apple and hickory

[midnight1starwars]

well i started my first round of smoking with a mixture of apple and hickory chunks

[cajun]

What did you cook? did you smoke it or BBQ it? what kind of pit? need to find out so ifn it was good you could share the recipe :D

[midnight1starwars]

well my first outing was cooking pork ribs on a smoker. it was one of the kind that has the fire box on the side seemed to work pretty well the meat turned out good

[Indemnity]

I had a problem making the jump from charcoal to wood because it gets hotter and cools down a lot quicker. I still prefer charcoal for cooking and wood for smoking but it's less about taste and more about ease of cooking.

[RockAndRollBBQ]

A thought on using a 100% wood fire to smoke meat...

When using fruit woods like apple and cherry be alert that a mixture with a harder wood like hickory for a long smoke will result in a better looking chunk of meat. Fruit woods will turn your slow cooked meat very black...more than normal.

Fruit woods soaked in cheap whiskey or wine will produce great seafoods.

[midnight1starwars]

hey thanks for the info i will give it a try