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Anyone ever use red oak for smoking??? Any good??
I've cooked over a red oak fire, but never used it in my smoker. When first split it has a rather strong, almost urine like smell. I bought some up near Tallulah falls and carried it back to our tent-site at Stone Mountain inside the van. The family was not very pleased with the smell, but the food tasted great.:-D
The traditional wood used for Santa Maria grills in California is red oak, but I don't think it is the same species that we call northern red oak in the northeast (Quercus rubra).
I had never used red oak until August.Trigg delivered my Jambo in July and cooked here in a comp. He brought red oak from Texas and placed 3rd out of 61 teams. He gave me the wood that was left. I used it in a comp in Amelia Island and placed 5th out of 41.
I use peach or apple most of the time. IMO the flavor profile of the brisket was the most noticeable difference. We still had a 6th place brisket. I'm back with apple and peach. Red oak isn't easy to find in east TN.