Hickory Smoking Wood Chips Alternative
I have found that sometimes Hickory chips can be a little strong (sometimes). As a "green/free" alternative, I pickup the husks from Shag Bark Hickory trees. The husks are up to 1/4" thick. I foun...
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Super_Dave wrote:down home wrote:
Lots of BBQ places advertise hickory smoked. I have a preference for white oak. It smells nice burning and is not harsh like hickory. Mesquite still remains my favorite though. Sometime hard to find here, in the east.
:h I find mesquite to be the harshest.
I must admit, I don't do much smoking of meat. i have prepared boston butt on our grill with a pan of soaked mesquite chips. total smoke time was perhaps three hours. The meat and turned out excellent when finished in BBQ sauce of honey, mustard, vinegar and a little tomato.
I have talked about building aa smoke house for eons it seems. Perhaps I will get to it one day.
