Jamaican jerk is a favorite here, and to do it right; you really should use pimento wood. Since it's generally only sourced from Jamaica, it can be hard to find and expensive when you do.
Some quick research told me that you could substitute a combination of something mild like hickory or maple, and fruit tree like cherry or apple. So yesterday, I tried a 50/50 mix of cherry and hickory chips. They were of different brands, so one type of chips were a little larger than the others, so I used just a bit more of the smaller ones.
I spread Walkerwoods paste on some bone-in skin-on chicken breasts and let them hang out in the fridge for a day. I like to peel back the skin, so the meat gets a good dose of smoke. Then I fired up the WSJ with GrillGrates, added the chips directly to the coals and got cookin'.
Of course, this is the time of year when late afternoon localized downbursts can pop up without warning, and sure enough, as soon as the KBB Pros started to ash over in the chimney, it started raining. That's OK, Joe can take it. I wrapped a piece of foil around the lid handle and draped it over the vent.
The results were great! I'll probably try some other wood combos in the future.
Some quick research told me that you could substitute a combination of something mild like hickory or maple, and fruit tree like cherry or apple. So yesterday, I tried a 50/50 mix of cherry and hickory chips. They were of different brands, so one type of chips were a little larger than the others, so I used just a bit more of the smaller ones.
I spread Walkerwoods paste on some bone-in skin-on chicken breasts and let them hang out in the fridge for a day. I like to peel back the skin, so the meat gets a good dose of smoke. Then I fired up the WSJ with GrillGrates, added the chips directly to the coals and got cookin'.
Of course, this is the time of year when late afternoon localized downbursts can pop up without warning, and sure enough, as soon as the KBB Pros started to ash over in the chimney, it started raining. That's OK, Joe can take it. I wrapped a piece of foil around the lid handle and draped it over the vent.
The results were great! I'll probably try some other wood combos in the future.
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