Picked up some hickory chunks for Sunday's Thanksgiving and I also picked up a bag of applewood chips. Is it ok to use these two together?
Thanks Piney, I just wasn't sure if it would be too much.Pretty much you can use any combination of woods that you think you'll like the flavor of as long as they are smoking type woods
My plan is to load the box with charcoal to get a nice bed of coals, use the hickory as the main wood/heat source and to make several foil pouches of applewood to throw on through out the cook time. Sound ok? It's my first bird so I apologize for all the questions.Hickory is a stronger medium flavor apple is light and fruity
Really? I have always heard that mesquite has the potential to over power the meat.You may want to stick to the hickory for poultry, even a mix with mesquite.
I have a homemade charcoal smoker (It's probably the ugliest thing on the planet but it was built with love), that's why I bought chunks.You may have better control using either or depending on the type of smoker you have. Chunks may not work as well in electric or propane but burn just fine in charcoal smokers. Chips are probably better in electric, being a bit more controllable in the smaller chip trays but they burn up too quickly in charcoal.
Not a big issue, just something to think about!
Ok to mix em?I like hickory and apple.
Hickory works well on a short smoke where you want a lot of smoke flavor to be imparted to the meat
in a short time (2-4 hrs).
Apple is great on a longer smoke.
Sure, it will be fine.
I mix them often, I use the apple for the heat source and hickory for the smoke.