There’s nothing quite like the taste of smoked meat. If you’ve purchased a smoker of your own, you’ll be able to cook some delicious meals. Since each wood adds unique flavors to the meat, you’ll need to choose the type of seasoned firewood you use carefully. Make the most of the experience by knowing what wood works best for various types of meat.  

How to Use Seasoned Firewood for Smoking

1. Pecan Wood

Pecan is one of the stronger fruit woods. It’s a sweet wood that creates a rich, sweet, and nutty flavor in pork ribs, roasts, poultry, or briskets. If you find the sweetness is too strong for your tastes, you can mix it with a harder wood such as hickory to balance it out.

2. Cherry Wood

Cherry wood creates a milder flavor that has a bit of a fruity taste to it. Like pecan, it mixes nicely with hickory for balanced flavors. It’s an excellent choice for all meats, but it works best when cooking ham, chicken, or turkey.

3. Hickory Wood

Hickory creates the traditional sweet bacon flavor that comes to mind when you think of smoked meats. This seasoned firewood very versatile and well-loved, so it’s a great choice for beginners and experienced smokers alike. It can have a strong taste, so you can always balance it out with sweeter woods such as almond, pecan, or cherry. Hickory firewood is traditionally used for ribs and pork shoulders but is also an excellent choice for red meat and poultry.

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