Cherry Wood

[Jaulie]

I am in the process of building a smokehouse. Long story short, the wood I set aside for the build is trash. I can purchase cedar in my area at a reasonable price, but I have stumbled upon cherry lumber cheaper. Which wood would be better suited for a smokehouse? If the answer is cedar how much better suited is it? Is a $1 a bd. ft. price difference big enough to make the cherry the better option?

 

[DougE]

Cedar will certainly be more resistant to weather and will last longer.

 

[SmokinEdge]

Cedar is not a good smoke wood. That said Cherry is stellar, one of my favorites as a mix. Don’t use cedar.

 

[yankee2bbq]

Cedar is not a good smoke wood. That said Cherry is stellar, one of my favorites as a mix. Don’t use cedar.

I think the topic is better building material, not smoking material.

 

[normanaj]

Cherry is not suitable for exterior builds.

 

[archeryrob]

White sap wood rots like crazy. Heart wood okay on exterior, sap wood not unless covered in something else.

 

[DougE]

I think the topic is better building material, not smoking material.

I took it to mean construction material for the smokehouse, itself, not cooking wood. Given the choice between cherry and cedar, I'd spend the extra for the cedar since it will last a lot longer.