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[Moncks Corner BBQ]

im gonna try to smoke a couple of butts tomorrow on the UDS and was wondering what type of wood to use. i know each has its own flavor. Just wanted to know which one do yall use and suggest. this will only be my second time using the UDS, I did a couple of whole chickens last week using hickory chunks. Thanks for any input.

 

[landarc]

I like apple the most with pork. Cherry can be good, so can pecan.

 

[Chef Jim]

Butts are hard to screw up. I like mesquite, but that's just me. almost any wood that has flavor will give you a good smoke, it all boils down to what is available. Use what you got! :clap2:

Low and slow, it's not done till it's done.

 

[1FUNVET]

Use what you have available on this cook. Next time try something different. Not everyones taste buds are the same. Keep trying different woods till ya like the one ya like the best.

 

[Moncks Corner BBQ]

have u ever heard of using oak wood?

 

[Big_T_BBQ]

have u ever heard of using oak wood?

A lot of people use oak for beef - it's supposed to be a good pairing.

I like hickory myself for pretty much everything :-D

 

[JD McGee]

Hickory & Apple...

 

[Moncks Corner BBQ]

do yall smoke butts fat side up or down? And do you turn them ?

 

[deguerre]

Hickory & Apple...

+1:thumb:

 

[Cryodain]

For pork I would use hickory or apple. Haven't tried pecan yet, though.

 

[HeSmellsLikeSmoke]

do yall smoke butts fat side up or down? And do you turn them ?

Gonna get a lot of different opinions on this. Probably no consensus either.

I cook 'em fat down and don't turn.

 

[deguerre]

Gonna get a lot of different opinions on this. Probably no consensus either.

I cook 'em fat down and don't turn.

Yep, different opinions and what's important is what YOU like and the results YOU get. I do fat side up and no turn. BUT that's just the way I like it and other methods are not wrong.

 

[BadHorsieBBQ]

I use hickory except for when I am out of it like today, so I used mesquite.

 

[Alan in Ga]

I like fat side up no turn and pecan

 

[slowerlowerbbq]

Hickory & Apple...

+2:thumb:. Hickory and peach is good, too.

As for fat, I like to trim it all so I can get plenty of bark and then I rotate a couple times throughout the cook. Plus, I also inject which probably compensates for some of the moisture lost from trimming all that fat.

 

[tommiegunnz]

I like apple and maple either separately or combined

 

[littlechief]

I use maple and go fat side down no turn.

 

[Willie's BBQ]

do yall smoke butts fat side up or down? And do you turn them ?

:crazy:
i'am a flip flopper

 

[bigabyte]

For butts, either hickory, or a blend of pecan and a fruit wood like apple or cherry for example.