guru CyberQ WiFi \| Maverick ET-732 \|

02-15-2013, 06:18 PM	#10
SimcoBBQ Got Wood. Join Date: 06-19-12 Location: Warner Robins , Ga Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Peach or Pecan , but I'm in Georgia __________________ Stump's Monster, ABS Pittboss ,Primo XL oval,Superdome Red, Superdome White Ghost,PBC

02-15-2013, 06:23 PM	#11
Matt Potter Found some matches. Join Date: 02-09-13 Location: Missoula, Montana Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Alder - I've got lots

02-15-2013, 06:32 PM	#12
Zin Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-23-11 Location: South, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Mesquite the king of all woods hands down. Beef and mesquite is heaven.

02-15-2013, 06:41 PM	#13
K80Shooter On the road to being a farker Join Date: 10-20-12 Location: Hartwell, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I also can not answer this question. I have not tried them all yet. I just had a friend give me two truck loads of apple wood so for a good while I guess thats what it will be. __________________ X-Large Big Green Egg

02-15-2013, 06:46 PM	#14
Smokin' D is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-11-07 Location: N. Andover, MA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Tough question. In my situation it all depends. Stick burner likes white oak and hickory. If what's cooking is in a charcoal cooker, then a combo of cherry and peach. If I had to pick just one it would be Peach.

02-15-2013, 07:36 PM	#15
Big M1ke Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-05-13 Location: Philadelphia PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I usually go with apple, or cherry. I really like fruit woods. __________________ 22.5 OTG "when i read about the evils of drinking, i gave up reading"