pork butt wood

[Danny Shane]

i'm doing my first pork butt next weekend. alot of people say to use oak i am having a tough time finding it and when i did it was very expensive what other wood would be best thanks for your advice

 

[Stacy Hudson]

I used a mix of Hickory and apple for my first few cooks. I feel I want a little heavy on m wood in general. Next cook will be more apple or friut wood and less of the others!

 

[Monty House]

whatever's cheapest and readily available

think "hickory" from WW or HD

 

[Phil Perrin]

I usually just use hickory for butts.

 

[Stuart C]

I use a mix of Cherry, Pecan and Hickory; heavy on the fruit, light on the Hickory. 3:3:1 or so.

 

[Dave Russell]

Hickory's always in the mix, but I'll add some apple or cherry if the smoke dissipates sooner than I like.

 

[Gary Hodgin]

Hickory and maybe a chunk or two of apple, depending on how much I have.

 

[Jim H.]

Apple, cherry and hickory for butts & ribs. I just got a big box of pecan wood chunks and I've been using them for just about everything, even on the grill. Not quite as strong as hickory, but still a good smoke wood.

 

[Cory L.]

I pretty much have used a mix of apple and hickory for butts in the past but the last few have been Hickory and oak. I am starting to just use hickory and oak on just about everything other than chicken. Still use apple or cherry for the yardbirds.

 

[Dave Russell]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Cory L.:
I am starting to just use hickory and oak on just about everything other than chicken. Still use apple or cherry for the yardbirds. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes sir, I concur.

PECAN also is mighty fine for poultry, or ribs, for that matter.

 

[timothy]

Hickory and pork butts goes like peas and carrots IMO.

Tim

 

[Morrey Thomas]

Hickory is an all time favorite, and offers a nice, slow burn. Softer woods (fruits, pecan) burn more quickly and give nice flavors in combination with the hickory. Be careful as the faster burning woods can cause the meat (bark) to get quite dark which can be problematic if appearance is important to you.