Oaks for smoking
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As noted on the sausage thread, guys in Texas running stick burners mostly using post oak. We don't have much of that in MO, but do have other oak trees. According to MDC, at least 21 different species of oak trees grow in MO.
Does anyone in midwest have a preference on type of oak to use in stick burners to smoke meats?
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Re: Oaks for smoking
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I've used white oak. it seemed OK.
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Re: Oaks for smoking
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Any white oaks will do, they use post oak in Texas cause that's what they got.... Use what you have locally, any oak, pecan, hickory, cherry, fruit woods,beech, maple, just don't use walnut
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Re: Oaks for smoking
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Any white oaks will do, they use post oak in Texas cause that's what they got.... Use what you have locally, any oak, pecan, hickory, cherry, fruit woods,beech, maple, just don't use walnut What is wrong with walnut? The wood that I like best is mesquite, by far.
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Re: Oaks for smoking
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Walnut has a chemical, Juglone I think it is, smoke is nasty I've been told.... Mesquite is strong!, do you mix it with anything else? x2 on the walnut,plus box elder.
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Re: Oaks for smoking
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They use mostly white oak, well seasoned here in Georgia. As an Alabamian that is wrong. Everyone knows the best, and only, smoking wood is hickory, at least for pork. Thought they used fresh peach?
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Re: Oaks for smoking
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