birch wood good?

[locolobo]

Saw some birch wood ( might have been beech but I'm remembering birch) at Lowe's the other day. Sacked up in about 20 lb packages. Is this good for smokin? Might be better/different than oak/pecan which is the main wood around here? Good for some types meat but not others?

 

[Harbormaster]

Birch (with NO bark) is my favorite smoke wood for chicken.
A couple chunks in my WSMs or in the kettle are fantastic.

 

[cholloway]

Birch is in the same family of hardwoods as alder, which is great for smoking fish.

 

[locolobo]

These were splits, about 24" or so