Top 5 Woods for Barbecuing

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[TheTravelfun]

Not saying this is perfect but, the way I was taught about BBQ fire wood choice is that there are two categories: Fruit woods and Nut woods. Lighter foods like fish or chicken use Fruit woods, Heavier foods like beef or pork use Nut woods. 60-40% combinations are ok too.

[EvenWhyProductions]

Mesquite is by far my favorite. I love that smell and flavor it gives. I have access to so much free mesquite so really like it or not it’s not much of a choice haha. More prominent in my area than any other woods

[bluesdemitra]

The aroma of burning pecan is simply incredible.

[twwtube]

White oak is and always will be my #1. Great video bruh!

[mikehendrix]

You got me I'm a Fan now. I liked, subscribed and I turn those notifications on. I am 60 and been cooking all my life. You are absolutely correct about the information you just.put out there. Therefore I'm a True Fan. I'll back you 1000%. I build a BBQ Pit when I was 17 years.old. I could put 52 halves of chicken on it. I still cook on that same pit today. That's some good Ole Southern Cooking here in Georgia. We also cook out Turkey in the Ground. Been doing it like that I'd say 40+ years. No Turkey better than that. Dig a hole line it with Coal. Build a fire. Season Turkey. Wrap in several layers.of foil. Soak a sheet in Bathtub. Ring it out. Wrap Turkey with wet sheet. Put a wire coat hanger around legs. Lower it into hole with hanger out of ground. Cover with Dirt. Let cook til next day. Start to uncover Turkey and pull hanger to bring it up. Best Turkey you'll ever put in your mouth. Happy Eating

[pitmasterjoey]

Post oak is where it’s at here in San Antonio tx

[narbekalantarians]

Pecan (flavor) and cherry (color) has been my fave combination. I cut my teeth on offsets and post-oak back home in TX, but that combo (which I've learned living in VA for 15 years now) has been amazing.
Nice videos!

[gilberthurtado]

Mesquite and brisket are the best to me.. Half and half red oak and pecan for pork... Great combo if you don't have hickory

[venom]

Here in San Antonio we use both post oak and mesquite . Mesquite gets a bad wrap but we love it here brutha Puro South Texas Style !

[travishoward]

I use a mequite and oak mix. Love it. Works on all meats.

[dannypalmer]

I used 2/4 lumber and it taste good !!

[firstjohn]

Pecan/cherry/Apple is spot on for any pork IMO...Love my mesquite/hickory for beef though. Just me. I like a strong smoke on beef.

[ssgundy]

Had a friend, who's a wood worker, ask me my favorite wood. I told him for poultry I love cherry and for red meat either hickory or pecan. Pecan being similar to hickory but I told him that it's a little more mild and rounder with a nutty flavor. His response provoked an argument from me until I did research and found he was mostly right. He said "well not surprising since they are the same wood." I mocked him and he rolled his eyes. But once I did the research, I learned that pecan and hickory come from the same family of trees. And hickory trees have nuts as well. I had to take back my argument. But I love pecan! Thank you for the video!

[kalebkinnaman]

Fortunate enough to live in the same small town as one of the few remaining full service lumber mills left in Indiana. So I get great, dried out wood to smoke with and support a family owned local business. Shout out to Quality Hardwoods lol

[lyleswavel]

I agree, pecan is my favorite, surprised Maple wasn't in there

[creepinwhileyousleepin]

We had a big ice storm in Oklahoma a few years ago and a giant pecan tree in my backyard got destroyed. Cleaning up the fallen branches I decided to save a bit for my fire pit. I got into bbq like a year later and was pleasantly surprised to learn pecan is excellent for smoking meat. We like the flavor so much that its not used for the fire pit anymore and I cherish every piece.

[robertogonzalezvilla]

I live in the southern of Mexico. Around from where I live there isn't many options. The best I can get around here is oak, peach and apple. Mesquite, pecan and cherry are pretty much impossible to get. Btw, in this part of Mexico mesquite is incredibly used for making charcoal.

[RowdyGT]

I was practically born & raised on mesquite wood. It is fantastic on steaks, poppers, chicken and jerkey but I do prefer pecan for brisket and hickory for pork

[tm]

In Mississippi there are a ton of deer processing businesses. Smoked sausage is usually a favorite choice of most clients.There is one guy who smokes his with just pecan and you are right it is the best. It is my favorite as well and ribs with a mix of cherry, pecan and ole hick is my go to. I have a bunch oh mesquite and now I know what to use it for. Thanks for that.

[daviddanbbq]

Love the color cherry gives. I love pecan also and have used it extensively. Sometimes a fire is too clean and the meat needs a little bit of a dirty fire to give it some smoky flavor. I prefer oak for that.