Which wood wood you buy?

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torchrider

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Mar 8, 2010
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I have an opportunity to buy a cord of either oak (Texas live oak) or Texas Pecan for $90. I cant afford both right now. Which would you buy for smoking?
 
personally I would go for the pecan, but that just because I dont get to smoke with it too often up here in Illinois and I have ample free oak available
If your smoker is a stick burn the oak sure makes a nice long burning fire though
 
I should have added that I have a traditional side fire box smoker.
 
Hey torch, I'd go with the pecan BUTT 50/50 WOOD be great! 90 bucks for a full cord is almost too cheap. A cord should last you a couple of years even if you smoke each week.

beard
 
I like the 50/50 idea also. I havent used either but understand that pecan is close to hickory so I would say if you can get hickory in your area go for the oak.
 
i've used oak to start the bed and get the heat going and then used the pecan to flavor the meat.
 
+1

I have more wood than I know what to do with right now. And I have 3 LARGE Cherry trees that I'm supposed to cut down this spring/summer.

If you have a chainsaw put an ad on craigslist that you'll remove certain trees for free. Thats how I got the cherry trees, and I got 2 apple trees that way too (which I already took down). I also got a medium sized hickory from my brother's property.

When I smoke I typically mix my woods and go with 30% hickory, 30% apple, and 40% cherry.
 
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