Score!

[shooterrick]

Well the road in front of the company is finally being widened. I have been waiting 2 years for the 2 good size pecan trees in the easment to come down and today was the day. Nice thing was when I told the city contracted cutters I wanted the wood they had it bucked up in 15 inch sticks and piled on the company property! I hauled home about a full cord tonight.

 

[bassman]

Nice score! My step son's friend from Arkansas is coming out hunting the end of the month and is bringing a stack of pecan for us. Happy smoking days!

 

[rickw]

Nice!!!!!!

 

[oldschoolbbq]

Trade some Shag Hick. for some Pecan?PM me.!!!

 

[cman95]

Dang Rick, even a blind hawg finds a acorn, I mean pecan every once in a while.

 

[freshmeat]

How does pecan differ from hickory?
Do different types of wood burn / smoke at different rates if all other variables are the same?

I just bought 1/3 cubic foot in chunk form for $4.99 locally to try something different (hickory exclusive) since starting my walk in smoke couple months ago. I have loin in cure that will be ready on Saturday for my first attempt at CB...what knowledge I have is with hickory, but busting at the seams to try the pecan. Any suggestions?

 

[jjmrascal]

You can use either and have great results. When I make sausage I used to use 100% hickory dust with great results. I ran out of that and tend to use whatever hardwood I can cut up with my chainsaw (oak, pecan, hickory etc.) When BBQing, you have to go easy on the hickory, though. I always heard the rule of thumb is 80% oak (or other mild wood) and 20% hickory. I don't know why it goes well in the sausage process and not in the BBQ, but straight hickory can really sour the meat in BBQ.

Pecan is a close cousin to hickory but has a more mellow smoke. It is possible to oversmoke with pecan but you really have to try.

 

[tsywake]

Congrats on the score. This past spring I started a dozen or so pecan trees from the nut. I planted them last week. In about 10 years or so they should be big enough to cut and use.

 

[fire it up]

Great score Rick!

 

[mballi3011]

What a score you made and to have it all cutt up and stacked is more then great.

 

[shooterrick]

Pecan is sometimes called hickory light. It is a bit sweeter IMO but a bit milder overall. Be carefull with a full smoke of hickory. I was into it about the same time you are now long ago and found out the hard way hickory can get way too strong fast if not carefull. Good luck!

 

[pineywoods]

Great score Rick

 

[rickw]

I know myself and my family are not big fans of hickory, I mean it's ok but oak and cherry wood is our go to woods. Oh yeah, mulberry too.

 

[shooterrick]

I have pear and pecan and oak. Not much apple down here but I used it alot back in Missouri. Guess my favorites would be pecan, apple, oak.

 

[eman]

Shooter Rick, Hated by squirrels all over!
Nice score my friend.

 

[bbq engineer]

OHHHH YEAAAAHHHH! Way to keep an eye out and jump on the chance to score it for the right price. I love pecan wood.

 

[crewcab4x4]

nice score. wish we had pecan up here. I use alot of hickory and cherry.

 

[blue]

I'm jealous. Pecan is the one wood that I cannot find in MI.

 

[jlmacc]

Never tried mulberry,Is it good? I have them growing everywhere.

 

[rickw]

Mulberry is a real nice wood for smoking. It also has a high BTU, higher than oak as a matter of fact.