I'm going to be cooking 2 shoulders this weekend, one will be on my GMG using perfect mix pellets, the other in my kettle. For the kettle I want to try different wood using my slow n sear (just ordered). What's a good combo to start with? Apple n hickory,apple n pecan, cherry n pecan??
also, when using the slow n sear with different woods would I line them up togather or have one smoke then the other ?? Thanks guys!
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Apple and oak for me, or cherry and oak. Both apple and cherry are great with pork. Cherry and hickory is also very good. Never tried pecan with pork, myself. I usually set the wood up so it smokes one after the other, but I honestly don't know if it matters.
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Oak and Cherry is the greatest combo that I have found. I love mixing in some hickory too. We don't have Pecan that grow here so, I don't ever use it. But I have heard good things.
My recommendation would be either hickory or mesquite mixed with a fruit wood. Both hickory and mesquite woods are instantly recognizable by most people and the second wood will keep them guessing.
Don't be surprised if most people don't notice tho - while my family eats a fair deal of BBQ, they don't know the difference between pecan and apple. They do react to the amount of smoke flavor though.
I have mixed oak with mesquite when I cook beef with great success. I haven't done as well with other smoke wood combinations.
I hope you'll post the results of your wood-mix after you've done your cook: I'm always looking for a new way to mix things up.
What I was looking for!! I'll post an update on Saturday when I'm cooking. In addition to the 2 shoulders 3 racks of spare, mac n cheese, and baby some beans... all this for my friends 3 year olds b-day !
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