bluegrass smoke
Full Fledged Farker
I got a big cook coming up and wanted to use cherry but I have heard it can be overpowering. Thoughts?
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Cherry with Whole Hog?
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bluegrass smoke
Full Fledged Farker
specifically for a cook that long
I don't know how overpowering it could be for a long cook but, the cherry will
give it some beautiful color.
Mix it up with some oak and pecan.
give it some beautiful color.
Mix it up with some oak and pecan.
bluegrass smoke
Full Fledged Farker
I got a little pecan left over so ill use that up
I got a ton of Red Oak but its only been cut down for about a month
Can I "pre-heat" it around the edge of the firepit and cook that Sap out?
Beentown
is Blowin Smoke!
Cherry, overpowering? Maybe if its green. Here is 12 hours of nothing but cherry. Excellent flavor.
Rusty Kettle
Babbling Farker
Now that looks fantastic!Cherry, overpowering? Maybe if its green. Here is 12 hours of nothing but cherry. Excellent flavor.
bluegrass smoke
Full Fledged Farker
That much cherry plus the rest of the pickup bed load would be oak $100 delivered and stacked whatcha think!?
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SirPorkaLot
somebody shut me the fark up.
Well seasoned cherry has a very mild smoke.
I am at the bottom of a 1/2 cord I bought last fall. Almost time to reload.
I am at the bottom of a 1/2 cord I bought last fall. Almost time to reload.
Steve68
Knows what a fatty is.
That looks amazing!
bluegrass smoke
Full Fledged Farker
93_confirmed
Take a breath!
I use Cherry for long cooks all the time - there are no issues with it. I've used apple, cherry, hickory, pecan, oak, and mesquite and only mesquite can cause problems.
Monkey Uncle
is one Smokin' Farker
Same here - I've used cherry for pork many times. It is a mild smoke that gives the meat a wonderful color. But be aware that cherry doesn't produce as much heat as oak or hickory, and the coals don't last very long once the flaming stage is over. So you might want to mix in something harder/denser. Personally, I'd mix in sugar maple (or another species of hard maple) if you can get it. It is also a mild wood that won't overwhelm the color you get from the cherry. If you mix oak with the cherry, it will cover up the nice red color.
But I definitely would not use month old red oak. You'll get nothing but hissing and thick clouds of acrid smoke.
But I definitely would not use month old red oak. You'll get nothing but hissing and thick clouds of acrid smoke.
bluegrass smoke
Full Fledged Farker
He said he had some maple but I didn’t think anything about it
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Monkey Uncle
is one Smokin' Farker
You could also just supplement with lump if your coal bed starts to die. That shouldn't mask the cherry color.
